Desktop Chipsets

Unified VIA Hyperion 4in1 Drivers
VIA's unified approach to drivers has been established for eight generations of chipsets, allowing end users to benefit from seamless hardware and software compatibility.

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 performance, representing the highest levels of audio quality in a mainstream integrated or onboard solution.

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 Modular Architecture Platform
To best exploit the rapid pace of innovation in the PC industry, particularly with reference to I/O technology, VIA have opted for a classic North/South Bridge configuration allowing for the most scalable mainboard design, enabling new functionality to be integrated in an expedient and practical manner, thus providing the fastest time to market with new features and system performance enhancements.

VIA Hyper8 Technology
VIA's unique Hyper8 technology eliminates noise on the HyperTransport link between the processor and chipset, enabling the industry's only full-speed, full-spec 16-bit/1.6GHz implementation of the processor-to-chipset HyperTransport link.

SATALite interface for two additional SATA devices 4 total)

Dual Channel Serial ATA supports 2 SATA devices

Dual PCI-X bus support through VIA VPX2 I/O expansion bridge

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)

64-bit/128-bit Single/Dual Channel DDR memory controller integrated directly into processor

AMD Athlon64, Athlon64FX & Opteron Single/Dual Processor Support

The K8T800 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 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.

The HyperTransport link between the AMD64 processor and chipset provides a 16-bit/1.6GHz data transfer rate for a total bandwidth of 6.4GB/s. To counter the massive data loads and high propensity for signal interference of a 16-bit/1.6GHz link, several AMD64 supporting motherboards currently available feature a below-spec HyperTransport implementation. By reducing the processor-to-chipset HyperTransport link to deal with signal interference, total bandwidth is reduced from 6.4GB/s to as little as 3.2GB/s. With support for VIA's unique the VIA K8T800 enables the industry's first full 16-bit/1.6GHz implementation of the HyperTransport bus for the AMD64 platform, ensuring AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 processor based systems achieve their full performance potential.

The VIA K8T800 chipset with Hyper8 technology is powering next generation 64-bit compatible platforms based around AMD Opteron and new Athlon 64 processors, including Dual Opteron processor based workstations and servers, and Athlon64 processor based performance PC platforms. Combined with the VIA VT8237R Plus South Bridge and VIA companion chips, the K8T800 enables an unparalleled range of cutting edge I/O and multimedia features, including an 1.6GHz HyperTransport Bus Link, AGP 8X, Native Serial ATA/RAID, 7.1-surround audio, and Gigabit Ethernet.