from tomshardware sic
"it's to be expected that the thermal power dissipation will increase to somewhere between 80 to 85 watt. Gone are the days when this was a rarity: Intel's processors in the next two years should also have a thermal dissipation of 100 watt maximum, according to internal sources. Because of this, thermal design, and above all the even distribution of heat generation, will be playing an increasingly important role. "
this is an exerpt from their hammer board 'review'. judging we are now at about 70-80 W, going to 100 is going to be fun with normal HSF's.
for the unz interested, original piece originates from here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/mainboar...017/index.html