ASUS Striker II Formula vs MSI P6N SLI V2

Comparison of Striker II Formula, P6N SLI V2

36 specifications	A ASUS Striker II FormulaView product	B MSI P6N SLI V2View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	—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	3	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	—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
Microphone inKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2	PCI-E (x16) x 2 PCI-E (x1) x 2 PCI x 2
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
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts ASUS PC Probe II ASUS AI Suite Futuremark 3DMark 06 AE	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD

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