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GIGABYTE GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P45-8D Memory Lover

19specifications compared
9differ
10identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- P45-8D Memory Lover:8
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
- P45-8D Memory Lover:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- P45-8D Memory Lover:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- P45-8D Memory Lover:0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45-8D Memory Lover:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P45-8D Memory Lover:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P45-8D Memory Lover:1
Networking features
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
- P45-8D Memory Lover:10/100/1000

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Comparison of GA-EP43C-DS3, P45-8D Memory Lover
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43C-DS3 View product	B MSI P45-8D Memory Lover View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	8
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100/1000
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	3 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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