What is the latest platform compatible with DDR3?

[WikiFM]

I have a B75 with 3570 and 12GB DDR3. I'm looking to do a cheaper upgrade where I can keep my RAM and most components and just change CPU and Mobo. I heard that some Skylake's Mobos support DDR3. Don't know about Ryzen.

 

[Deleted member 67555]

Intel 1150
AMD Fx, AM3+

 

[Vayra86]

Skylake will also take DDR3 @ 1.35V max, but its hassle territory.

Your fastest most reliable bet is Haswell, which isn't a big step up from Ivy. But if you can snag a cheap i7-K, those 4 HT threads do help keep it relevant. I know the 3570(K?) completely bottlenecks on that, I've seen massive FPS jumps in gaming moving from that to my current rig.

 

[silentbogo]

Your safest bet is Haswell (1150). There are few low-end boards for AM4 and LGA1151 with DDR3 support, but it's hard to find those in retail and ATM they cost more than their DDR4 counterparts (almost enough to cover the difference to upgrade to DDR4).
AM4 boards w/ DDR3 are impossible to find, cause those are mostly early OEM products made when Bristol Ridge hit the shelves.

 

[WikiFM]

Thank you all, I will have a look to see if by any chance I find a cheap AM4 or 1151 DDR3 Mobo. Also is any AM4 or 1151 CPU compatible with DDR3 or some CPUs are incompatible?

 

[lexluthermiester]

Thank you all, I will have a look to see if by any chance I find a cheap AM4 or 1151 DDR3 Mobo. Also is any AM4 or 1151 CPU compatible with DDR3 or some CPUs are incompatible?

If it were me, I'd recommend buying a current system with DDR4 and sell off your older parts to recoup the costs.

 

[WikiFM]

After a little search I find some new Gigabyte H110 DDR3 around 50 and some used 6700/6700K around 180, what do you think?

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Devil's Canyon (aka Haswell Refresh) on LGA 1150 (Z97 and H97 chipsets)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haswell_(microarchitecture)#DEVILS-CANYON

Devil's Canyon processors are bolded in the CPU list on the same page.

After a little search I find some new Gigabyte H110 DDR3 around 50 and some used 6700/6700K around 180, what do you think?

Are your DDR3 sticks DDR3L (low power)? If not (most likely aren't), Haswell/Devil's Canyon is the way to go, not Skylake. Intel does not officially support 1.5v DDR3 on Skylake.

If you're not a gambling man, check the memory support list: http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Memory/mb_memory_ga-h110m-s2pv-ddr3.pdf

 

[king of swag187]

The last platfrom with mainstream support was 1150/AM3+. Coffee Lake still supports DDR3L IIRC, but Ryzen does not. I know for a fact that atleast Kaby Lake supports it

 

[E-Bear]

From what I own and looked for, a 1150 setup is quite expensive to upgrade. Should go for AMD.

 

[king of swag187]

From what I own and looked for, a 1150 setup is quite expensive to upgrade. Should go for AMD.

Anything that isn't Ryzen is worthless, and thats a fact. LGA 1155 is still very cheap, and a upgrade from that better be a top tier chip like a 2500X or a 8400 atleast

 

[E-Bear]

Anything that isn't Ryzen is worthless, and thats a fact. LGA 1155 is still very cheap, and a upgrade from that better be a top tier chip like a 2500X or a 8400 atleast

Yeah you think like an Apple Iphone buyer. Anything last model is worthless. ...Which makes no sense.

 

[king of swag187]

Yeah you think like an Apple Iphone buyer. Anything last model is worthless. ...Which makes no sense.

>literally describes the greatness of LGA 1155, a nearly 5 year old socket at this point
>doesn't read the comment
To respond to your comment, its just that AM3+ isn't worth the buy in for the performance. a FX 8350 costs a similar price to a 2600K and is beat by the 2500K.

 

[E-Bear]

>literally describes the greatness of LGA 1155, a nearly 5 year old socket at this point
>doesn't read the comment
To respond to your comment, its just that AM3+ isn't worth the buy in for the performance. a FX 8350 costs a similar price to a 2600K and is beat by the 2500K.

Not everyone want to buy hyper performance. Depends what the person wanna do with it. No need of Ryzen if you just wanna play older games.

 

[king of swag187]

Not everyone want to buy hyper performance. Depends what the person wanna do with it. No need of Ryzen if you just wanna play older games.

and thats why I suggested LGA 1155

 

[GoldenX]

FM2+ is technically newer than AM3+. So is AM1.
But yeah, the best bet would be Haswell.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Two negatives for Devil's Canyon: 22nm (versus 14nm or less) and they run notoriously hot (I think it was because VRM is on the package).

2 x 8 GiB DDR4 runs for $130~$200. The window of savings for going old and reusing memory isn't that big so...keep that in mind (memory you have is worth less than $150).

 

[king of swag187]

FM2+ is technically newer than AM3+. So is AM1.
But yeah, the best bet would be Haswell.

Kaby Lake has DDR3L official support, but people have run normal DDR3 DIMM's on it
perfectly fine

 

[GoldenX]

Kaby Lake has DDR3L official support, but people have run normal DDR3 DIMM's on it
perfectly fine

Can you set the memory voltage on an H110 chipset? Gotta check on my bother's G4560.

 

[WikiFM]

I'm not sure if i7 Haswell is gonna be at least 20% faster to be worth the upgrade from my 3570. Also I'm not sure if upgrading to let's say 2600X is worthy changing CPU, mobo, memory and cooler since I have a 4K/60 TV, 3570 already gives me 60 fps in most games.

 

[GoldenX]

I would keep the 3570 until it's really time to upgrade to something worth it.
Give it some time and you can jump to DDR5, it's not that far away.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I'm not sure if i7 Haswell is gonna be at least 20% faster to be worth the upgrade from my 3570. Also I'm not sure if upgrading to let's say 2600X is worthy changing CPU, mobo, memory and cooler since I have a 4K/60 TV, 3570 already gives me 60 fps in most games.

Oh, there's nothing wrong with the 3570 and you're happy with it? I'd leave well enough alone, save your money, and buy a bigger upgrade later. Maybe see if you can get your hands on a 3770K for cheap. Haswell/Devil's Canyon is mostly a side-grade from Ivy Bridge and, unless you up the core count, Skylake, Kaby Lake, and Coffee Lake are mostly side-grades too (unless it has more cores/threads).

 

[WikiFM]

Oh, there's nothing wrong with the 3570 and you're happy with it? I'd leave well enough alone, save your money, and buy a bigger upgrade later. Maybe see if you can get your hands on a 3770K for cheap. Haswell/Devil's Canyon is mostly a side-grade from Ivy Bridge and, unless you up the core count, Skylake, Kaby Lake, and Coffee Lake are mostly side-grades too (unless it has more cores/threads).

Well, I feel happy but I'm not sure if my 3570 is bottlenecking my 1070, the thing is I don't remember when was the last time we watched a pre-Skylake CPU on any review @W1zzard so I don't know how fast could 4790K, 6700K, 7700K or any Coffee Lake be compared to my 3570 in 1440p gaming.

 

[lexluthermiester]

After a little search I find some new Gigabyte H110 DDR3 around 50 and some used 6700/6700K around 180, what do you think?

Links?

 

[cucker tarlson]

That only makes sense if your ram is fast enough. You can get a 5775c, a cracking gaming CPU,though a very rare one and it costs a lot.
If you have to change the platform as well, I suggest getting 8600k, an entry level z370 board (like z370 hd3) then go look for price cuts for ram, get a decent 2666 kit at a nice price and OC to 3000.