Time Sensitive question: i5 3450 v i5 3570 and H77 v Z77

[dklittle]

Hi guys,

Buying the final components for my gaming machine. I'm on a time crunch because Microcenter is about to close...

I had two questions.

Is the i5 3570 reliably better than the i5 3450 assuming same price?

Is the Z77 motherboard better than the H77 motherboard even if I do not intend to overclock?

 

[Ironslice]

If you do not intend to overclock then get the i5 3450 and the H77

 

[avenseth12]

The 3570 is better and the z77 is good match

 

[azeem40]

The 3570 is not worth it over the 3450. The clock speed won't make a big difference. Get 3450 and H77.

 

[dklittle]

Best answer selected by dklittle.