AM4 mobo with DDR3 support

[davide445]

Needing to upgrade current H81M mobo with new CPU and GPU I'm a bit wary in investing further on old Intel CPU when with the same money of the Haswell i5 (4 core 4 thread) I can purchase a Ryzen 1600 (6 core 12 thread). I can purchase a mobo as low as 60 Eu and have at least x2 if not more speed in UE4 light calculation, with the option to later purchase a Ryzen 2 or 3 for further upgrade.

Need to deal with the installed RAM 2x8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600Mhz CL10, I suppose there are no way to use them on AM4 mobo, just asking for you expert confirmation.

 

[dlerious]

None that I've seen. You really want faster RAM anyway, I wouldn't go any lower than 2133 (I have 2400 and 3200 here)..

 

[davide445]

Not really interested in further invest in this setup but in the possibility to switch to AM4 socket, avoiding to pay also for a new DDR4 RAM.
Appears to be not possible so either I simply stick with LGA1150 and purchase a new Haswell CPU or I need to purchase mobo+RAM+CPU to switch on AM4.
Selling old RAM it's an option maybe I can offset part of the cost.

 

[dlerious]

Haswell, that's my 4790K, running 32GB DDR3-2400. You're going to need new everything beyond that (Skylake,Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, Ryzen).