When it comes to Intel LGA 1156 platforms you have been able to get an awesome mainstream platform since the day it was introduced along with Intel Core i7 800 & i5 700 series 'Lynnfield' processors way back in September 2009. Over the past eight months the LGA 1156 platform has sold really well and one of the only complaints that we have heard with the platform from enthusiasts and gamers is that Intel has ignored the overclocker on this platform as they don't offer any unlocked processors for this socket. Intel offers an unlocked Extreme Edition processor for their LGA 1366 platform, but the unlocked Extreme series CPUs are reserved only for the flagship processor for that product generation.  The Lynnfield processors aren't part of the top tier product line, so Intel didn't offer any unlocked parts.