Can the ASUS B150M-A D3 use DDR3 RAM with the i5 6500?

[drewfy]

Someones telling me that DDR3 RAM will Blow the Memory Controller in the CPU is this correct? the Motherboard says that it supports DDR3 but hes saying that Newegg made a typo, What do you guys think

[WarmedxMints]

According to Asus's website, it is not a typo - https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/B150M-A-D3/specifications/

[just.kamk /idle]

Originally posted by ✪ Slippy ✪ #FreeBrax:

Someones telling me that DDR3 RAM will Blow the Memory Controller in the CPU is this correct? the Motherboard says that it supports DDR3 but hes saying that Newegg made a typo, What do you guys think

Why would it "blow up" anything?
It will either not work (due limitations), or it will - the latter applies for the board mentioned.

[drewfy]

he said it would "Kill the memory controller" sorry

[SundownKid]

There is no more such thing as a memory controller that can "blow", that is really old motherboards back in the day.

There will be no issues, but I still recommend upgrading to DDR4, and getting a DDR4 compatible motherboard for the additional performance.

[[☥] - CJ -]

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/B150M-A_D3/B150M-A_D3_Memory_QVL.pdf?_ga=1.157292985.2097032778.1482649710

so yes, it is a DDR3 board, and that someone is incorrect.
Skylake does have DDR3 boards, tho they usually use DDR3L

[chiefputsa☒lag]

low voltage DDR3 and not the regular DDR3 (1.5v-1.65v) for 1st to 4th gen intel core motherboards.

[[☥] - CJ -]

Normal Voltage 1.5v RAM can be used on that board, as shown in the link i provided. 1.35v or lower is not necessary for that board.

[Blaagh]

my ram was not that old and I didnt want to toss it so I got a ddr3 board with my skylake. it ran fine on 1.5v for a few months but I simply set it to 1.35v manual and it has been working without any issue up to today.

(its 1800 mhz ram but it will only run on 1333 mhz btw. - if I set it to anything else it wont boot)