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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD vs MSI Striker II Formula

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 14identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI Striker II Formula (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Striker II Formula (4 vs 3). The MSI Striker II Formula has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD, Intel on the MSI Striker II Formula. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI Striker II Formula.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 3
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6

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45 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA78G-DS3H

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MSI

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, JBOD0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers21
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 x PCIE 2.0 x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x4 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI2 x PCIe 2.0 x16, 1 x PCIe x16, 2 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Bundled softwareKnown for oneCompany of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS AI Suite, Futuremark 3DMark 06 AE

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