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ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset

20specifications compared
7differ
13identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset (4 vs 2). The ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX has 1 mm more width than the GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset (245 mm vs 244 mm). Audio chip: Realtek ALC662 on the ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX, Realtek ALC883 on the GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset. Graphics controller: GeForce 6100 GPU on the ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX, NVIDIA CineFX 3.0 on the GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset.

Maximum internal memory
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:4 GB
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:4
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:2
Audio chip
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:Realtek ALC662
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:Realtek ALC883
Width
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:245 mm
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:244 mm
Depth
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:194 mm
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:245 mm
Graphics controller
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:GeForce 6100 GPU
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:NVIDIA CineFX 3.0

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Comparison of M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX, GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset
34 specifications	A ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset View product
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI	- 1 PCI Express x 16 - 1 PCI Express x 1 - 2 PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	245 mm
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerDiffers	GeForce 6100 GPU	NVIDIA CineFX 3.0
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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