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RuLeZ
By RuLeZ
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Skylake also uses DDR3.

no... Skylake uses ddr4. 5th gen intel and above (skylake) uses ddr4
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no... Skylake uses ddr4. 5th gen intel and above (skylake) uses ddr4

No. Skylake has dual IMC capable of using DDR3(L) and DDR4. 

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I am looking to upgrade my cpu from an am3+ socket so I would have to get a new mobo either way. Which cpu would you recommend?

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Thanks for you all, after this topic I decided to upgrade my CPU from an A10-5800k to an E3-1231 V3(with ASRock Mod B85M Pro3), lets see tomorrow if I can really notice the diference :)

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Main PC: CPU Xeon E3-1231 V3 - MB Asrock B85M Pro3 - RAM 16GB Kingston - GPU GTX 1070 Gainward Phoenix - PSU Corsair AX760i - Monitor  LG 22EA63 - Keyboard Corsair Strafe - Mouse Logitech G402 - Storage 2x3TB WD Green - 240GB OCZ SSD

 

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