ASUS P8H61-M LX2 vs MSI G31M3-F V2

Key differences

The ASUS P8H61-M LX2 has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31M3-F V2 (8 GB vs 4 GB). The MSI G31M3-F V2 has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LX2 (1 vs 0). The ASUS P8H61-M LX2 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI G31M3-F V2 (6 vs 4). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8H61-M LX2, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G31M3-F V2. Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM on the ASUS P8H61-M LX2, DDR2-SDRAM on the MSI G31M3-F V2.

• Processor socket
  • P8H61-M LX2:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • G31M3-F V2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
• Supported memory types
  • P8H61-M LX2:DDR3-SDRAM
  • G31M3-F V2:DDR2-SDRAM
• Supported memory clock speeds
  • P8H61-M LX2:1066,1333 MHz
  • G31M3-F V2:800,1066,1333 MHz
• Maximum internal memory
  • P8H61-M LX2:8 GB
  • G31M3-F V2:4 GB
• Supported storage drive interfaces
  • P8H61-M LX2:SATA
  • G31M3-F V2:SATA II
• Number of Parallel ATA connectors
  • P8H61-M LX2:0
  • G31M3-F V2:1
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • P8H61-M LX2:6
  • G31M3-F V2:4
• PS/2 ports quantity
  • P8H61-M LX2:1
  • G31M3-F V2:2