🛠️ Gigabyte B360M‑D3H Motherboard
🧠 Platform & CPU Compatibility
Socket: Intel LGA1151 (300‑series) — for 8th and 9th Gen Intel Core, Pentium, and Celeron processors.
Chipset: Intel B360 Express — mainstream chipset (no overclocking, but reliable).
✔ Supports CPUs such as Core i3, i5, i7 from 8th/9th Gen (e.g., i5‑8400, i5‑9400F, i7‑9700).
❗ It does not support AMD processors or newer Intel 10th/11th Gen CPUs — those use different sockets/chipsets.
💾 Memory (RAM)
Memory Type: DDR4‑DIMM only (DDR3 not supported).
DIMM Slots: 4 × DDR4 slots — dual‑channel memory architecture.
Maximum Memory: Up to 64 GB total.
Supported Speeds: DDR4‑2133, DDR4‑2400, DDR4‑2666 MHz (depends on CPU & BIOS; 2666 MHz on some CPUs).
👉 This means you must use DDR4 RAM on this board — DDR3 like your old G.Skill DDR3 modules will not work.
💡 Typical compatible RAM sizes: 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB sticks (installed up to 64 GB).
🧩 Expansion & Storage
PCIe Slots:
• 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×16 (x16) for graphics cards
• 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×16 (x4)
• 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×1 slot
Storage:
• 1 × M.2 slot — supports PCIe/SATA M.2 SSDs
• 6 × SATA 6 Gb/s ports — for HDD/SSD drives
📺 Graphics & Connectivity
If you install a CPU with integrated graphics, you get:
• VGA (D‑Sub)
• DVI‑D
• HDMI
• DisplayPort outputs
Audio: Realtek ALC892 7.1‑channel audio
LAN: Intel Gigabit Ethernet
USB: USB 3.1 Gen2 Type‑A, USB 3.1 Gen1, USB 2.0 ports
📌 Quick Compatibility Checklist
Component Compatible?
Intel 8th/9th Gen CPU ✔ Yes
Intel 10th/11th+ Gen CPU ❌ No
DDR4 RAM ✔ Yes
DDR3 RAM ❌ No
M.2 SSD ✔ Yes