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GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII

30specifications compared
5differ
25identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII has 5 more headphone outputs than the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 1). Networking features: 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, 10/100/1000 Mbit on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII. Compatible operating systems: Microsoft Windows Vista/XP on the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Windows Vista/XP on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII.

Maximum internal memory
- GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII:16 GB
Headphone outputs
- GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII:6
Networking features
- GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII:10/100/1000 Mbit
Compatible operating systems
- GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
- GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII:Windows Vista/XP

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Comparison of GA-EP43-DS3R, GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII
42 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43-DS3R View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII View product
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	- 1 x PCI Express x16 - 1 x PCI Express x4 - 1 x PCI Express x1 - 4 x PCI	1 x PCIE 2.0 x16 4 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10

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