• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

is there a board that supports newer Intel CPU's and DDR3?

mcveigh

mcveigh

Diamond Member
I'm looking at putting in a newer pentium chip and motherboard. To save money I was looking for DDR3 boards at newegg and saw some B150 chipsets.

Is it worth it? are there issues?
I like the idea of coming from my old athlon X4 to something newer. I have an SSD already.

If I should avoid this, I'm open to suggestions.
 
mcveigh said:
I'm looking at putting in a newer pentium chip and motherboard. To save money I was looking for DDR3 boards at newegg and saw some B150 chipsets.

Is it worth it? are there issues?
I like the idea of coming from my old athlon X4 to something newer. I have an SSD already.

If I should avoid this, I'm open to suggestions.
Click to expand...

There's really not any issues, per se. However, Skylake and Kaby Lake CPUs only support DDR3L (low voltage 1.35v). Otherwise, regular DDR3 (1.65v) can damage the memory controller on the CPU.

It's really just best to sell the DDR3, and buy an 8 GB kit (2 x 4 GB) of DDR4 for around $50 on sale. DDR4 runs at the lower voltage (starting at 1.2v), and is the future for at least for the foreseeable future.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top