Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX vs MSI K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX

15specifications compared
4differ
11identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:Socket 939
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:4 GB
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
Motherboard form factor
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:ATX
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Expansion slots
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:1 x AGP 5 x PCI (PCI 2.3)
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI

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Comparison of GA-K8NS-939, K9NGM
29 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX Model GA-K8NS-939 View product	B MSI K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9NGM View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x AGP 5 x PCI (PCI 2.3)	2 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC850 Audio AC'97	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10Mb/s & 100MB/s

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