Where are you getting your information from? IPF power direction is well documented. AMD64's power direction is clear by the statement that AMD would ship a 4-way CMP device next year. The degree of increase is suggested here: <A HREF="http://www.aceshardware.com/forums/read_post.jsp?id=115153577&forumid=1" target="_blank">http://www.aceshardware.com/forums/read_post.jsp?id=115153577&forumid=1</A> A 140W rating for socket F would of course be higher than the 130W *historical power limit* for IPF that Intel is moving away from.