VIA PCI-Express 2.0 & 1,333MHz FSB Chipset

[Mr. Popo]

...has plans for PCI Express 2.0 chipsets for Intel platforms at the end of this year where the samples will be out as early as Q2 2007. VIA PT960 Discrete and PM960 IGP chipsets support upcoming FSB1333 Core 2 Duo processors, DDR2-533/667/88/1066 or DDR3-800/1066/1333 memories, PCI Express 2.0 (1x16 Graphics, 4 x PCIe x1) and will link up with the Southbridge via Ultra V-Link.

PM960 IGP chipset will offer S3 Chrome 9 HD integrated graphics with MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV9, VC1, H.264 hardware accelerator and integrated HDTV Encoder. VIA PT960 will be paired up with VT8251L Southbridge offering an additional 2 PCIe lanes, VIA Vinyl HD Audio w/ 6 Channel Audio, 8 USB 2.0 ports, 10/100 Ethernet, 4 SATA/PATA w/ RAID while VIA PM960 will be paired up with VT8237S Southbridge supporting VIA Vinyl HD Audio w/ 8 Channel Audio, 8 USB 2.0 ports, 10/100 Ethernet, 2 SATA w/ RIAD & 4 PATA...

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[FragTek]

Awesome!!! Good to see VIA hitting the market w/ a C2D chipset, surprised they didnt release this sooner TBH. Should be a great inexpensive chipset, wonder how well it will clock.

 

[Mr. Popo]

Awesome!!! Good to see VIA hitting the market w/ a C2D chipset, surprised they didnt release this sooner TBH. Should be a great inexpensive chipset, wonder how well it will clock.

They were the first to release a Core 2 Duo compatible chipset.

This is one with PCI-Express 2.0 and 1,333MHz FSB support.

 

[FragTek]

They were the first to release a Core 2 Duo compatible chipset.

This is one with PCI-Express 2.0 and 1,333MHz FSB support.

I'm pretty sure Intel was the first?

And PCI-E 2.0 FTW.

 

[Mr. Popo]

I'm pretty sure Intel was the first?

And PCI-E 2.0 FTW.

Nope, we just used an updated version of the Bad Axe (Which was Bad Ass).

 

[FragTek]

Nope, we just used an updated version of the Bad Axe (Which was Bad Ass).

That made no sense?

 

[Mr. Popo]

That made no sense?

Bad Axe = i975X

i975X = Originally was not Core 2 Duo compatible

 

[Ham]

Via may not be the best overclockers ever but tbh their chips are rock solid and their divers ant too shabby either.

For the non-overclocker itll be a good chipset.

 

[Mr. Popo]

Via may not be the best overclockers ever but tbh their chips are rock solid and their divers ant too shabby either.

For the non-gamer* itll be a good chipset.

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[FragTek]

Bad Axe = i975X

i975X = Originally was not Core 2 Duo compatible

And I thought i975X was the first compatible C2D chipset? What is the VIA chipset model number that was first?

 

[Mr. Popo]

And I thought i975X was the first compatible C2D chipset? What is the VIA chipset model number that was first?

All of VIA's chipsets have a weird long name, can't remember the specific one.

Anyway it doesn't matter, the important thing is it's an old chipset.

 

[macgamesrule]

Only thing I notice it doesn't have is Gb Enet, which I guess is not a big deal for most home users