Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX

20specifications compared
12differ
8identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 3 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX (4 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 14 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX (16 GB vs 2 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 6 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX (8 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Socket 945 on the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, mini ITX on the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX.

Processor socket
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:Socket 945
Number of memory slots
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:1
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:0

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Comparison of GA-EP45T-DS3, GA-GC230D
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45T-DS3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX Model GA-GC230D View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 945
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	1
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	2 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8101E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ITX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows XP
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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