ASRock dropped the H610M Combo motherboard that lets people run either DDR4 or DDR5 memory on the same board, which basically never happens because most companies split their product lines instead of dealing with the engineering headache. The thing works with 12th through 14th gen Intel chips and maxes out at 64 gigs of DDR4 or 96 gigs of DDR5, but you can only use one type at a time.
The board targets budget builders who want to upgrade their CPU without immediately buying new RAM, since DDR5 prices are still kind of rough. A basic power delivery setup means this pairs best with non-overclockable processors, staying under 125 watts.
AMD users are stuck with DDR5-only platforms since Ryzen 7000 and 9000 series completely ditched support for older memory standards, making this hybrid approach exclusive to Intel systems.
The board targets budget builders who want to upgrade their CPU without immediately buying new RAM, since DDR5 prices are still kind of rough. A basic power delivery setup means this pairs best with non-overclockable processors, staying under 125 watts.
AMD users are stuck with DDR5-only platforms since Ryzen 7000 and 9000 series completely ditched support for older memory standards, making this hybrid approach exclusive to Intel systems.
