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ASUS V4-P5G43 Mini-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T) vs MSI Media Live,Silver

18specifications compared
11differ
7identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- V4-P5G43 Mini-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):8 GB
- Media Live,Silver:4 GB
Processor socket
- V4-P5G43 Mini-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):LGA 775 (Socket T)
- Media Live,Silver:Socket AM2
Audio system
- V4-P5G43 Mini-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):Realtek ALC1200
- Media Live,Silver:Realtek ALC883
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- V4-P5G43 Mini-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):8
- Media Live,Silver:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- V4-P5G43 Mini-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):1
- Media Live,Silver:2
Chassis type
- V4-P5G43 Mini-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):Mini-Tower
- Media Live,Silver:No
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- V4-P5G43 Mini-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):168 x 380 x 354 mm
- Media Live,Silver:430 x 320 x 80 mm
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- V4-P5G43 Mini-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T):1
- Media Live,Silver:2

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Comparison of V4-P5G43, Media Live,Silver
36 specifications	A ASUS V4-P5G43 Mini-Tower Intel® G43 Express LGA 775 (Socket T) Model V4-P5G43 View product	B MSI Media Live,Silver View product
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® G43 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Audio systemDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC883
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet (VSC8601)
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Headphone outputs	1	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TV-out typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S-Video
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Mini-Tower	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply	300 W	300 W
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	168 x 380 x 354 mm	430 x 320 x 80 mm
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Drive baysKnown for one	2 x 3.5", 2 x 5.25"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI 2 x PCI-e x 1 1 x PCI-e x 16	1 x PCI
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x Slim DVD
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RCA Out x 1 Component video out (RGB) x 1

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