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ASUS Striker II NSE vs GIGABYTE GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

23specifications compared
8differ
15identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- Striker II NSE:8 GB
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- Striker II NSE:6
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Striker II NSE:2
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Striker II NSE:1
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Striker II NSE:0
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- Striker II NSE:ATX
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- Striker II NSE:ADI AD1988B
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek AL662
Audio output channels
- Striker II NSE:7.1 channels
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels

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Comparison of Striker II NSE, GA-G31MF-S2
47 specifications	A ASUS Striker II NSE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31MF-S2 View 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® Celeron®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek AL662
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA 3100
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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