If there had been an i3k version I probably would have jumped on that and OC it all the way, a friend has a 2500k and he can reach 4.5 on stock cooler and stock volts completely stable
I totally agree, being able to OC the i3 would change a lot, and now with some competition from AMD (FX 6300 looks pretty good compared to what Intel can offer on the sub $180 segment) and a new platform (lga 1150) this might be a reality again, there has been some reports that Haswell will have some BLCK overclock headroom, which would be great for the lower end locked parts I think.