I7-2600k w/Asrock P67 - need advice.

[drivium]

Need advice. I ordered (and now have) the two components below:

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157265

I have not opened these yet and am considering sending them back to new egg in exchange for an Asrock Z77 Extreme6 motherboard and I7-3770k cpu.

Sounds like there is a sacrifice either way. I read the 2600k overclocks very well, but I cannot take advantage of my boards PCIE 3.0 without IVY bridge. So do I sacrifice overclockability for use of my PCIe 3.0 feature? Also, Ivy Bridge is said to ramp up in heat much faster than sandy bridge. As far as Asrock boards, I read that my P67 does not support ssd caching, while the z77 does, but the z77 also may not be as overclock friendly. Can anyone shed any light? Should I just stick with what I have an be happy? Or can I send these back, spend a few extra bucks, and get the other components...??? Need advice - anything else I'm not considering?!

 

[Z1NONLY]

A 3770k and Z77 would be a little better, but I doubt I would go through the hassle of sending the stuff back, spending more money, and starting over.

Ivy bridge lost a lot of my interest when I learned that they use thermal paste instead of flux-less solder for the heat spreader.

I know many people on this site intend to upgrade often, but flux-less solder just strikes me as a better long-term solution than thermal paste. (I have read about people needing to reapply thermal paste on their HSF because it got old/dried out.)

I would like to think Intel found a thermal paste that lasts a long time, but how long is a mystery.