Hmm, Lets get back to the subject here. Were talking about the overall architecture of the K8, and in comparrison to the P4 there is no major flaws! Yeah, you HAD your Cold bug problem, but like EVERY other CPU out there, they all have their bugs. A bug macro code fixes with every new update (slight differences in stepping numbers?). In this case, the problem was sorted in the San Diago and Venice cores. A Intel example, the huge instability problems of the Coppermine P3s. Your Integrated Memory Controller problem? Please expand, as none come to mind. If you don't use recomended memory, it's not a problem. Not being able to run 4Dimms at 1T, show me a non-AMD desktop board that does. The IMC is far superior to any Intel setups!
The Point I was trying to make is, the K8 Architecture itself is still worthy, has NO major flaws and still is perfecting fit to expand on. IE, the Hypertransport/Integrated Memory Controller/K8 Architecture is sound and still has potential. In comparison to Intels overheating, over pipelined, only good at encoding CPU without half decent Multi-cored architecture the K8 has the foundations such as the half decent multicore potential Intel never planned. Intel had to redesign from the ground up to get this expandibility. AMD with the K8 doesn't need to and there's no reason for AMD to release anything different. Strap on some extra cache, another couple of cores (totaling 4 - as I'm guessing they'll need to get a license for Hyperthreading of Intel in order to use it), upp the Hypertransport bus and lower the size of the fabrication process, increase the clock speed, and you'll end up with a CPU that will still be able to compete towards without changing the Architecure. Now try that on a P4.... oh, wait. It's been done, and it's still hit a brick wall. Thats my point, thats why there still using K8!