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MSI G31M2 V1 vs MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
6differ
18identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI G31M2 V1 has 2 more memory slots than the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI G31M2 V1 (4 vs 2). The MSI G31M2 V1 has 6 mm more width than the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (230 mm vs 224 mm). Compatible processor series: Intel® Core™2 Quad on the MSI G31M2 V1, Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111B on the MSI G31M2 V1, Realtek RTL8111C on the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- G31M2 V1:4
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- G31M2 V1:2
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
LAN controller
- G31M2 V1:Realtek RTL8111B
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111C
Width
- G31M2 V1:230 mm
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:224 mm
Depth
- G31M2 V1:244 mm
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:218 mm

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Comparison of G31M2 V1, G31M3
37 specifications	A MSI G31M2 V1 View product	B MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31M3 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Quad	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111B	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	230 mm	224 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	218 mm
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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