ASUS M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI K9NGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

Comparison of M2-CROSSHAIR, K9NGM3-FIH

45 specifications	A ASUS M2-CROSSHAIR motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2-CROSSHAIR View product	B MSI K9NGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9NGM3-FIH View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	8	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988B	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	-ASUS AI NOS, -AI Overclocking, -AI Clock Skew, -ASUS PEG Link, -ASUS C.P.R.	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x4, 3 x PCI 2.2.	2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Futuremark 3DMark06 AE NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Kaspersky AntiVirus	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Silicon Image 3132 SATA	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	-LCD Poster, -EL I/O, -Onboard LED, -CMOS, -Q-Connector, -Q-Fan Plus, -ASUS CrashFree BIOS3, -ASUS EZ Flash2, -ASUS Music Alarm, -ASUS MyLogo3.	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chasis Intrusion, PXE	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB

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