Quote Originally Posted by xsbb View Post
Q9550s 2.83 GHz 12MB 1333 MHz $369


Does anyone know how Intel brought down the TDP to 65W?



What changes have they made?
The QX9650 only uses ~65W, but it's rated at 95W. I bet they undervolted a bit, and just adjusted their TDPs. Only the 9770 uses above 65W, Intel's been overrating their TDPs on their CPUs for a while.