It seems to me if anything Intel has become more receptive to overclocking. Just look at that recent video of Fugger onstage with Intel's CEO, busting records. Even if they have the capacity to "lock" many of the settings we've grown accustomed to tweaking, Intel would be hacking off a lot of "enthusiasts" who are important for generating marketing buzz. I think Intel is smarter than that (not to mention, I can't see Intel deliberately handing marketing opportunities like that to its competitors).