Question 1

Does this Motherboard send Audio out through its HDMI?

Accepted Answer

I don't see any reason why it wouldn't.  HDMI carries sound and video, that's the point of the standard.

Question 2

Would DDR3 2400 work on this mobo?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but it will run at 2133 MHz as that is what the B150 chipset supports.

You should also be using DDR3L rather than regular DDR3, the difference being that DDR3L runs at a lower voltage, and for that reason is the only type of RAM Intel officially endorses on this board. Most B150 boards use DDR4 but this one will not support that.

Question 3

Will this work with my Intel Core i5-760 1156 and a ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 TURBO?

Accepted Answer

For the CPU - Unfortunately no - that's a 7th generation CPU, and this supports 6th generation CPUs from Intel. This is not on the manufacturer's supported CPUs list.

Also, if you want a more technical answer - the issue is with the Chipset itself. It doesn't support the instruction set differences and won't recognize the processor.

The GPU will work just fine - just make sure you have a PSU to match!

Question 4

Does this MOBO support Displayport connectivity?

Accepted Answer

No, but almost certainly a decent video card will get you displayport. I have a r9 380x plugged into it which provides a displayport connection, though untested since I use hdmi

Question 5

Since there is 3 video ports on the this MB, by default, which video port is used? DVI-D, HDMI or the VGA port?

Accepted Answer

Have never had to select, and have used both the DVI and HDMI ports.  If you have the onboard video enabled, much like a modern video card it picks whatever's connected, I assume using EDID or other technology.

Question 6

I bought this because the system I'm rebuilding has DDR3 RAM I want to reuse, and the sales page says DDR3.  Reading articles online, it says Skylake only supports DDR3L, some new low voltage kind.  Does it actually support normal DDR3 ?

Accepted Answer

With the manual in hand and 3 weeks of continuous operation, both Asus and empirical observation disagree with this.   Why would operating standard DDR3 at a lower voltage burn anything out?

Brand	ASUS
Model	B150M-A D3

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1151
CPU Type	Celeron / Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7 / Intel Core 6th Gen (LGA 1151) / Intel Core 7th Gen (LGA 1151) / Pentium

Number of Memory Slots	4x240pin
Memory Standard	DDR3 1866(O.C.)/1600/1333
Maximum Memory Supported	64GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 3.0 x16	1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 mode, gray)
Other Slots	2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1

Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC887
Audio Channels	8 Channels

ASUS B150M-A D3 LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

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Back I/O Ports	1 x HDMI / 2 x PS/2 / 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 / 4 x USB 3.0
PS/2	2
Video Ports	1 x VGA 1 x DVI-D
HDMI	1 x HDMI
RJ45	1 x RJ45
USB 3.0	4 x USB 3.0
USB 1.1/2.0	2 x USB 2.0
Audio Ports	3 Ports

Form Factor	Micro ATX
Dimensions (W x L)	9.20" x 7.90"
Power Pin	24 Pin

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Realtek RTL8111H
Max LAN Speed	1Gbps

Item#: N82E16813132582