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GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

27specifications compared
4differ
23identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (10 vs 8). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX (2 vs 0).

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:10
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:2
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:0
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
PCI Express x1 slots
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:1
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3

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Comparison of GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX, GA-EP45T-DS3
51 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45T-DS3 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	10	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown 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
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889A	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	1	3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 1 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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