What are the difference between those 2 motherboards.

[szymonm2]

What are the difference in those two motherboards.
They are both Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
One motherboard has 4x usb 3.0
The other motherboard has 2x usb 3.0
The motherboard that has 2x usb 3.0 is €30 cheaper.
This is my first hackintosh build and I want to make this build as cheap as possible so please reply.
Will the motherboard with 2x usb 3.0 work with mountain lion?


1. Motherboard
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007KZQFOS/?tag=tonymacx86-21


2. Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Intel® 1155 7.1, Optical S/PDIF Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007KHROSC/?tag=tonymacx86-21

 

[mustang80]

The cheaper one is what I have... works perfectly!

 

[mustang80]

oh, but unless there are new developments that I haven't read about.. you can use USB3 devices in USB3 ports, but not USB2, or keep as USB2 and usb 3 devices work at USB2 speeds.

Please correct me if I'm wrong

 

[nobodynose]

What are the difference in those two motherboards.
They are both Gigabyte Z77-DS3H

The second one isn't DS3H, it's D3H. They're two different models.

The GA-Z77-D3H has a VIA VT2021 audio codec, which is only supported by the VoodooHDA kext, which can make your system unstable.

Here is a full comparison (from Gigabyte's website) of the two: http://www.gigabyte.us/products/comparison/list.aspx?ck=2&pids=4327,4326

One motherboard has 4x usb 3.0
The other motherboard has 2x usb 3.0

If you look at the above link from Gigabyte's site, both have at least 4 USB 3.0 ports.