BAD HARDWARE WEEK

Phenom 9500 is inside the case at 2,2 Ghz ONLY. Bad, pretty bad for now.What more at 2.4Ghz it freezes.
The problem is say in TLB. The needed patch is quickly done for a new PC BIOS, however that only alleviate the problem for the new PCs, leaving old mobo upgrade promises deeply in a cold water .
AMD said on the record that naturally Phenom 2.4GHz and faster parts will all be based on the B3 stepping and this one is planned in late Q1. It doesn't look good at all. Seems we have here QUIET not quite phenomenal launch. The real reason is obvious: 110A of power supply consumption. No way in 65nm manufacturing to push it in power standard 120 W TDP thermal envelope. Intel did it smarter, accelerating 45nm introduction. Please note condition on performance in a bottom claim of DRAM 1066 uncertainty. IN my opinion ONLY 3 cores could COMPETITIVELY fit into requested power envelope before 45nm emerge. Write that somewhere.
I will call this kind start COLD BOOT. Only in May next year we might expect Phenom notebook, judging after this pic below.


The only postive side I could say here is that AMD finally be ready for 45nm.
But, will it be ready for AMD?