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GIGABYTE GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

34specifications compared
11differ
23identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Networking features
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet

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Comparison of GA-EP43C-DS3, P7NGM-Digital
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43C-DS3 View product	B MSI P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P7NGM-Digital View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium®
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
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
Network1 differ
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	3 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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