VIA Geared for Gaming in 2004

At the cuttiing edge of 3D gaming, advanced new gaming engines are taking the gaming experience to levels previously thought impossible, and in doing so place increasingly heavier demands on the PC's core architecture. As hardware requirements evolve, the need for a high-performance chipset that can handle lightening fast communication between the system's CPU, GPU and system memory is becoming increasingly critical.

Optimized to work seamlessly with the latest graphics cards, VIA's wide selection of advanced core-logic chipsets combine perfectly with high-performance Intel Pentium® 4 processors and AMD Athlon™ 64 processors, to provide the ultimate in PC gaming platforms available today. VIA chipsets also support the VIA Vinyl Multichannel Audio Suite, for superlative 6-channel or 8-channel "immersion audio", with Immerzio Gaming support for the latest audio standards.

VIA @ Global Gaming Events in 2004

» Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL)
Dallas, USA - July 28 to August 1: See Coverage

» Quakecon
Dallas, USA: August 12-15: See Coverage

» Games Convention
Leipzig, Germany: August 19-23 2004: See Coverage

» European Computer Trade Show (ECTS)
London, England - September 1-3 2004 : See Coverage

» ABIT Hardware Festival
London, England - September 3 2004 : See Coverage

Project Synapse up for grabs at bit-tech.net!

VIA commissioned UK website bit-tech.net to put together a tricked out gaming system based on the VIA K8T800 Pro chipset, a project they called "Project Synapse", which was demonstrated at the VIA booth at the ECTS show in London. The site has now published an article on how they put together the system.

Now that ECTS has passed, bit-tech is also hosting a competition to win the system and 20 runners up will also receive a VIA "Geared for Gaming" T-shirt. If you think you are able to answer a few easy questions about VIA K8T800 Pro and gaming, you should definitely join this competition!

All entries must be received by 6pm GMT on Friday 22nd October 2004.

Product Spotlight: VIA K8T800 Pro

The latest VIA chipset to enable unparalleled levels of 3D gaming performance, the VIA K8T800 Pro chipset is optimized for the latest generation of AMD Athlon™ 64 processors. Featuring an asynchronous bus architecture with improved system optimization options, the K8T800 Pro provides power users with the ability to squeeze the most out of their AMD Athlon 64 processor based system in the quest for the ultimate PC gaming experience, while maintaining the highest levels of system stability and reliability.

Independent testing confirms that the VIA K8T800 provides a significant performance advantage over competing solutions in 3D gaming applications.

The VIA K8T800 Pro features VIA's advanced Hyper8™ technology to enable a 1GHz HyperTransport link, ensuring high-speed data throughput between the CPU and chipset for minimized bottlenecks. The K8T800 Pro also includes V-RAID, an integrated Serial ATA/RAID controller that delivers the fastest HDD data transfer rates for higher overall system performance.

To learn more about the VIA K8T800 Pro please go here.