GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) has 1 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) has 6 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX (8 GB vs 2 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) has 4 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX (6 vs 2). Only the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) has S/PDIF out port. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0), Socket 945 on the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX.

• Processor socket
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:Socket 945
• Number of memory slots
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):2
  • GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:1
• Maximum internal memory
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):8 GB
  • GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:2 GB
• Number of SATA connectors
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):6
  • GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:2
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):8
  • GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:4
• Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):2
  • GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:1
• Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):2
  • GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:0
• VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):0
  • GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:1