DDR3 Vs DDR4

joshbosh55 · Oct 1, 2016

Hello, I am currently thinking on whether to upgrade to skylake (I5 6600K) and to save prices I would purchase a cheaper DDR3 motherboard and use my current 8GB of DDR3 Ram, but would I notice a difference if I do this. I will only be using this board for gaming

Thanks, Josh

n0ns3ns3 · Oct 1, 2016

what is your current setup ?
note, that skylake only allows lpddr3 which runs at significantly lower voltage. doubt that this is your case.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 1, 2016

Your current DDR3 IS 1.5V and will eventually cause damage to your setup if you go to 1151 , you need DDR3L.

joshbosh55 · Oct 1, 2016

Ok thanks for your quick replies do any of you have any good i5 6600k motherboard and ram bundles for someone on a budget of around £350

n0ns3ns3 · Oct 1, 2016

just to make sure, only MB + ram for 350 ?
there are plenty for less

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Q9Gj4D/asus-motherboard-z170a
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/MYH48d/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3000c15
that would be great MB and RAM for 200

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 1, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£129.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£74.55 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £204.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-01 20:35 BST+0100

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 1, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£187.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£76.43 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £264.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-01 20:36 BST+0100

joshbosh55 · Oct 1, 2016

Sorry but CPU mobo and Ram for £350 sorry for the ambiguous reply

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 1, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£209.72 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£99.34 @ BT Shop)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£38.49 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £347.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-01 20:43 BST+0100

joshbosh55 · Oct 1, 2016

Ok thank you very much for you help SR-71 Blackbird and n0ns3ns3 you saved me from destroying a system and helped me choose what I need thanks

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 1, 2016

Good luck , glad we could help , thanks for posting.

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