Intel Conroe 2.4Ghz almost faster than 3.8Ghz Pentium M!
 

Looks like Conroe ES are spreading. Victor Wang introduced first initial results with CoreDuo E6600 at XtremeSystems. Using upcoming mainstream i965 based mainboard and without any overclocking Super PI 1M test passed in just 21 seconds.

these results are quite strong as the chip can do this passively cooled...
that means it could really kickass...,
maybe end of this year my by-then-age-old fx53 could have a successor...
I'd have kept the same cpu for 2 1/2 years by then...

and you can easily keep it another 2 years in my humble opinion as no application or game request FX-53 power to run :)

I probably will, coz it's silently cooled for a long time now, and working inside my case is a bore, since it's so crammed full.

I know I don't need fx53 power however it's nice to know you can default your cpu and still have headroom and be gpu bound.

Upgrading to the latest is not all about capability for some; reward for doing a good job or simply survive from the long hard working days ;)