Ivy Bridge with PCIe 3.0?

[Bluefusion]

Hello,
Im building my first gaming rig, and I'm want to know if the Intel i5 3570K Ivy Bridge processor ( http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0388577 ) is compatible with the MSI N660 Ti 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127696 ).

I would like a suggestion as to what motherboard would be good to use with these two components.

I'm looking at the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0386363

or the AsRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0387554


Additional details;
I live near a Micro Center (prefer to buy parts from there)

System Specs;


CPU- Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz LGA

Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard ???

GPU-MSI N660 Ti 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB ???

RAM; Corsair Vengeance 8GB RAM ($50.00)

PSU: CORSAIR CX Series CX750 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Internal HDD; 1TB SeaGate Barracuda HDD

Boot up SSD: 64 GB Samsung SSD

Drive; Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive IHAS424-98

Case: CoolMaster HAF 922 OR Nzxt Phanton 421 red

Need advice on PSU

 

[vegettonox]

You don't need pci express 3, the pci express interface is fully backwards compatible. Your power supply is fine, and the rest looks decent however i would go with a slightly larger ssd, I recommend a 120gig ocz ssd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706

The only brand I trust and they are generally faster than all the rest OCZ

 

[Bluefusion]

You don't need pci express 3, the pci express interface is fully backwards compatible. Your power supply is fine, and the rest looks decent however i would go with a slightly larger ssd, I recommend a 120gig ocz ssd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706

The only brand I trust and they are generally faster than all the rest OCZ

So essentially I can use my PCIe 3.0 graphics card in a PCIe 2.0 slot?
Sorry, I'm a total noob

 

[nekulturny]

So essentially I can use my PCIe 3.0 graphics card in a PCIe 2.0 slot?
Sorry, I'm a total noob

Yes.

 

[amuffin]

Yes, but Z77 boards all come with PCIE 3.0 regardless.