Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-EXTREME motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

27specifications compared
8differ
19identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-EP43-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-EP45T-EXTREME motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
Number of COM connectors
- GA-EP43-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EP45T-EXTREME motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP43-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-EP45T-EXTREME motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-EP43-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EP45T-EXTREME motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Headphone outputs
- GA-EP43-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EP45T-EXTREME motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Networking features
- GA-EP43-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-EP45T-EXTREME motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
Audio chip
- GA-EP43-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC888
- GA-EP45T-EXTREME motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of GA-EP43-DS3L, GA-EP45T-EXTREME
53 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43-DS3L View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-EXTREME motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45T-EXTREME View product
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889A
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsDiffers	- 1 x PCI Express x16 - 4 x PCI Express x1 - 2 x PCI	3 x PCI
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ATA-133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	210 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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