File this under "ZOMG!! OH, NOES!!!!" - there are unconfirmed reports that CPU giant Intel plans to cease overclocking support for its mainstream product lines - a move that if true, will certainly send shock waves throughout the PC enthusiast community. The OC stoppage is allegedly to take effect when Intel moves away from the LGA775 socket, leaving the upcoming Nehalem desktop platform - named Bloomfield, which uses the new LGA1366 socket - as Intel's only remaining overclockable hardware. While it's currently unclear exactly how Intel intends to prevent overclocking via third-party motherboards supporting its upcoming Lynnfield and Havendale platforms - both of which will use yet another new socket, LGA1160 - one theory suggests that since the greater portion of the Northbridge is actually inside the CPU on these platforms, Intel could limit the extent to which the BIOS is allowed to interact with and alter factors like bus speed. Stay tuned for more details as this story develops...