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GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

32specifications compared
4differ
28identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:10
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-EP45-DQ6, GA-EP45-DS3
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45-DQ6 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45-DS3 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	10	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 connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	2	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	3	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	8	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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 outputs	6	6
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100/1000 Mbit
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows Vista/XP	Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIE x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x8 2 x PCIE x4 1 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCIE x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x8 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	Award	AWARD
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source

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