Performance losses running an AM3 chip on an AM2 MOBO

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Hello, I had a quick question about how much of a performance increase would likely be seen running an am3 chip on an actual am3 board as apposed to running it on an am2 board? I know it forces the Hypertransport to a slower speed, but how much real-world speed difference does this translate to, does anybody know?

Thanks for any help you guys can offer! I'm thinking about upgrading to an am3 board, I just revamped my cooling system to allow for good overclocking but dont want to hinder things by running parts at a slower spec than they should if it makes much difference.

-John

[HACKhalo2]

I would bite the bullet and upgrade the Motherboard and RAM. You'll get faster RAM and Hypertransport 3.0, can't go wrong there.

But if you can't upgrade, I don't foresee to much of a performance decrease. I'm not sure though, I haven't seen specs on an AM3 processor in an AM2/AM2+ board compared to an AM3 processor in an AM3 board.

[werty316]

I don't think you'll really notice a difference at all; its only when you run the benchmark numbers where you'll notice.

[skier]

its too bad this is so hard to test as its similar to comparing apples to oranges, its not like manufacturers make an AM3 and AM2+ board exactly the same, numbers will vary from any board to another regardless of socket