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ASUS V2-P5G43 PC/workstation barebone Midi-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T) vs ASUS V3-P5G45 PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower LGA 775 (Socket T)

26specifications compared
5differ
21identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- V2-P5G43 PC/workstation barebone Midi-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):8 GB
- V3-P5G45 PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower LGA 775 (Socket T):16 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- V2-P5G43 PC/workstation barebone Midi-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):8
- V3-P5G45 PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower LGA 775 (Socket T):10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- V2-P5G43 PC/workstation barebone Midi-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):1
- V3-P5G45 PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower LGA 775 (Socket T):2
Chassis type
- V2-P5G43 PC/workstation barebone Midi-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):Midi-Tower
- V3-P5G45 PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower LGA 775 (Socket T):Mini-Tower
Compatible operating systems
- V2-P5G43 PC/workstation barebone Midi-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):Windows Vista/Windows XP
- V3-P5G45 PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower LGA 775 (Socket T):Windows Vista Windows XP

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Comparison of V2-P5G43, V3-P5G45
32 specifications	A ASUS V2-P5G43 PC/workstation barebone Midi-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T) Model V2-P5G43 View product	B ASUS V3-P5G45 PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower LGA 775 (Socket T) Model V3-P5G45 View product
Processoridentical
Processor family	Intel	Intel
Memory1 differ
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card family	Intel	Intel
On-board graphics card model	Intel® GMA X4500	Intel® GMA X4500
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	352 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® G43 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Audio system	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC1200
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	10
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI port	Yes	Yes
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Headphone outputs	1	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Midi-Tower	Mini-Tower
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/Windows XP	Windows Vista Windows XP
Poweridentical
Power supply	300 W	300 W
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)	168 x 380 x 354 mm	168 x 380 x 354 mm
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Drive bays	3 x 3.5", 2 x 5.25"	3 x 3.5", 2 x 5.25"
Expansion slots	1 x PCI 2 x PCI-e x 1 1 x PCI-e x 16	1 x PCI 2 x PCI-e x 1 1 x PCI-e x 16

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