Decent and cheap motherboard for Pentium g4560

Pronojit · Apr 23, 2017

Hey I'm planning to upgrade my system.For the cpu the g4560 looks fine for me and for gpu a gtx 1060 3/6 gb is the one one I'm going for,also with 4(old one)+8 gb ddr 3 ram.But here's the tricky part I heard that any mobo with a lga 1151 socket will support the cpu but the bios has to be updated.So which mobo should I buy which already supports the g4560 out of the box and is cheap.I live in INDIA and budget for mobo is around 5000 rupees.Thank you in advance.

kanewolf · Apr 23, 2017

The RAM you currently have isn't compatible with a G4560. You will have to purchase new RAM. A B250 motherboard is the best answer for lower cost and out-of-the-box compatibility.

Pronojit · Apr 23, 2017

Hey check this out technically the G4560 does have support for ddr 3.Though the high voltage might hurt the cpu in the long run.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3348467/pentium-g4560-work-ddr3-1333mhz-ram.html

kanewolf · Apr 23, 2017

You aren't going to find an out-of-the-box motherboard with DDR3L -- Low voltage support. There were some 100 xeries boards that had DDR3L slots. But 200 series boards are all DDR4. Just like the last post in the thread you linked.

Pronojit · Apr 23, 2017

kanewolf :

Then I'm going for a i3 6100 to keep the budget in check.It's a good idea right?

kanewolf · Apr 23, 2017

You still don't have LOW VOLTAGE DDR3. It isn't compatible. The voltage is important. Newer CPUs want 1.2 or 1.35V RAM. Your RAM is 1.5 or 1.65V. Your first idea is a better one.

Pronojit · Apr 23, 2017

kanewolf :

Pronojit · Apr 23, 2017

But the local pc store dude told me skylake and ddr3 ram goes well.Maybe he was lying.lol.So in a nutshell ddr4 is the way to go.right?

kanewolf · Apr 23, 2017

Pronojit :

Yes DDR3 is the path forward. You may be able to sell your DDR3, but with new CPUs you have to step up to DDR4.

Pronojit · Apr 23, 2017

But since I have low budget I think I'll go for Haswell i3 :pt1cable:

and spend the extra cash on getting a 6 gb variant of the gtx1060.

kanewolf · Apr 23, 2017

Good luck. You may fry that CPU with the incompatible memory.

Pronojit · Apr 23, 2017

kanewolf :

What the heck do mean? I'm talking about getting an older cpu.Isn's older CPU's supposed to work with ddr3?

kanewolf · Apr 23, 2017

Pronojit :

Sorry, didn't pick up that you were sticking with a DDR3 compatible CPU.... Since you had said i3 skylake earlier, I though you were still going that route.

Pronojit · Apr 23, 2017

kanewolf :

Pronojit :

Sorry, didn't pick up that you were sticking with a DDR3 compatible CPU.... Since you had said i3 skylake earlier, I though you were still going that route.

Cool. Thanks for replying.This was my first TH post. Again thanks for helping me out.

Pronojit · Apr 23, 2017

And what do you think is better an older i3(4 th or 5th gen) or fx6300?

kanewolf · Apr 23, 2017

Pronojit :

For gaming, an Intel CPU.

jeffredo · Apr 23, 2017

If you insist on going with Haswell Refresh get an i5-4460. Its much better than any i3 in that family. One of those with a GTX-1060 would game quite nicely for a number of years.

Pronojit · Apr 24, 2017

I'm going for this.comment your thoughts on the new thread.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3397205/upgrading-system.html

Decent and cheap motherboard for Pentium g4560

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