Gigabyte H87M-D3H Processor upgrade

MrJohn747 · 17 Jan 2018 at 12:08

Hi all

I currently have a Gigabyte H87M-D3H with an Intel i5 4440 processor and I'd like to upgrade to somthing more powerful, however I'm not sure whether this montherboard supports newer generation intel processors or not? WOuld my best option be something like an i7 4770?

Thanks for any help.

My Build

Motherboard
Gigabyte H87M-D3H Mainboard Base LGA 1150 (micro-ATX, Intel H87, DDR3 Memory, 6x SATA III, HDMI, DVI, 6x USB 3.0)

Processor
Intel Core i5 4440 Quad Core CPU Retail (Socket 1150, 3.10GHz, 6MB, 84W, Extended Memory 64 Technology, Execute Disable Bit

RAM
Corsair - Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Crucial - Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

GFX Card
Palit Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

Storage
Samsung - 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Crucial - M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Monitor
Dell S2440L

PSU
Corsair CP-9020076-UK Builder Series 550W CS550M ATX/EPS Semi-Modular 80 Plus Gold Power Supply Unit

pastymuncher · 17 Jan 2018 at 13:11

Hi and welcome to the forums.

Your board will take any cpu from Haswell/Haswell refresh/Devils Canyon so everything up to and including the i7 4790k. The cpu support list can be seen here. You need at least bios version F9 installed (F11 is the latest).

If you need to update the bios do it while your current cpu is installed. You simply download the latest bios from here and put it on a USB stick. Reboot the pc and enter the bios. Under the Tools tab you will find Gigabytes bios flashing tool, Q-Flash. Click on it and follow the instructions and point it to the USB stick. Let it do it's thing and when finished it will either reboot or prompt you to reboot. Let it reboot and you are good to go. Do not interrupt power while the flash is taking place or it will brick the board. Do not use any Windows based software to flash the bios either. Always use the built in tool.

If you have bios version F9 installed already there is no need to update and you can drop any cpu in the list in the board.

orbitalwalsh · 17 Jan 2018 at 13:20

seems you can get a decent overclock with H87 chip

pastymuncher · 17 Jan 2018 at 19:07

My Wifes Gigabyte B85M-D3H is a fine overclocker too. It overclocked my old 4670k to 4.4Ghz with exactly the same settings as my much more expensive Asus Z87 Hero. Not bad for a board that only cost £52 and isn't supposed to be able to overclock.