MSI 945GCM7-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI 945GCM7-F V2

Comparison of 945GCM7-F, 945GCM7-F V2

41 specifications	A MSI 945GCM7-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 945GCM7-F View product	B MSI 945GCM7-F V2View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron® D	Intel® Celeron® D
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	128 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express 16x 1 x PCI Express 1x 2 x PCI 32-bit v2.3	1 x PCI Express x16, 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	244 mm	244 mm
Depth	218 mm	218 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface type	SATA II	SATA II
Controller interface type	Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE	Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controller	Intel GMA 950	Intel GMA 950

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