News: Via KT600

[Staff]

<br>Presentato ufficialmente il nuovo chipset di VIA. Ancora Single-Channel, integra il FastStream64 per accessi più veloci alle memorie (come nel KT400A) e supporta il bus a 400Mhz. Grazie all'abbinamento con il nuovo Southbridge VT8237, sono integrati anche un controller SATA con funzioni RAID.<p>
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<blockquote><i>Taipei, Taiwan, 18 June 2003 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced the availability of the VIA Apollo KT600 chipset, set to become the first choice chipset in the market for ultimate performance AMD Athlon™ XP compatible motherboards. The world's first Socket A platform chipset with a native integrated Serial ATA/RAID controller, the KT600 boasts a balanced configuration of 400MHz FSB support for the new Athlon XP processor 3200+ with VIA's FastStream64 DDR400 memory controller technology, as well as advanced connectivity features and VIA Vinyl Audio support.<br>

To date, VIA KT600 chipset based performance motherboard designs have been confirmed by around 20 manufacturers representing more than 90% of the global market for AMD compatible motherboards, including ABIT, Acorp, Albatron, Aopen, Asus, Azza, Biostar, Chaintech, DFI, ECS, Epox, FIC, Gigabyte, Jetway, MSI, Shuttle, Soltek, Soyo and QDI.
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"The huge choice of KT600 based solutions to be launched into the marketplace reflects the popularity and demand in the marketplace for KT Series mainboards," commented Richard Brown, Associate Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. "The VIA Apollo KT600 coupled with the VIA VT8237 continues VIA's fine tradition of offering the premier performance and most feature-rich chipset solution for the AMD Athlon XP processor platform."<br>

"MSI's new KT600-based KT6 Delta and the AMD Athlon XP processor 3200+ with 400 FSB are a powerful combination that enables the highest level of performance possible on gaming and multimedia applications," said Charles Chiang, Vice President of R&D, MSI.<br>

"VIA's V-MAP architecture has allowed us to bring our KT600 solution to market in record time," said David Chiang, General Manager of Channel Business, Gigabyte Technology. "Our superior time-to-market with the latest technologies has been a major factor in the success of our VIA line of AMD mainboards."
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"The VIA Apollo KT600 is the latest in a series of performance chipsets from VIA that have been successfully implemented in our Socket A motherboard range," said Mike Chou, Senior Vice President, ECS. "ECS' KT600-A+ motherboard provides a combination of performance and stability that allows our customers to get the best from their AMD Athlon XP processor based systems."<br><br>

About the VIA Apollo KT600<br>
Combining support for the new generation of AMD Athlon XP processors with 400FSB with its advanced FastStream64™ DDR400 Memory Controller technology and support for AGP 8X and VIA Vinyl™ Six-TRAC Audio, as well as the unique VIA DriveStation™ Serial ATA/RAID controller suite, the VIA Apollo KT600 provides the highest performance and most feature-rich platform for the complete spectrum of gaming, home productivity and entertainment, and business applications.<br>

Based on VIA's unique V-MAP (VIA Modular Architecture Platform) architecture that facilitates faster product development and speeds time to market, the VIA Apollo KT600 North Bridge is connected to the new VIA VT8237 South Bridge via the 8X V-Link high-speed throughput bus running at 533MB/s.
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Featuring the new VIA DriveStation controller suite, the VIA VT8237 enables multiple drive connectivity options and native support for Serial ATA and Serial RAID, alongside more traditional South Bridge functions such as IDE and PCI. In addition, the VT8237 delivers exceptional surround sound capabilities through its support for VIA Vinyl™ Six-TRAC and market-leading 8-channel VIA Vinyl Gold Audio, and also offers a host of high-bandwidth connectivity options, including support for up to eight high-speed USB 2.0 ports and 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet. The KT600 also benefits from the advanced unified VIA Hyperion 4-in-1 driver set, delivering seamless compatibility with the latest software and hardware.

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