Wednesday, August 19th 2009
Braidwood Technology and P57 Chipset Get The Axe, Sources Claim
Intel's so codenamed "Braidwood" technology, which was touted to be a successor for Intel Turbo Memory, in which a supplementary high-speed, low-latency NVRAM module is used to speed up booting, application startup, and enhance system responsiveness in general, is shelved for now, and will not be part of Intel 5-series chipsets' feature-set, according to industry sources. As a result, Intel P57, a variant of P55 that officially supports it, will not be implemented, as Braidwood is the principal difference between it and P55. Several motherboard manufacturers already have the hardware-side of the technology ready, as several high-end LGA-1156 motherboards have been spotted with Braidwood NVRAM slots, or at least placeholders of the same. The software-side of it, however, seems to be the problem child, sources explained.
Source:
DigiTimes
7 Comments on Braidwood Technology and P57 Chipset Get The Axe, Sources Claim
i dont think its totally scrapped.
maybe the actual cards but not the feature itself.
Secondly, EP55-UD5 is already revised/redesigned, and Braidwood removed. www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2422
And with SSD now taking off and coming down in price, braidwood was idea too late.