Need advice on CPU and motherboard

[sintxd]

Hey guys, well basically I finished deciding which components for my custom gaming pc built originally to play a game, guild wars 2. After some time now, I did some more research and read that the cpu and motherboard have to be compatible with chipsets.

CPU:Intel Core i5-3450 Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500

Motherboard:Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H Motherboard H77 Express

chipset for motherboard: North Bridge H77



Just going to ask for a final check, this my first time making a pc. I read some reviews saying that Z77 northbridge is compatible with this cpu, which made me think mine might not be. Should i get

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB motherboard or stay with what I have?


Thanks

 

[Fer_saiyan]

Gigabyte say the H77 support the processor that you gonna use, here the link http://www.gigabyte.us/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4143

 

[C12Friedman]

Both motherboards are compatible with IB.
The Z77 board may need a BIOS update (has to be version F6 or later)
http://www.gigabyte.us/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4167
whereas the H77 seems to be okay with the F5 or later BIOS version
http://www.gigabyte.us/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4143
Stay with what you have...

 

[sintxd]

Both motherboards are compatible with IB.
The Z77 board may need a BIOS update (has to be version F6 or later)
http://www.gigabyte.us/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4167
whereas the H77 seems to be okay with the F5 or later BIOS version
http://www.gigabyte.us/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4143
Stay with what you have...

Okay ty! also does the motherboard have room for wifi?

 

[C12Friedman]

The H77 motherboard has a PCI slot available which can be used for a wifi card like one of these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100010074%20600014290&IsNodeId=1&name=PCI
The Z77 comes with a wifi/bluetooth card along with 3 slots available to put it in - won't interfere with any GPU configuration
Another consideration is size, the H77 board is micro ATX (9.6" x 8.9" or 244mm x 220mm, the Z77 is full ATX (12" x 9.6" or 305mm x 244mm)

 

[sintxd]

The H77 motherboard has a PCI slot available which can be used for a wifi card like one of these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100010074%20600014290&IsNodeId=1&name=PCI
The Z77 comes with a wifi/bluetooth card along with 3 slots available to put it in - won't interfere with any GPU configuration
Another consideration is size, the H77 board is micro ATX (9.6" x 8.9" or 244mm x 220mm, the Z77 is full ATX (12" x 9.6" or 305mm x 244mm)

Okay thanks, I was wondering about it, perfect I have the right card for my motherboard!