DDR3 Motherboards that supports Intel's i3-8100 (8th gen Intel processors)

[ldeterstechonly]

Hi anyone looking at my thread, I'm searching for a motherboard than can support an i3-8100, along with ddr3 ram slots.

The reason behind this is I got a really good deal from craigslist for this cpu, ($42 brand new in box), but I also already have 16gb of ddr3 1866mhz ram. I would really prefer to not have to buy ddr4 ram due to it's outrageous pricing, and use what I already have. I'm not sure if any boards exist like this, but my price range is ~$80 and max of $110. Thanks everyone.

 

[ChumP]

Unfortunately Intel 300 chipset motherboards(that support 8th gen CPUs) are only compatible with DDR4 memory.

 

[Gam3r01]

There isnt.
There were motherboard that supported 6th gen processors and DDR3L RAM, as well as DDR4.
These boards do not work with 8th gen processors, nor do they work with DDR3 RAM, and they were not worth the money for the gimmick.

 

[Serinox]

There actually is! Gigabyte H310M DS2V DDR3 micro ATX
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/H310M-DS2V-DDR3-rev-10#kf

 

[TJ Hooker]

There actually is! Gigabyte H310M DS2V DDR3 micro ATX
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/H310M-DS2V-DDR3-rev-10#kf

Huh, learn something new every day. Doesn't seem to be readily available though.

I will mention that even if you find such a motherboard, all Intel CPUs since Skylake only officially support low voltage DDR3 (DDR3L), which runs at 1.35V. According to Intel, running regular 1.5V DDR3 can damage the memory controller over time. Whether that's something you really need to be concerned about, I have no idea. You could potentially undervolt regular DDR3 to run at 1.35V, but it probably wouldn't run at its rated speed anymore.

 

[USAFRet]

Unfortunately, that board looks crippled in other ways.
No m.2 port.
A single PCIe slot
Only 2 RAM slots

 

[Serinox]

Well honestly it's as low end as it can get. Though most likely it's going to be inexpensive since it seems to be aimed at people that won't spend much.
But nonetheless i was quite surprised when i read about that board about a week ago.