Would I see any significant speed boosts switching to this board with 4GB of DDR3, from a m4n82 (980a) board with 4GB DDR2? (SLI is not important to me as I only run one 9800GT).
Here's my current full specs:
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor @ 3200MHz (M4N82 DELUXE mainboard), 4GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT (512MB), Windows 7 Ultimate (SP1) 64-bit, 96GB V100+ SSD Boot drive, plus multiple other drives for apps and backups.
I do beleive you'll get a large boost, but maybe a little bit. It's mroe about Bulldozer support, as well as USB 3.0, SATA 6 Gb/s, and power saving features, as well as the UEFI BIOS that this board offers, as well as excellent VRM customization capabilities. HOwever, this board will be tuned for Bulldozer, while the 8-series are more for quads and hexacores.
Comparing this with intel mb's??i dont get it
Sure, why not? Clearly perforamnce numbers aren't indicitive of all the board offers, but at the same time, you must also consider that this is a $100 product, and the majority of other boards I have tested so far are twice that price.
The clear performance indicators and differences that can be compared are:
1. Onboard components
2. BIOS
3. Software Package
4. Drive performance
all of which CAN be compared across ANY platform.
Yes, it kind of sucks that this is the only AMD board in the compare, however, there will be another review going live soon, with another 9-series motherboard, and over time, as OEMs send me more products, and clearer picture will emerge as to AMD board direct comparisons.
I don't really have any control, per se, as to what products I review...I cover what ends up on my doorstep. If you'd like me to compare specific products, please go to the OEM's facebook page, or thier website, and tell them to send them to me!
So, next up is another AMD 9-series product, then a Z68 board.
