Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

20specifications compared
8differ
12identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Compatible operating systems
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Windows Vista/XP
- GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Microsoft Windows Vista/XP

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Comparison of GA-EG31M-S2, GA-EP43-DS3R
52 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG31M-S2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43-DS3R View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- 1 x PCI Express x16 - 1 x PCI Express x4 - 1 x PCI Express x1 - 4 x PCI
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA

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