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It should work fine, but it's possible to have a hardware conflict. My friend had a Maximus IX Code that wouldn't boot with his M2 drive. They may have fixed it since with BIOS update but after much troubleshooting he returned the MB. I personally have never had any issue and don't check my SSDs...

UPDATE My Core2Duo laptop was ok so I checked into it more. There was a firmware update for my SSD and that fixed the issue for me.

I also have a Core 2 Duo Toughbook I updated, but I shut it down after because I had enough performance loss disappointment for one day. I'll see if it's the same later. I'm still in the "just, wow" phase. Ryzen build coming soon I think.

So I have an Intel Core2Quad Q8400 with 4GB DDR2 ram, a 560Ti 448, and a SSD boot drive running Windows 10 Home I USED to use as a daily driver PC for general web use, streaming netflix and sports, and watching videos from a portable drive. After the WIndows Meltdown patch, I have a brutal...

First, Corsair has lifetime warranty on Vengeance LPX ram and they have awesome service. I don't think you'll need the receipt. If it's still blue screening at 2133 (no OC) then it must be the MB.

Yeah you can use on one, but Windows is a lot more lenient with licences/activation than they used to be, probably out of necessity due to free period of win 10. They know people are going to need to reformat/reinstall. I think it will activate

Yeah it might boot. Windows 10 driver support is so much better than 7/8/8.1 in my opinion. Windows support very helpful for licence issues. Basically what 1st 2 replies said

...so no is the answer to your question. Check out Tom's recommendations http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gpus,4380.html

Any luck?

I would definitely expect a price drop and newer better value offerings from Intel. They have already announced a multi threaded i5 in response. The amount will depend on AMD price and performance.