Quote Originally Posted by XRL8 View Post
Flanker, AM3+ IS in 99% percent the same socket as AM3.They messed around with one pin to have less headache support wise.It uses the same architecture,same HT topology, same chipsets,and is compatible with am3 cpus.So its the same damn thing.Theres no new breakthrough technology behind it.
Maybe youre talking about 9xx chipsets and not am3+ socket alone.However, it looks like at least northbridge will be exactly the same, we will see about southbridge.
In essence, with 90% probability, there wont be any difference performance wise if you plug the chip to crosshair IV or a 990FX board.
Ithink, we will see some diferents. UEFI bios. No, seriously, I dont know how about Turbo core 2.0 and Cross IV and how about some OC potential against 990FX+AM3+. We mus waiting at Computex or E3 (hope for launch this days)