remember the soldiered to mainboard intel cpu? more info about it

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"New evidence (a “trusted source,” according to Tech Report) suggests Intel is actually planning a bifurcated strategy. Starting with Broadwell, certain motherboards will be available with soldered processors — presumably those intended for small set-top boxes or other diminutive form factors.

Traditional desktop processors won’t vanish, they just won’t be the only option anymore."

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/145565-intel-reportedly-prepping-soldered-desktop-chips-after-all