[SOLVED] i5 8400 asus tuf

[parreiritabateasas]

i was wondering if my new build would have any compatibility issues, since iits my fiest build i would like a little help I will go with an intel i5 8400 and a asus Tuf H310M-Plus Gaming will i have any compatiblity issues at all, or am i good to go?

 

[feelinfroggy777]

It is compatible, but you may have some issues with the 310 chipset holding the turbo of the 8400 as when it turbos it will require more power and the 310 mobo may not be able to provide it. If you can afford it, you may want to look at a b360 or h370 mobo.

But it will work, it just may not perform as well.

 

[R4DIO4CT1VE]

nope you should be good to go

 

[R4DIO4CT1VE]

It is compatible, but you may have some issues with the 310 chipset holding the turbo of the 8400 as when it turbos it will require more power and the 310 mobo may not be able to provide it. If you can afford it, you may want to look at a b360 or h370 mobo.

But it will work, it just may not perform as well.

Where have you seen that the h310 chipset would limit/hold back the turbo of a CPU? especially a relatively low powered one like the 8400?

Obviously h310 motherboard lack some shiny features that even b360/h370 boards have, and its really not a bad idea to spend the extra 5-15$ on a motherboard with more features, but I don't see a reason there would be a significant performance difference especially for an 8400 cpu.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Scroll down and read the section "going super cheap".

https://www.techspot.com/review/1603-intel-b360-chipset/

The issue is because Intel's TDP rating is for stock settings. When the CPU boost, even the 8400, the TDP goes beyond the 65 watt rating Intel has for the CPU. The cheaper mother boards were not designed to manage the power required to hold the CPU's boost. So when the CPU hits the VRM power limit, it will down clock.

This would be much more prevalent on a 8700 because it has a higher TDP and has higher clocks. But dropping to a 310 motherboard, even the 8400 turbo can be impacted because it still is a 6 core chip.

 

[R4DIO4CT1VE]

Scroll down and read the section "going super cheap".

https://www.techspot.com/review/1603-intel-b360-chipset/

The issue is because Intel's TDP rating is for stock settings. When the CPU boost, even the 8400, the TDP goes beyond the 65 watt rating Intel has for the CPU. The cheaper mother boards were not designed to manage the power required to hold the CPU's boost. So when the CPU hits the VRM power limit, it will down clock.

This would be much more prevalent on a 8700 because it has a higher TDP and has higher clocks. But dropping to a 310 motherboard, even the 8400 turbo can be impacted because it still is a 6 core chip.

Article does raise some good points, i kinda not convinced that any performance difference would be noticeable in real world applications (mainly talking about gaming), but definitely brings more reason to spend a few extra dollars on a slightly better motherboard, even more so if the OP ever wants to upgrade and keep his current motherboard.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Scroll down and read the section "going super cheap".

https://www.techspot.com/review/1603-intel-b360-chipset/

The issue is because Intel's TDP rating is for stock settings. When the CPU boost, even the 8400, the TDP goes beyond the 65 watt rating Intel has for the CPU. The cheaper mother boards were not designed to manage the power required to hold the CPU's boost. So when the CPU hits the VRM power limit, it will down clock.

This would be much more prevalent on a 8700 because it has a higher TDP and has higher clocks. But dropping to a 310 motherboard, even the 8400 turbo can be impacted because it still is a 6 core chip.

Article does raise some good points, i kinda not convinced that any performance difference would be noticeable in real world applications (mainly talking about gaming), but definitely brings more reason to spend a few extra dollars on a slightly better motherboard, even more so if the OP ever wants to upgrade and keep his current motherboard.

Yeah, for $10-15 extra bucks, I would probably go with the b360.

I love your pic by the way. Very strange.