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 socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageDiffers	1.8 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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 chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889
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
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
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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