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GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI Eclipse SLI

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- Eclipse SLI:6
Maximum internal memory
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- Eclipse SLI:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- Eclipse SLI:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- Eclipse SLI:10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- Eclipse SLI:2
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- Eclipse SLI:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- Eclipse SLI:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- Eclipse SLI:0

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Comparison of GA-G31M-ES2L, Eclipse SLI
43 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31M-ES2L View product	B MSI Eclipse SLI View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	6
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	24 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	10
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	194 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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