Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8V Deluxe vs MSI 850E Max

Key differences

The ASUS A8V Deluxe has 2 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI 850E Max (4 GB vs 2 GB).

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Comparison of A8V Deluxe, 850E Max
10 specifications	A ASUS A8V Deluxe View product	B MSI 850E Max View product
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet	Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY in one chip.
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	InterVideo WinDVD Suite Platinum	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33, 2 x Serial ATA, support RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC850	C-Media CMI8738/PCI-6ch supports 2/4/6 ch speaker
I/O portsDiffers	1 x Parallel 1 x Serial 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x PS/2 Mouse 1 x 8-channel Audio I/O 1 x RJ45 1 x Optical S/PDIF Output 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 1 x IEEE1394	• 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes. • 2 serial ports (COM A + COM B). • 1 Parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode • 1 IrDA connector for SIR. • 1 Line-in/Line-out/Mic-in port. • 1 RJ45 connector
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Socket 478
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 USB 1.1 ports (Rear x 4, one for BlueTooth Networking function) and 4 NEC USB 2.0 ports (Front x 4) (Optional) One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 4x slot.

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