Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX

37specifications compared
14differ
23identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Memory voltage
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1.8 V
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1.5 V
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:8
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1
LAN controller
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek RTL8111C
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek RTL8211CL

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Comparison of GA-MA770-US3, NF980-G65
55 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA770-US3 View product	B MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX Model NF980-G65 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageDiffers	1.8 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	4	4
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	6	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8211CL
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8

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