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New Windows Vista Ready Chipset from VIA

11 Apr, 2006, 2:30 pm IST | by Jayesh Mansukhani | Motherboards

In preparation for Microsoft's latest and greatest OS, Windows Vista, which features support for cutting edge technology, VIA yesterday announced the VIA PT890 chipset for the Intel platform. Some of the chipset's highlights include support for up to 1066FSB, 16x PCI-E connectivity and support for both DDR and DDR2 memory on the same main board. Coming in with full range support for the PCI Express graphics cards, the VIA PT890 includes support for x16 PCI Express connectivity, delivering up to 4GB/s of dedicated graphics bandwidth per direction. The VIA PT890 also features additional x1 PCI Express peripheral support, providing 250MB/s per direction bandwidth to PCIExpress peripheral devices such as Gigabit Ethernet and HDTV tuner cards.

Tags: VIA PT890 , Via , Intel ,   AMD , Microsoft Vista , Premium

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