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News Release from: VIA Technologies | Subject: K8M890 and K8T900
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 24 May 2006
Chipsets support AMD processor evolution
Top-to-bottom chipset solutions support the transition to socket AM2 by AMD.
VIA Technologies has developed top-to-bottom chipset solutions supporting the transition to socket AM2 by AMD To accommodate the latest platform features and rising system bandwidth requirements, AMD's transition to socket AM2 will enable a new wave of innovation on AMD64 based systems featuring AMD virtualisation and high-performance DDR2 memory
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Supporting this transition, VIA offers a wide range of chipset solutions that are fully compatible with socket AM2 platforms, including the VIA K8M890, ideal for Windows Vista-ready systems, and the VIA K8T900 performance chipset with dual X8 PCI Express support.
"VIA is proud to continue our strong collaboration with AMD and support their continued leadership with the acclaimed line of AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Sempron processors", commented Chewei Lin, Vice President of Product Marketing, VIA Technologies.
"With leading top-to-bottom solutions for the AMD platform, VIA is well positioned to strengthen our standing as a premier supplier of solutions for the AMD platform".
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"By enabling a top-to-bottom transition of our AMD Athlon 64 FX, AMD Athlon 64 X2, AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Sempron product lines around socket AM2 and by working jointly with allies like VIA, we can maintain our competitive edge through technology leadership and the benefits delivered to customers", said Bob Brewer, Corporate Vice President, Desktop Division, AMD.
"With VIA's full range of chipsets compatible with socket AM2 platforms, we feel very confident we can offer customer-focused solutions through open industry standards and leading-edge technologies".
Optimised for a complete range of AMD Opteron, Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, and Sempron processors, VIA K8 Series chipsets include the widely acclaimed VIA K8T900 and K8T890 discrete solutions as well as the VIA K8M890 integrated graphics chipset.
VIA's latest chipset the VIA K8M890, is designed to meet the requirements of the upcoming Windows Vista operating system and rising high definition video requirements.
Integrating support for the latest PCI Express graphics cards and high speed peripheral devices, the VIA K8M890 chipset forms a powerful platform for leading OEMs and system integrators looking to build the next generation of mass market PCs.
In combination with the latest VIA VT8251 South Bridge the VIA K8 Series chipsets offers leading edge connectivity with support for an additional two x1 PCI Express connections, four SATA 3.0Gbit/s connections with VIA V-RAID support, and the VIA Vinyl Audio suite including support for high definition audio.
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