Can you use a ddr5 video card with a ddr3 motherboard?

Yes, you can use that video card with your mobo. The form of VRAM on a graphics card has nothing to do with the type of RAM used by the motherboard. GDDR5 and DDR3 are very different memory for different things. To answer your question though no you did not choose wrong. read more

Yes, you can use that video card with your mobo. The form of VRAM on a graphics card has nothing to do with the type of RAM used by the motherboard. read more

DDR3 RAM has to be used with a DDR3 motherboard. However, graphics card can use any type of RAM, regardless of what the motherboard uses for syetem RAM. GDDR5 is the fastest graphics RAM. It'll work just fine. As long as you have a PCIe slot and a power supply that can output more than the minimum required wattage, it'll work just fine. read more