GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) vs MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (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-DS3R (rev. 1.0) has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 4). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (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-DS3R (rev. 1.0), Realtek ALC888 on the MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

• Maximum internal memory
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):8 GB
  • G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
• Number of SATA connectors
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):6
  • G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):8
  • G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
• Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):2
  • G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
• Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):2
  • G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
• VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):0
  • G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
• Motherboard form factor
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):ATX
  • G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
• Audio chip
  • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):Realtek ALC889A
  • G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888