Core i5 Skylake

[Vinz]

Will an i5-6400 work well with a mobo Asus H170M-E D3 (which has ddr3 ram compatibility). Cuz seeing the ark site for core i5-6400, it only says DDR3L. So I want to get some infos from anyone who knows if it will work, thanks!

 

 

EDIT: (forgot to add) I wanted keep my Hyper X 8gb ddr3

Edited April 10, 2016 by Vinz

[noob at PC]

to check compatibility you should just go to the site https://pcpartpicker.com/ it adds up price a estimated amount of wattage and compatibility for parts.

[Moonzy]

26 minutes ago, Vinz said:

Will an i5-6400 work well with a mobo Asus H170M-E D3 (which has ddr3 ram compatibility). Cuz seeing the ark site for core i5-6400, it only says DDR3L. So I want to get some infos from anyone who knows if it will work, thanks!

DDR3 and DDR3L runs slightly differently

you'll want to use DDR3L with your skylake, just because DDR3 can damage it in the long run

your motherboard should be able to support DDR3L, they share the same socket (correct me if im wrong)

[Vinz]

25 minutes ago, noob at PC said:

to check compatibility you should just go to the site https://pcpartpicker.com/ it adds up price a estimated amount of wattage and compatibility for parts.

Thanks for the site recomendation!

[Vinz]

9 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

DDR3 and DDR3L runs slightly differently

you'll want to use DDR3L with your skylake, just because DDR3 can damage it in the long run

your motherboard should be able to support DDR3L, they share the same socket (correct me if im wrong)

 

7 minutes ago, huilun02 said:

Yes it will work. The mobo explicitly states DDR3L memory compatibility.

Just get DDR3L sticks that are no faster than 1866Mhz as it appears to be the mobo's limit.

DDR3L operates at 1.25-1.35V. That's the main difference from ordinary 1.5+V DDR3 modules.

Understood! Thanks very much