Question about compatibility of OS X 10.6.8 system disk

I recently bought a used early 2006 iMac Intel (Model 4.1) from an authorized Apple reseller (my old iMac G5's logic board finally died and was not worth fixing), which came with a fresh install of Snow Leopard OS X 10.6. I have updated all the Apple software on this computer and backed it up onto a bootable backup firewire external HD.
My question is: If I buy a new OS X 10.6.8 system disk from Apple, and if I ever have to reinstall the operating system onto the iMac (NOT an erase and install), would there be compatibility problems resulting from my using a NEW disk on an iMac whose (updated) OS X 10.6.8 system software was originally installed with ANOTHER OS X 10.6 system disk? (I don't know for sure what version of OSX 10.6 was used in the original install, although I think it was 10.6.8.)
Incidentally, having Snow Leopard is Great. It makes much more software available that was not compatible with Tiger. (I also have some newish PCs with Linux that help meet my computer needs.)
Many thanks for any feedback.

Apple sells Mac OS X 10.6.3 DVDs. These can be used on any Intel Mac which originally shipped with 10.6.2 or earlier without running into compatibility problems.
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