can you use ddr3 with i5 6600

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the title say most of it 

 

i was thinking of upgradin my pc and i want to know what parts i need to upgrade 

 

 

ps i know i have to upgrade my motherbord 

 

thanks 

[Oshino Shinobu]

It depends on the motherboard. The CPU can support DDR3 (technically, it only officially supports DDR3L, but standard DDR3 can work). 

 

Most motherboards on the 1151 socket will use DDR4, but there are some (lower end, normally) boards that use DDR3(L).

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thanks

 

[PRTI]

Depends on the motherboard,you CAN use DDR3 but you have to be careful

[Mr Robot]

use ddr4 or ddr3l with skylake some mobo companies have ddr3/ddr3l skylake boards

[Mr Robot]

you could use ddr3 with skylake but your chip would degrade faster because of the higher voltage of the ram so if you do use ddr3 manually lower the voltage to 1.3v. but then if you do that you might aswell buy ddr3l

[kameshss]

Intel recommends not to use DDR3 module in 1151 platform due to its voltage specification. That's why some motherboard manufacturers use DDR3L. It still exceeds the limitation that they put on 1151 sockets. Higher voltages can easily damage the chipset that could lead to other components.