Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0)

32specifications compared
2differ
30identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 2). RAID levels: 0, 1, 3, 5 on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0), 0, 1, 10 on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0).

RAID levels
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 3, 5
- GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):4
- GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):2

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Comparison of GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0), GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0)
36 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 3, 5	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	8	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111C
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	Microsoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP	Microsoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	3	3
PCI Express x8 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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