Since SQL 2005 I've tended to use Sys.Partitions over a Select Count(*), especially when I need to get row numbers across all tables in a specified DB and also across numerous DB's.

However, in future I will be adding the code to Update Stats prior to running the process, just to be sure the counts are as acurate as possible, may be with a 10-20 second delay.

My question is, would the Recovery Model for the DB impact the accuracy of the sys.Partitions and sys.dm_db_partition_stats views?

TIA.