Intel's dual-core push leads to discontinuation of two chips

This might be old news for some of you out there but I still think its something we all should know about.
"The decision to cancel Tejas and Jayhawk was not related to any engineering or manufacturing difficulties in getting those chips ready for volume production, Kircos said. Reports had indicated that both chips consumed a great deal of power, even more than the Prescott processor released earlier this year.

Intel realized that it could accelerate the development of the dual core products to the point where it made more business sense to head in that direction, he said. "
I like the idea of two processor cores; they will be based on laptop designs for reasons of power consumption and heat output though it makes you wonder how the new configuration will effect overclocking? Typically in the past when two processors where installed the Northbridge kept the processors in check. It would seem to me that once both cores on are the same die that luxury goes away.

On a side note, how do you think performance watercooling will be affected by the shift to dual processor core technology? I have an idea, and possible solution, stay tuned for more info.

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