Desktop Chipsets

VIA Vinyl Multichannel Audio Suite
Delivering rich, warm surround sound at resolutions as high as 24/96 through up to six- or eight-channel outputs, the VIA Vinyl Audio 5.1 surround sound and VIA Vinyl Gold Audio 7.1 surround sound enables crisp, clear

Native Serial ATA/RAID Support
The VIA DriveStation Controller Suite with native dual channel Serial ATA/RAID controller, provides direct support for two 150MB/s Serial ATA devices and its unique SATAlite interface expands support for two additional SATA devices. The V-RAID controller features native RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1* and JBOD, ensuring optimum data integrity and system performance. The user friendly V-RAID software interface enables easy disk array configuration and management.

VIA Hyper8 Technology
VIA's ground breaking Hyper8 technology provides a full 16-bit/800MHz on upstream and downstream buses of HyperTransport link between the K8M800 North Bridge and next generation 64-bit compatible platforms based around AMD Athlon 64 and Opteron processors, achieving data transfers speeds of up to 6.4GB/s. Read more about Hyper8 technology. Read more about Hyper8 technology here.

Integrated Graphics Technology
The VIA UniChrome Pro IGP delivers exceptional integrated graphics and video playback performance for the latest 3D and digital media applications, without the need and expense of an external AGP graphics card.

SATALite interface for two additional SATA devices (4 total)

Dual Channel Serial ATA supports 2 SATA devices

6 slots

VIA integrated 10/100 Fast Ethernet

VIA Velocity Gigabit Ethernet (PCI companion controller)

VIA Vinyl Gold 8-channel Audio (PCI companion controller)

VIA Vinyl 6-channel Audio (AC'97 integrated)

MPEG-2 hardware acceleration

Optional external AGP 8X/4X port

The VIA K8M800 benefits from VIA's unique V-MAP (VIA Modular Architecture Platform) architecture that facilitates faster product development and speeds up time to market, and features the high-throughput V-Link interconnect running at speeds of up to 533 MB/s between the North and South Bridge.

The VIA VT8237R Plus also features the VIA Vinyl Multichannel Audio Suite for superlative integrated and onboard 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound, and offers a host of high-bandwidth connectivity options, including support for the VIA Gigabit Ethernet companion chip, integrated 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet and up to eight high-speed USB 2.0 ports.

Featuring the VIA DriveStation Controller Suite, the provides the most comprehensive support high-performance integrated storage interface technologies available on the market today. In addition to enabling high-speed 150MB/s dual channel connections to Serial ATA Hard Drives while retaining support for up to four Parallel ATA-133 devices, it combines exceptionally fast disk data transfer rates and optimal data integrity with easy installation and manageability through V-RAID, the first native RAID controller integrated into a South Bridge supporting multiple RAID Level 0, RAID Level 1, RAID 0+1, and JBOD configurations.

VIA's ground breaking provides a fast 16-bit/1.6GHz HyperTransport link between the K8M800 North Bridge and next generation 64-bit compatible platforms based around AMD Athlon 64 and Opteron processors, achieving data transfers speeds of up to 6.4GB/s. Combined with the VIA VT8237R Plus South Bridge and VIA companion chips, the K8M800 enables an unparalleled range of cutting edge I/O and multimedia features, including Native Serial ATA/RAID, 7.1-surround audio, and Gigabit Ethernet.

At the heart of the K8M800 North Bridge lies the all new VIA UniChrome Pro IGP, delivering a rich visual experience through the implementation of innovative features such as integrated MPEG-2 hardware acceleration for flawless digital media playback and a dual pixel pipeline, 128 bit 2D/3D engine with support for up to 64MB of shared 64/128bit DDR memory for robust 3D gaming and applications. The K8M800's highly flexible and scalable architecture also allows for an external AGP 8X port for optional graphic card upgrades.