G4560 with this ram? Go or no?

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I recently was gonna upgrade my pc to i5 2400 with 8gb and gtx 1050 but due to prices being terrible here, i managed to find g4560 + a ddr3/ddr3l mobo lga 1151 (MSI H110M PRO-VD- D3 Socket LGA 1151) for the same price.
And I can exchange my ram (kingston 2*4 but 1.5v) with crucial 8gb (1*8) 1.35v, i know the i5 might be a tad better but im gonna upgrade to i5 6500 or kabylake down the road.
Now my question, since the mobo support ddr3/ddr3l 1.35v or 1.2v it will be compataible with my build?
And i could also add another stick in the future since 1.35v is pretty common here, thanks!
 
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Same voltage and timings is not guarantee it will work. Like I wrote before, it USUALLY works, but not always.
As for motherboard, it's been a year since new BIOS were released for KabyLake, so it would be surprising to find a board that is not compatible - it would have to be board that was manufactured more than year ago and spent all that time somewhere in the closet. Unlikely, but not impossible. Since I don't know who you buy from, can't say how much you can trust seller's word.
Yes, you can use DDR3L RAM in this build without problem. However adding another stick in the future might not be that easy - mixing two sticks not bought as a kit often causes compatibility problems, even if they have same specs. It can work, and often does, but you have to be prepared for a scenario when it does not work.
 

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As far as i know it should be the same voltage and timing, right? As for mhz it will just downgrade to whos lower, correct me if im wrong?
One more question, i asked the seller and he told me that the mobo comes with an upgraded bios that supports 7th gen cpus since it was originally made for 6th, should i trust this? Is this true?
Thanks for the quick response, sorry as i dont know how to quote.
 
Same voltage and timings is not guarantee it will work. Like I wrote before, it USUALLY works, but not always.
As for motherboard, it's been a year since new BIOS were released for KabyLake, so it would be surprising to find a board that is not compatible - it would have to be board that was manufactured more than year ago and spent all that time somewhere in the closet. Unlikely, but not impossible. Since I don't know who you buy from, can't say how much you can trust seller's word.
 
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