Intel Planning to Ship Multiplier Unlocked CPUs?
Forget all that messing with bus speeds; what you really want is an unlocked multiplier!
Multiplier unlocked processors are not the norm, despite being a surefire hit with the enthusiast community that likes to decide clock speeds for themselves. Those in search of such processor have to turn to AMD's Black Edition CPUs or Intel's Extreme Editions, both of which come with a price premium. But there may be another multiplier unlocked CPU coming from Intel, according to recent reports from the web.
Most telling is a BIOS compatibility chart listed by Gigabyte for its GA-P55A-UD6 that clearly displays an unannounced Lynnfield CPU – the Core i7-875K. Like the Core i7-870, it too supposedly runs at 2.93GHz, but speculation says that the Core i7-875K will be multiplier unlocked.
The same speculation says that the 'K' is for unlocked. If that's true, then there may be another reason to get excited. Expreview has noticed references to a Core i3-655K with base clock speed of 3.2GHz and a top Turbo Boost speed of 3.46GHz, which matches up with the Core i5-650, which currently sells for around $185. The Clarkdale i3 processor will supposedly hit in June with the Lynnfield i7 landing in July.

When asked, Intel declined to comment on rumors or speculation.

Why would they bother adding more performance per $ when they're essentially competing with themselves in the top performance levels? All they'd do is stop someone with OC'ing know-how from buying a more expensive chip.
The only way I could ever see this happening is if AMD's next chip is a market-changer.
Just because the 975 has an unlocked multiplier doesn't mean everyone who bought it was going to use it for overclocking. The fact of the matter is, when a 920 ships it's only guaranteed to work at 2.6 Ghz. Some chips will go much higher, and other won't, but that's not intel's problem. If you were building something that you wanted to be sure was stable at 3.333 Ghz, you could take the chance with an 920 and void the warrenty, or you could spend the extra money for stability and some peace of mind on the 975.
You or I may not care as much, but then again, very few of us were going to be buying a $1000 dollar processor when we could get about the same for a third of the price. Point being, most of us aren't going to be spending that much on a processor anyway.
But in no does it reference that in the info provided above all you've said is its "speculated"......
I can build myself an AMD that is half my 1800$ Intel and as powerful.
I had enough with Intel games...
AMD is (at least) a generation back - The Phenom II is barely a match for the C2D, so forget about going head to head with Bloomfield, Clarkdale, or heaven forbid Sandy Bridge.
We pay what Intel says we must pay, at the top end, Intel has a monopoly.
Unlocked chips would be a great goodwill gesture.