AM3 chip and AM2+ M/B HTPC?

[ssmacc]

Hello,

How does the below look as the basis of a HTPC? I know it’s a little overpowered but I might throw in a graphics card at a later date and do a little gaming. Will the motherboard and DDR2 hold the processor back to much or will it be OK?

Don't know a lot about AMD so any advice appreciated


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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £114.99
(£99.99) £114.99
(£99.99)
Asus M3A78-EM AMD 780G (Socket AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £70.14
(£60.99) £70.14
(£60.99)
OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500 4GB Dual Channel (OCZ2G10664GK) £34.49
(£29.99) £34.49
(£29.99)

~£220

 

[goujon945]

Looks like a good spec mate. AFAIK there is very little difference with the DDR2 or DDR3. Like 10% or summit. The gigabyte version of the 780g board is a little more popular though, i think it has better audio through the hdmi

 

[KingZeddy]

yes

 

[Quixote]

The performance difference using DDR2 or DDR3 with the chip will be utterly negligable. Less even than 10 %, prob less than 2% in any real life task.
DDR3 is now very affordable but the range and price of AM2+ boards is much better than AM3 boards, so I would say your choice is spot on.