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GIGABYTE GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2

35specifications compared
11differ
24identical
3known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:8
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:0
Headphone outputs
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:3
LAN controller
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® 82567LM
- GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:Realtek RTL8111C
Motherboard form factor
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:ATX
Compatible operating systems
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Windows Vista/XP
- GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:Microsoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP

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Comparison of GA-EQ45M-S2, GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EQ45M-S2 View product	B GIGABYTE GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	4	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82567LM	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP	Microsoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI slots.	1 x PCI Express x16 4 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface type	ATA-133/100/66/33	ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface type	SATA	SATA
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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