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GIGABYTE GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX vs MSI K9A Platinum

26specifications compared
14differ
12identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:Socket 754
- K9A Platinum:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- K9A Platinum:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2 GB
- K9A Platinum:8 GB
RAID levels
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:0, 1
- K9A Platinum:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- K9A Platinum:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- K9A Platinum:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- K9A Platinum:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:1
- K9A Platinum:2

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Comparison of GA-K8VM800M-RH, K9A Platinum
37 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX Model GA-K8VM800M-RH View product	B MSI K9A Platinum View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 754	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100Mbps Ethernet	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s & 1000Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	VIA K8M800	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x AGP 8x/4x (AGP 3.0) 3 x PCI (PCI 2.2)	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	245 mm
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC 655 AC'97 Audio Codec	Realtek ALC883
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	VIA UniChrome Pro Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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