J john99medina Prominent Dec 26, 2017 1 0 510 Dec 26, 2017 #1 I have a PSU with only a 4 pin CPU power cable, what kind of motherboard amd cpu combo can i use to build a budget gaming PC? I'd prefer older platforms so i can save on DDR3 RAM but would like to overclock.
I have a PSU with only a 4 pin CPU power cable, what kind of motherboard amd cpu combo can i use to build a budget gaming PC? I'd prefer older platforms so i can save on DDR3 RAM but would like to overclock.
Solution C C Callan123 Jan 16, 2018 Most motherboards old enough to use DDR3 will only use 4-pin A good one I use is the Asus P8H61-M LX It only has 2 RAM slots thou It would go well with a i5-3550 or a e3-1230 8 GB RAM 4x2 Link https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Asus-P8H61-M-LX-Desktop-Motherboard-H61-Socket-LGA-1155-i3-i5-i7-DDR3-16G-UEFI/32844133573.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.Fkzk6V
Most motherboards old enough to use DDR3 will only use 4-pin A good one I use is the Asus P8H61-M LX It only has 2 RAM slots thou It would go well with a i5-3550 or a e3-1230 8 GB RAM 4x2 Link https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Asus-P8H61-M-LX-Desktop-Motherboard-H61-Socket-LGA-1155-i3-i5-i7-DDR3-16G-UEFI/32844133573.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.Fkzk6V
Dark Lord of Tech Retired Moderator Aug 18, 2009 128,679 1,811 159,590 Dec 26, 2017 #2 If your building a Gaming PC get a decent PSU. Upvote 0 Downvote
C Callan123 Reputable Apr 17, 2015 36 0 4,540 Jan 16, 2018 Solution #3 Most motherboards old enough to use DDR3 will only use 4-pin A good one I use is the Asus P8H61-M LX It only has 2 RAM slots thou It would go well with a i5-3550 or a e3-1230 8 GB RAM 4x2 Link https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Asus-P8H61-M-LX-Desktop-Motherboard-H61-Socket-LGA-1155-i3-i5-i7-DDR3-16G-UEFI/32844133573.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.Fkzk6V Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Most motherboards old enough to use DDR3 will only use 4-pin A good one I use is the Asus P8H61-M LX It only has 2 RAM slots thou It would go well with a i5-3550 or a e3-1230 8 GB RAM 4x2 Link https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Asus-P8H61-M-LX-Desktop-Motherboard-H61-Socket-LGA-1155-i3-i5-i7-DDR3-16G-UEFI/32844133573.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.Fkzk6V