As a result, the SATA color scheme has been adjusted.
It should also be noted that SATA6G is not present anymore due to Marvell limitations (yield and other issues of the Marvell controller are to blame according to our sources in Taiwan). The color scheme has been updated and I/O ports have been updated as well to include External SATA (eSATA). The P7P55D ‘EVO’ motherboard pictured above is based off the most recent revision and was sent to Legit Reviews just hours ago.
ATI CrossFire is, of course, supported again, so no worries there. It’s not official and/or public that NVIDIA SLI will be supported on the P55 chipset, but we think it’s highly likely that it will be.
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When two video cards are being used the full 16 lanes is split between two PCIe slots (x8 + x8). For the average consumer that runs just one video card this shouldn’t be a big deal as the full benefits of PCIe 2.0 with 16 lanes is available when one card is being used. This is significant if you plan on running a multi-GPU setup like NVIDIA SLI or ATI CrossFire. The biggest negative that we can see with the P55 chipset is that Intel has restricted the bandwidth of the x16 PCI express to 8 lanes. This is good news as it will lower system costs, and it is good for those upgrading from previous generation DDR3 platforms like the X38/X48 as they might be able to continue using the same memory kit if they like. Also missing is triple channel DDR3, which was replaced by dual channel DDR3. To our knowledge the P55 Express chipset will no longer feature a QPI bus (Quick Path Interconnect) and therefore has no Northbridge, which will likely have an impact on performance when compared to the Intel X58 Express chipset. The P7P55D ‘EVO’ motherboard is based on Intel’s LGA1156 socket designed for Intel Lynnfield Processors or Core i5, so this is a whole new socket for a new generation of processors that will be coming out soon. Here is a quick background on the Intel P55 Express and the P7P55D EVO for those that are seeing it for the first time.
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