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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI K9A2GM-F V3

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 17identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI K9A2GM-F V3 (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI K9A2GM-F V3 (16 GB vs 4 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 10 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI K9A2GM-F V3 (12 vs 2). Networking features: 10/100/1000 Mbit on the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, IEEE1394 / FireWire on the MSI K9A2GM-F V3. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, mini ATX on the MSI K9A2GM-F V3.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 12
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • 3
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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49 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

Model GA-MA790GP-DS4H

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MSI

K9A2GM-F V3View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one0 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers122
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers31
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 MbitIEEE1394 / FireWire
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 790GXAMD 740G
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889ARealtek ALC888 / ALC662
Compatible operating systemsDiffersMicrosoft Windows Vista, XPWin Vista
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneATI Radeon 2100
I/O portsKnown for one1 x IDE
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB

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