Anyone running a quad Phenom yet?
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Eh not really. Like was said your missing out on PCI-E 2.0 and HT3.0 but the difference between AM2 and AM2 + dosent give you any real performance gains yet so it makes it useless to spend the money on an AM2+ board if (saying you have a GOOD one) your AM2 board will do just as good.
As for PCI-E 2.0 there is no gain yet so no big.
Rastalovich
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What does HT2.0 -> HT3.0 give you ?
But of course! Plus i think PCI-E2.0 gives you more power through the slot which requires less from the PSU or something like that.
I hope this helps Rast
http://www.hypertransport.org/tech/tech_htthree.cfm
Rastalovich
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Nice linkage.
Reading that, it seems like a bigger deal to me, almost taking half the width away using a HT3.0 capable chip in a HT2.0.
Reading that, it seems like a bigger deal to me, almost taking half the width away using a HT3.0 capable chip in a HT2.0.
Rastalovich
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U`ve lost me now.
It`s a good idea to keep hold of ur HT2.0 AM2 board and put a phenom in it and not buy a HT3.0 board cos the phenom isn`t as good as a Q6600 ?
I`d`ve thought u`d want to get a HT3.0 board for ur HT3.0 chip, cos it can perform as best it can ?
Be like buying a AMD x2 and sticking with ur DDR333 mobo ?
Don`t think u`d buy a Q6600 and stick it in a board that would only support DDR333, u`d buy a new board.
It`s a good idea to keep hold of ur HT2.0 AM2 board and put a phenom in it and not buy a HT3.0 board cos the phenom isn`t as good as a Q6600 ?
I`d`ve thought u`d want to get a HT3.0 board for ur HT3.0 chip, cos it can perform as best it can ?
Be like buying a AMD x2 and sticking with ur DDR333 mobo ?
Don`t think u`d buy a Q6600 and stick it in a board that would only support DDR333, u`d buy a new board.
Rastalovich
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name='PP Mguire' said:Lol im saying it still dosent give enough performance increase to justify spending the money just yet. And considering q6600 = DDR2 lol DDR333 would SUCK
.. cos DDR2 is meant to be 2ce the width of DDR ?
Which was why I wouldn`t get one and put it in an AM2. U`d just be selling urself short imo.
It`d work, but I didn`t see the point.
Rastalovich
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Still not with u I`m afraid.
Doubling the width, effectively, from HT2.0 to HT3.0 is minimal ?
Or u saying these phenoms don`t actually use the double width ? - think I`d be with u if this is the case.
Doubling the width, effectively, from HT2.0 to HT3.0 is minimal ?
Or u saying these phenoms don`t actually use the double width ? - think I`d be with u if this is the case.
Its quite simple really and the first link i put down explains it all. The current Phenoms have the ability to use the HT3.0 and so do a few boards but right now it dosent make a lick of difference in performance. So it dosent make any difference between a good AM2 board and a good AM2+ board at the moment. Maybe when the higher clocked Phenoms come out it might crack the potential speed increases of HT3.0 but right now its about like PCI-E 2.0. Good technology not being used quite yet.
Well I'm glad we're on the same level here. That still doesn't stop the astute (and rich) amongst us from buying a Phenom now if only for testing purposes - and if these people will be buying more Phenoms in the future it works out in their favour to just buy the AM2+ motherboard right away 
