Asus Z170-P D3 with 6600k and my RAM?

Zunex91

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Hello guys sorry for my bad english is not the best i understand english good i cant write good in english 🙁

Also my question is i have a budget from 300€ not more.

and i will buy a Intel I5-6600k and a Asus Z170-P D3 or GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3

i will use my old ram and asus say with this mobo that 1.5v-1.65v DDR3 RAMs have no problems

when later DDR3 is not enough i can buy in 1-2 years a new mobo with DDR4 ram, today i have not enough cash and i think 300€ is lot of money and is little more the board cost 95€ and the cpu 230€

i have this RAM: G-Skill Sniper 1866Mhz CL9 Dual Kit i have 2 kits also 16GB 4x4GB
Version Number is: F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR

also is that compatible?
 
Solution
Well, you can see I use a Haswell Xeon in this system. The Haswell i5 is 'safer' for the DDR3 and a bit cheaper and the difference in speed will not be noticed in almost any game, and will be a significant upgrade.
I am not certain about the RAM. DDR3L running at 1.35V is supposed to work, but I think 1.5V or 1.65V is too high a voltage for the long-term health of the voltage controller for the memory.

http://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/anton-shilov/intel-prolonged-usage-of-ddr3-memory-at-default-voltages-can-damage-skylake/

http://www.eteknix.com/asus-confirms-ddr3-1-5-1-65v-works-skylake/
 
The second article I posted to sats that ASUS claims that the DDR3 RAM you have is fine with that motherboard and CPU (6600K) and 1.5V.

If the i5 4690K is only 2% slower, get it if it is at least 2% cheaper (motherboard and CPU combined) and you are ahead on price/performance. What CPU cooler will you be using to overclock? What PSU do you have?
 
also i have today

FX6300 OC 4,2 Ghz (cooling with Scythe Mugen 3 REV B)
GA-970A-UD3P
16GB DDR3 1866Mhz G-Skill Sniper
R9 380X Nitro
Be Quiet Pure Power L8 Modular 80+ Bronze 530W

also i have only this combinations for me

4690k+Asus Z97-Pro Gamer Gaming 125€+my old RAM

the another one is

6600k+Asus Z170-P D3+my old RAM

and..... for little more 30€ more i think a Xeon V3 Haswell CPU is not bad+H97 Board a Xeon cant overclocking

so and what is the best result for me i search the last 6 hours and do not get ahead, i have no idea 🙁