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m8300f (GX611AA) m8330f  (GX612AA) m8307c-b  (KC879AA) m8325f (KE571AA) m8327c-b (KE639AA)
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Operating system installed Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Operating system installed
Processor AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 6000+ for TRUE multi-tasking AMD Phenom™ 9500 Quad-Core Processor Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q6600 Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad Processor Q6600 Processor
Processor speed 3.00 GHz 2.20 GHz 2.40 GHz 2.40 GHz AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 6000+ Processor speed
System bus 2000 MHz System Bus 2000 MHz System Bus 1066 MHz Front Side Bus 1066MHz Front Side Bus System bus
Cache 1MB + 1MB L2 Cache 2MB L2 + 2MB shared L3 Cache 8MB L2 Cache 8MB L2 Cache 1MB+1MB L2 Cache Cache
Chipset NVIDIA nForce 430 Chipset NVIDIA nForce 430 Chipset Intel® G33 Express Chipset Chipset Intel® G33 Express Chipset NVIDIA nForce 430 Chipset Chipset
Standard memory 3072 MB(2 x1 024 MB) ( 2 x 512 MB) (expandable to 8GB) 3072 MB (2 x 1024 MB) (2 x 512 MB) 3072MB (2 x 1024 MB) (2 x 512 MB) 3072 MB (2 x 1024 MB) (2 x 512 MB) (expandable to 8GB) 3072 MB (2 x 1024 MB) (2 x 512 MB) expandable to 8GB Standard memory
Memory type DDR2 SDRAM memory PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory DDR2 SDRAM memory PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory Memory type
Memory slots 4 DIMM (240-pin, DDR2) (occupied) 4 DIMM (240-pin, DDR2) (occupied) 4 DIMM (240-pin, DDR2) (occupied) 4 DIMM (240-pin, DDR2) (occupied) Memory slots
Internal hard disk drive 640GB (2 x 320MB) 640 GB (2 x 320 GB) 500 GB 640 GB (2 x 320 GB) 640 GB (2 x 320 GB) Internal hard disk drive
Hard disk controller Serial ATA hard drive Serial ATA hard drive SATA hard drive Serial ATA hard drive Serial ATA hard drive Hard disk controller
Optical drive speed 16x DVDR, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R DL, 4x DVD-R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CDR, 32x CDRW, 40x CD-ROM 16x DVDR, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R DL, 4x DVD-R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CDR, 32x CDRW, 40x CD-ROM 16x DVDR, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R DL, 4x DVD-R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CDR, 32x CDRW, 40x CD-ROM 16x DVD±R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R DL, 8x DVD-R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CDR, 32x CDRW,40x CD-ROM 16x DVDR, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R DL, 4x DVD-R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CDR, 32x CDRW, 40x CD-ROM Optical drive speed
Video adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Graphics with TurboCache with 128MB dedicated graphics memory. NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT graphics card with 256MB dedicated video memory, TV-out, DVI,, and HDMI capabilities with support for Microsoft® DirectX® 10 NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS graphics card with 256MB dedicated video memory, TV-out, DVI, and HDMI capabilities with support for Microsoft® DirectX® 10. NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS graphics card with 256MB dedicated video memory, TV-out, DVI, and HDMI capabilities with support for Microsoft® DirectX® NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS graphics card with 256MB dedicated video memory, TV-out, DVI, and HDMI capabilities with support for Microsoft® DirectX® 10. Video adapter
Video RAM Up to 1343MB Total Available Graphics Memory Up to 1535MB Total Available Graphics Memory Up to 1535MB Total Available Graphics Memory Up to 1535MB Total Available Graphics Memory Up to 155MB Total Available Graphics Memory Video RAM
Compatible interactive TV services NTSC TV tuner, over-the-air ATSC high-definition television tuner, and FM tuner (antenna included) NTSC TV tuner, over-the-air ATSC high-definition television tuner, and FM tuner (antenna included) NTSC TV tuner, over-the-air ATSC high-definition television tuner, and FM tuner NTSC TV tuner and over-the-air ATSC high-definition television tuner Compatible interactive TV services
Expansion slots 2 PCI (one available) 1 PCI Express x1 (occupied) 1 PCI Express x16 (available) 1 PCI (occupied), 2 PCI Express x1 (1 available), 1 PCI Express x16 (occupied) 1 PCI (occupied) 2 PCI Express x1 (1 available) 1 PCI Express x16 (occupied) 1 PCI (occupied) 2 PCI Express x1 (one available) 1 PCI Express x16 (occupied) 1 PCI (1 occupied) 2 PCI Express x1 (1 occupied, 1 available) 1 PCI Express x16 (1 occupied) Expansion slots

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