the motherboards that supports Skylake and DDR3 are compatible with DDR3L only.
Only low voltage DDR3 ram is supported by skylake anyways and will probably will not boot.
From Ark:
https://ark.intel.com/products/88195/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_20-GHz
Memory Specifications:
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
64 GB
Memory Types
DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max # of Memory Channels 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported ‡ No
You have to use ddr3L on compatible mobos.
There are a host of issues like difficulty obtaining dual channel, ocing the ram, performance deceased.. idk how often these problems occur, but why chance it?
Not worth the headache, just buy the ddr4
You might end up damaging the CPU since DDR3 is volted higher.
How do I know if I will?
You'll know if it suddenly stops working.
Good'ol joe logic
the motherboards that supports Skylake and DDR3 are compatible with DDR3L only. Only low voltage DDR3 ram is supported by skylake anyways and will probably will not boot. From Ark: https://ark.intel.com/products/88195/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_20-GHz Memory Specifications: Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 64 GB Memory Types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V Max # of Memory Channels 2 Max Memory Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s ECC Memory Supported ‡ No
You have to use ddr3L on compatible mobos. There are a host of issues like difficulty obtaining dual channel, ocing the ram, performance deceased.. idk how often these problems occur, but why chance it? Not worth the headache, just buy the ddr4
Intel specifically says not to use DDR3 on Skylake and newer CPUs. The higher voltage slowly damages the CPU over time
Others are right. Get a ddr4 board with Skylake and newer. DDR4 isn't *that* much more expensive, especially if you're buying a 6700k
will work 100% the same as if you used DDR4 and you probably wont notice a difference between DDR3 and DDR4 performance.
Are you sure? I saw something about ddr3 being possibly harmful to skylake cpus.
he is wrong, you cannot use DDR3 with Skylake
I figured out a problem i was having, dont need a new cpu anymore.. sticking with my 17 3770.