Its been several gens that Intel MB OC on their own or as simple as a click/selection from different board members.
I meant manual adjustments. Auto OC works within manufacturers' limits. PCs are designed for this kind of treatment.
The whole idea of manual OC is to go beyond these limits.
If your not running the latest connections a 1150 is still fine. Heck some here still run 775. Every once in awhile you'll see a member asking for parts in the forum that he cant find because stores don't stock nor keep things after 2 gens if they don't sell, Maybe its different in Poland but here in the states after the new gen is released most chains get rid of last gen stock. Plus most of the stuff online is from 3rd party vendors that get put up close to initial selling price.
The whole idea of shopping for consumer electronics in Poland is different (and not just electronics). We don't use local shops that much. The market is dominated by online stores and auctions, so they can keep stock for a long time (and quickly import something rare).
So it's much like with amazon and ebay in US. The difference is: if you don't like buying online and you'd like to buy something in a local PC store in Poland... you can't. It went bankrupt 10 years ago.
So yeah... 1150 boards are quite easy to get. 775 is much harder, but 2 years ago it wasn't that bad. I've even seen some Asus P5Q and other high-end models available back then (new, sealed boxes). Usually it's the mid-range "business" stuff that stays in shops for longer (like ASUS CSM lineup).
The sillyness is people don't want others to have that longevity of a socket.
Why is that silly?
I am fine with you being able to get a motherboard for many years. But I'm hardly happy about the fact that it probably slows the development cycle and - more importantly - raises the price of my mobo.
Socket 775 was 2006. You bought 4yrs into it and it lasted you 7 years. Let that sink in 11yrs. Yet some how find a way to complain about a socket projected to last from 2017-2020. That's 3 years.
Remember you bought into socket 775 4yrs after it was released. 
Actually socket 775 was introduced in 2004. Moreover, 1156 came out in 2009, so in 2010 I bought an obsolete, 6-year-old platform. But it was very cheap and I needed just that. I was using a notebook most of the time, anyway. But few years later it became my main PC and managed pretty well.
The fact that I used it for 7 years has nothing to do with longevity. I've doubled RAM at some point and replaced disks, but all other parts were from the original build.
I didn't need a faster desktop and that one didn't want to break down.
The point is: it doesn't matter how long-lasting a platform is. I simply buy whatever matches my needs at particular moment and I use it for as long as possible. This is a typical, most common consumer behavior and it strongly favors a quicker replacement cycle.
