Kaby Lake with DDR3

[The deepest dankest memer]

Can i use the i5 7400 or i3 7100 (300.320,..) with DDR3 (1600) memory, some have told me that i can with mobos that support this.  Some have told me that it is a bad idea.

[TheRandomness]

DDR3L (Low voltage) would be much safer to use, but you can use regular DDR3 (still not recommended).

[EPPHO]

You can and yeah it is bad idea because DDR3 has lot higher voltage and that can damage skylake/kabylake CPUs

[Guest]

It specifically stated by Intel on their site

Memory Types DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

https://ark.intel.com/products/97147/Intel-Core-i5-7400-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz

 

Only DDR3L

[Mooshi]

DDR4 doesn't have the premium over DDR3 like it did forever ago.

[PigWithAMustache]

Tell me if im wrong, but DDR3 also physically wont fit into a ddr4 slot.

[The deepest dankest memer]

So is it better to me to just buy the old i5 4460 that officially supports the ddr3s and its around the same perf as the i5 7400? 

[The deepest dankest memer]

1 minute ago, PigWithAMustache said:

Tell me if im wrong, but DDR3 also physically wont fit into a ddr4 slot.

I'd ofc buy a mobo that has a ddr3 slots

 

[PigWithAMustache]

3 minutes ago, The deepest dankest memer said:

I'd ofc buy a mobo that has a ddr3 slots

 

Will need a bios update but http://pcpartpicker.com/product/GJM323/asus-motherboard-h110iplusd3csm

[Pdouros]

So is it better to take an i5 4460 with ddr3 1600 mhz or an i5 7400?

 

[rukspuks]

On 1/20/2017 at 1:33 AM, PigWithAMustache said:

Will need a bios update but http://pcpartpicker.com/product/GJM323/asus-motherboard-h110iplusd3csm

Can i use the i5 7400 or i3 7100 (300.320,..) with DDR3 (1600) memory, some have told me that i can with mobos that support this.  Some have told me that it is a bad idea.

 

Buy from ebay. The seller do it for free. But they are not cheap. You have to pay $60-70 for one. DDR4 is a better option. Buy a 2400Mhz used 8GB kit for $70.