i5 7600k with ddr3 ram

[panchobaseball]

are there any motherboards that supprt i5 7600k and also support ddr3 at the same time? what are the cons?

 

[kanewolf]

No. If you want a 7xxx series CPU you have to get DDR4. The last Intel motherboard for DDR3 was the 90's series they supported the 4xxx series CPUs.

 

[jr9]

i5 7600k will only work with DDR4 RAM. Every CPU after Intel 5th generation uses DDR4 RAM/

 

[TJ Hooker]

7th Gen (ie 7600k) does support ddr3l. I believe the only mobos that would work would be select 100 series mobos, which require a BIOS update to work with kaby lake.

 

[kanewolf]

7th Gen (ie 7600k) does support ddr3l. I believe the only mobos that would work would be select 100 series mobos, which require a BIOS update to work with kaby lake.

BUT, most people when asking about DDR3 an NOT referring to 1.2V DDR3L they are referring to 1.5V DDR3. There is no support for old style 1.5V DDR3.

 

[TJ Hooker]

Well, I imagine a 7600k would boot up and run just fine with 1.5V RAM. I know Intel says you could damage the memory controller by doing so, but they also say the same thing about overclocking the CPU itself, and people don't have a problem doing that. I guess it's up to the individual whether they want to risk running Skylake/kaby lake with 1.5V ram.

Alternatively, you could under volt your regular DDR3 to 1.35V. Although it may not be stable at its rated speed then.

 

[jr9]

Well, I imagine a 7600k would boot up and run just fine with 1.5V RAM. I know Intel says you could damage the memory controller by doing so, but they also say the same thing about overclocking the CPU itself, and people don't have a problem doing that. I guess it's up to the individual whether they want to risk running Skylake/kaby lake with 1.5V ram.

Alternatively, you could under volt your regular DDR3 to 1.35V. Although it may not be stable at its rated speed then.

Can you physically install a 240 pin DDR3 DIMM into a 288 pin DDR4 slot and not having the keying stop you? I have never tried this.

 

[TJ Hooker]

@jr9 no, there are some specific 100 series mobos that have DDR3 slots.

 

[marksavio]

Heres a list that supports both your chip and your DDR3 RAM

Asus - Z170-P D3 ATX LGA1151
Asus - Z170M-E D3 Micro ATX
Gigabyte - GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 ATX
ASRock - Z170 Gaming K4/D3 ATX
ASRock - Z170 Pro4/D3 ATX

BUT be sure you go to the motherboards site first to see if a particular frequency/clockspeed on your ram is supported. some have limits. some have a wider range.

 

[jr9]

That is remarkable thanks. So a motherboard like the Asus - Z170-P D3 or any D3 LGA1151 board would support both Skylake with a BIOS update and DDR3 memory in theory.

 

[marksavio]

not in theory. all these boards support ONLY DDR3 RAM. hence the mark "D3" on each of their names. so theres no worry with the hardware he has in hand.

 

[jr9]

not in theory. all these boards support ONLY DDR3 RAM. hence the mark "D3" on each of their names. so theres no worry with the hardware he has in hand.

I meant like the Skylake processor would work with it (DDR3) and everything would POST and actually function properly.

 

[Calvin7]

Core i5-7600K supported memory: DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
DDR3L is (Low Voltage) memory.

DDR3 motherboards are no longer produced. Pricing now is double, triple original prices due to lack of supply. You may find using DDR4 is a more economical option.