MSI P35 Neo2-FR vs MSI P35D3 Platinum

Comparison of P35 Neo2-FR, P35D3 Platinum

35 specifications	A MSI P35 Neo2-FRView product	B MSI P35D3 PlatinumView product
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	5	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Audio output channelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA II	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	-2x PCI Express 16X (CrossFire) -2x PCI Express x1 -2x 32-bit v2.3 PCI

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