Basically, what has happened is that intel has killed the hidden value in overclocking. I think if you pay more for an unlocked cpu, you won't be getting any additional value (caveat: FOR AVERAGE PEOPLE, obviously for people who run benchmarks for WR this need not apply). Intel has fixed the little bug where you could cheat them out of money by buying something slower and OC'ing it; now if you want performance you pay the appropriate price.