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VIA, Key Industry Partners Kick Off PCI Express Era
on the AMD64 Platform
Series of global press events showcase VIA K8T890
Series powered motherboards and systems from world’s
leading vendors, including live demo of new VIA DualGFX
Express technology
Taipei, Taiwan, November 17 2004, - VIA Technologies,
Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip
technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced
broad industry support for VIA K8T890 Series chipsets
from the world’s leading motherboard manufacturers and
system integrators, helping drive the adoption of high-speed
PCI Express™ architecture on the 32- and 64-bit compatible
AMD64 processor platform.
At a series of global press days, VIA, AMD and key
industry partners will showcase an array of cutting
edge gaming PCs and multimedia devices featuring the
advanced architecture of VIA K8T890 Series chipsets
and the unparalleled processing power of AMD64 processors.
VIA industry partners demonstrating products include
ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, ABIT, Soltek, Albatron and Shuttle,
as well leading system integrators such as Fujitsu Siemens.
VIA will also unveil the forthcoming K8T890 Pro chipset
with VIA DualGFX Express, a solution which makes dual
graphics card configurations more viable for a wider
market. The K8T890 Pro chipset will be demonstrated
in a high performance workstation with dual graphics
cards and support for up to four monitors, enabling
enhanced multitasking without compromising system performance.
“The broad array of VIA K8T890 Series chipset powered
products on show from our partners clearly demonstrates
that PCI Express has well and truly arrived on the AMD64
platform,” commented Chewei Lin, Vice President of Product
Marketing, VIA Technologies Inc. “VIA remains committed
to driving the growth of 64-bit computing on the AMD64
platform, and will continue to introduce innovative
new technologies, as we have done with the advanced
VIA Flex Express Architecture and features such as VIA
DualGFX Express.”
“We have been working closely with VIA to bring PCI
Express connectivity to the AMD64 platform,” said Daryl
Sartain, director, Desktop Business Segment, AMD’s Microprocessor
Business Unit, CPG. “Along with VIA, we are excited
to show off the latest complements to the AMD Athlon™
64 processor, which offers our customers an incredibly
powerful platform for extreme performance.”
“The advanced Flex Express Architecture of VIA K8T890
Series chipsets, combined with ASUS’ unique AI Proactive
features and user-centric designs, creates the best
platform to drive the adoption of PCI Express on the
AMD64 platform,” commented by Joy Hsieh, Associate Vice
President of ASUS Motherboard Business Dept.. “The VIA
K8T890 chipset powered ASUS A8V-E Deluxe motherboard
works seamlessly with the latest PCI Express graphics
cards and peripherals to enable a new generation of
leading performance PCs that deliver an unparalleled
3D gaming and multimedia experience”.
VIA K8T890 Series press events will be taking place
in the following cities during November and December
2004: Munich, Paris, London, Moscow, Milan, Beijing,
Mumbai and Delhi.
About VIA K8T890 Series Chipsets
Optimized for a complete range of AMD Athlon 64 FX,
AMD Athlon 64, AMD Sempron™, and AMD Opteron™ processors,
VIA K8T890 Series chipsets feature the unique VIA Flex
Express Architecture to allow the industry’s most flexible
implementations of PCI Express devices. Multiple device
configurations can be implemented, with support for
up to five PCI Express devices directly into the chipset
North Bridge and a total of 20 PCI Express lanes for
a combined bandwidth of 5GB/s.
VIA K8T890 Series chipsets include support for the
latest PCI Express x16 graphics cards, and up to four
PCI Express x1 connections to high speed PCI Express
peripherals, such as Gigabit Ethernet and bandwidth
hungry HDTV tuner cards. The VIA K8T890 Pro chipset
features VIA DualGFX Express, a solution that stands
ready to support all dual graphics card industry standards.
VIA DualGFX Express can provide enhanced single application
performance with supporting graphics cards and enhanced
multi-monitor support for power multitasking without
tying up vital system bandwidth.
VIA K8T890 Series chipsets also feature an asynchronous
bus architecture, providing improved system optimization
options to enable power users to squeeze the very most
out of their systems.
In combination with the market-leading VIA VT8237R South
Bridge and a broad array of VIA companion chips, the
VIA K8T890 chipset provides the most comprehensive range
of storage, multimedia and connectivity features available
for the AMD64 processor platform today, including native
Serial ATA and V-RAID, 6-channel or 8-channel VIA Vinyl
audio, USB2.0, and 1394.
VIA K8T890 Series chipsets are shipping to motherboard
manufacturers and system integrators now, with first
products expected to available in November 2004. For
further information about VIA K8T890 Series chipsets
please visit the VIA website here
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