Comment 125 watts! (Score 2, Interesting) 114
According to wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_future_AMD_Phenom_microprocessors
It uses 125 Watts of power! The hot & noisy prescott was around 100 watts. I think I'll go with a nice 95 watt core 2 quad, or the upcoming c2q model at 65 watts.