Gigabyte M57SLI-S4

[rickT135us]

This gigabyte board says it supports AM2+/AM3 cpus but has the following note:
"If you install an AMD AM3/AM2+ CPU on AM2 motherboard, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0(5200 MT/s) to HT1.0 (2000 MT/s); however, the frequency of AM2+ CPU will not be impacted."

If I upgrade the cpu (from X2-5200 to Phenom II X4 955 or similar) will I lose all the performance gains due the slower system bus speed? Thanks.

 

[Emperus]

There will be no performance impact except in conditions wherein you want to use the motherboard's integrated video chip. If you are going to use a dedicated video card then there is no reason to worry about.

www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1290843

 

[rickT135us]

Best answer selected by rickT135us.

 

[rickT135us]

Thanks for the quick reply! I guess I'm buying a new processor today.

 

[Emperus]

All the best. Enjoy.