Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P6NGM-FIH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

13specifications compared
5differ
8identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P6NGM-FIH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Audio output channels
- P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
- P6NGM-FIH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
Graphics controller
- P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SIS Mirage 3+
- P6NGM-FIH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:PCI-E x16 VGA

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Comparison of P5SD2-VM, P6NGM-FIH
41 specifications	A ASUS P5SD2-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5SD2-VM View product	B MSI P6NGM-FIH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P6NGM-FIH View product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown 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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	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	1	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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP/2003 sever/2000	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x 16 1 x PCI-E x 1 2 x PCI	2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SIS 968	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerDiffers	SIS Mirage 3+	PCI-E x16 VGA
Special featuresKnown for one	CrashFree BIOS 2 Q-FAN EZ Flash MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME, WOR PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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