GIGABYTE GA-MA770-DS3 AM2 AMD770 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0)

Comparison of GA-MA770-DS3 AM2 AMD770 ATX, GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0)

45 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA770-DS3 AM2 AMD770 ATXView product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
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 connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111B	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD 770	AMD 770
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	4	—Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI Express x16 4 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	PCI-E 2.0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	305 x 210	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm

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