Intel Launches New Pentium Extreme Edition 965

RL-20 II Rider writes "Although Intel is hard at work readying their next-gen Conroe core for a proposed 2H '06 release, it seems engineers at the company are still improving upon the existing 65nm Presler core. This review of the brand-new 3.73GHz Pentium Extreme Edition 965 dual-core processor shows that the CPU is based on a new stepping of the Presler core that runs cooler and overclocks higher than older chips, while consuming a bit less power as well."

Pentium Name

[hsmith]

I thought they were dropping the Pentium name? [tgdaily.com]

Questions

[zymano]

Does chip wiring or transistors waste the most heat ?

I don't understand why there aren't any attempts made to move away from silicon & copper/aluminum wiring ?

We have quantum tunneling transistors that work right now !

http://www.google.com/search?q=quantum+tunneling+t ransistors&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefo x-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official [google.com]
http://www.sandia.gov/media/quantran.htm [sandia.gov]