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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
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium®
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	3
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
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
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro 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
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
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source

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