Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
10differ
14identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 4). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0), micro ATX on the MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Audio chip: Realtek ALC889A on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0), Realtek ALC888 on the MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Maximum internal memory
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):8 GB
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):4
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):6
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):8
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):2
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):2
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):0
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):ATX
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0), G31M3-F
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31M3-F 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® Core™2 Quad
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown 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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	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 quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	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
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI-E Gen 2.0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 3, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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