Motherboard without usb 3.0 headers

Speedr269

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Im looking to build my first pc, and I am not sure which motherboard i should use. I will not be over-clocking and plan to use intel i5 4690 processor. The mother board I am looking at is the
MSI h81m p33: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h81mp33#viewImages

The only concern is that the mobo has no usb3.0 headers. Is this necessary? Does it mean i will not have usb 3.0 but still have usb 2.0?
Would this be the best motherboard for the price?
 
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The H81 will not work with the i5 4690, you need to update the BIOS first by using other compatible cpu. If you buy the i5 4670, and you are fine. CPU support list: i5 4690 need 7817v14.zip, and i5 4670 need the 1st BIOS version 7817v10.zip
http://us.msi.com/support/mb/H81MP33.html#support-cpu

If you want the i5 4690, then you are better to buy the Asrock H97M Pro4 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4 cpu support list http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H97M%20Pro4/?cat=CPU

The H81 does not have the USB3.0, but has the USB2.0 header.
The H81 will not work with the i5 4690, you need to update the BIOS first by using other compatible cpu. If you buy the i5 4670, and you are fine. CPU support list: i5 4690 need 7817v14.zip, and i5 4670 need the 1st BIOS version 7817v10.zip
http://us.msi.com/support/mb/H81MP33.html#support-cpu

If you want the i5 4690, then you are better to buy the Asrock H97M Pro4 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4 cpu support list http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H97M%20Pro4/?cat=CPU

The H81 does not have the USB3.0, but has the USB2.0 header.
 
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That could have been bad... Thanks for spotting that mistake. I think ill most likely go with the suggested motherboard since its in my price range. Thanks for the help!