Question about i5-4460 and Z87 motherboards

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A few days ago, I posted about a build I'm about to start working on for my sister.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($97.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $971.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-22 18:56 EST-0500

I noticed as I was just finishing up at the bottom of the PCPartPicker list:

-Some Intel Z87 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Haswell Refresh CPUs.

I don't really have a way (that I can see) of upgrading the BIOS on the motherboard - Would I be better off just getting a (more expensive) Z97 board? (eg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132117&cm_re=z97-pro-_-13-132-117-_-Product)

Thanks for the help!
 
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for crossfire :Asus Z97-A,Gigabyte Z97X SLI

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $816.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-22 19:15 EST-0500
 
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