32nm FTW. I'm not upgrading my cpu any time soon though.

In time for UT3. :P :D

I'm confused by the The "Yorkfield" desktop quad-core derivative of Penryn will be accompanied by the new X38 chipset, which features unlocked bus ratios. bit. Was under the impression the X38 was supposed to be announced this Thursday. So whats getting released when?

I love Otellini. Now thats a CEO!

are we talking the typical "Open lower ratios" or really open as in open to select from 6-18 ?

Here's hoping the mobile parts are drop in compatible with existing P965 setups!

wow... 15-20 Penryn-based products... they got their guns (45) blazing by 1st quarter next year...

Well... this article makes me feel some better knowing the 45nm mobile versions will not be out till sometime early next year. WAS trying to hold off on a new Core 2 laptop till i could get one with a 45nm chip for hopefully better battery life (but had to buy one a couple weeks ago for school, was a literal NEEDED to have it now situation).

On that note though, it will be fascinating to me to see how these improve battery life in laptops (if they even do at all) over the current 65nm Core 2's. On the desktop front it will be neat to see how much power they consume and how much heat they output, and then seeing how far they will be able to OC. Just because they run cooler doesn't mean you can OC them further, or even as much as a current CPU that might run hotter and use more electricity at stock. Hopefully these will lower the power consumption for quad core chips (and thus lower heat output). I never really found it to be an issue being able to expel hundreds of watts of heat from my towers... but you know, if you can get something just as fast / faster for the same price, and it puts out less heat and uses less energy, then why would you not get it?

So when are we going to hear about the real-world details of TXT/TPM?