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via confidential and proprietary 7 th generation performance chipset for the amd athlon ? xp
via confidential and proprietary 7kt400 acorp sy kt400 dragon ultra ak37gt/r kx - 400 8x ak77 - 8x ak77 - 8x max, ak77 - 8xn kd - 7g, at7 max2 ep - 8k9a, ep - 8k9a2 ga - 7va, ga - 7vaxp, ga - 7vaxp ultra kt4v, kt4 ultra kt4m a7v8x motherboard jetway iwill freetech soltek azza biostar dfi ecs fic manufacturer polaris 400 soyo kk400, kk400rs shuttle a7f156 albatron sl - 75frv aopen kt400 - alh abit m7vit epox ad77 infinity ad77 max gigabyte l7vta, l7vtm msi an19e, an19c asus motherboard manufacturer ? if you want to pick up an athlon motherboard any time soon, you really ought to take a look at the kt400 models, our recommendation is based quite simply on the high equipment standard and the undisputedly great performance with ddr333 ? october 2002 - 31 design wins
via confidential and proprietary via apollo ? 7 th generation socket a chipset from via ? via faststream64 ? technology maximizes performance with the new amd athlon xp 3000+ cpu, and leaves nforce2 trailing ? agp 8x with via hyperion 4in1 drivers for maximum frame rates in doom ? iii ? generation games ? first to market native serial ata support in the vt8237 south bridge ? via xxxx onboard audio for surround gaming
via confidential and proprietary ? amd 333mhz fsb is maxed out at 2.7gb/s, equivalent to the maximum theoretical bandwidth in a single channel ddr333 configuration ? dual ddr configurations for the amd athlon ? xp are overkill and needlessly raise the cost of the platform ? the key to performance is the efficiency of the north bridge memory controller and cpu interface nvidia nforce2 via kt333 efficiency actual bandwidth theoretical memory bandwidth (ddr333) amd athlon ? xp 333mhz front side bus data capacity 48% 2599mb/s 5400mb/s 2700mb/s 93% 2520mb/s 2700mb/s 2700mb/s source: tech - report.com, oct 1st 2002. benchmark figures: asus a7n8x (nforce2) vs epox 8k3a (kt333) identical system configurations , sisoft sandra 2002 memory (alu) dualddr: cost without benefit
via confidential and proprietary ? faststream64 ? technology enables the single channel 64 - bit memory controller of the KT400A to out perform the nforce2 chipset in 128 - bit mode ? via faststream64 ? technology uses an expanded array of pretech buffers to reduce latency in the memory controller, enabling more intelligent read/write sequencing and extending performance at a lower transistor cost than dual channel implementations ? KT400A is designed to maximize performance in both synchronous (ddr333/333mhz fsb) & asynchronous (ddr400/333mhz fsb) modes faststream64 ? technology
via confidential and proprietary ? leading edge performance features ? 200/266/333mhz front side bus ? ultra - fast faststream64 memory controller with 200/266/333/400mhz system bus ? support for up to 4gb high - speed ddr200/266/333/400 sdram ? 8x v - link architecture ? peak bandwidth of 533mb/s ? agp 8x with 2.1gb/s of dedicated bandwidth for the gpu ? supports full range of socket a 462 - pin amd athlon ? xp processors including the new ? barton ? core cpu ? s KT400A north bridge summary
via confidential and proprietary onboard audio superiority ? via vt1616 six channel codec ? hi - performance solution in combination with vt8235/8237 sb ? higher quality and fidelity than nforce2 mainboards featuring inferior codec solutions ? new level of ac ? 97 codec performance with full sensaura support ? eax1 ? eax2 ? a3d ? dualmax -- hardware downmixing technology ? coolamp ? reduced heat for consistent performance multidrive 5.1 global reverb multidrive multichannel voice manager sse2 optimization mmx optimization fast panning 3d algorithm fallback i3dl2 bass boost a3d tm 1.x compatibility eax 2.0 eax 1.0 positional 3d
via confidential and proprietary via: leading the way vt8237 vt6420 ? supports up to 4 sata devices ? supports up to pata devices ? supports 8 x usb 2.0 ? supports ultra v - link (1.06gb/s) chip interconnect ? pin compatible with vt8235ce for simple mainboard upgrade ? 1 st combined sata, pata & raid controller ? supports 2 channels for up to 4 sata devices ? supports 1 channel for up to 2 pata devices ? supports raid levels 0,2,0+1 & jbod ? satalite interface allowing 2 additional channels with external phy ? tiny 15mm bga package integrated - april discrete - shipping now
via confidential and proprietary ? v - map ? pin - to - pin compatible south bridge options ? drop - in north bridge replacement for kt400 ? seamless product transitions on a single motherboard platform ? faster time to market ? lower product development, validation, and production costs via modular architecture platform
via confidential and proprietary ? via faststream ? technology ? ddr266/333/400 support ? 333mhz fsb ? agp 8x ? 8x v - link ? usb 2.0 ? ata - 133 ? 10/100 fast ethernet ? 6 - ch. ac ? 97 audio + vt8235ce
via confidential and proprietary vt8235 ? high degree of integration vt8235 south bridge architecture ? 8 x v - link ? usb 2.0 ? via ethernet mac ? ata 133 ? 6 channel audio ? mc ? 97 modem ? lpc ? pci controller
via confidential and proprietary ? via faststream ? technology ? ddr266/333/400 support 333mhz fsb ? agp 8x ? 8x v - link ? usb 2.0 ? sata ? ata - 133 ? 10/100 fast ethernet ? 6 - ch. ac ? 97 audio + vt8237
via confidential and proprietary vt8237 ? connectivity in 2003 vt8237 south bridge architecture ? ultra v - link ? 8 usb 2.0 ports ? via ethernet mac ? sata/pata 133 ? 6 channel audio ? mc ? 97 modem ? lpc ? pci controller
via confidential and proprietary unified performance drivers ? maximum system performance ? maximum compatibility and stability ? regular updates ? downloads and support at www.viaarena.com ? reducing support costs for via and via motherboard customers
via confidential and proprietary performance highlights ? single channel KT400A faster than dual channel nforce2! ? two memory modules not required for fastest performance configuration saving system cost
via confidential and proprietary 3d graphics performance - second to none KT400A test set up: KT400A reference board + amd athlon xp 2800+ , 512mb winbond ddr333, maxtor dx740x - 6l 40gbhdd, windows ? xp nforce2 test set up: asus a7n8x + amd athlon xp 2800+, 512mb win bond ddr400 (2 x 256mb for dual channel set up),maxtor dx740x - 6l 40gbhdd, windows ? xp 14962 10565 15091 10596 15401 10718 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000 13000 14000 15000 16000 nforce2 single channel nforce2 dual channel 3dmark 2001 se 1600*1200*32 1024*768*32
via confidential and proprietary KT400A: the fastest gaming platform 303.9 195.1 309.1 196.2 310.6 196.7 150.0 200.0 250.0 300.0 350.0 nforce2 single channel nforce2 dual channel quake iii 1600*1200 600*480 KT400A test set up: KT400A reference board + amd athlon xp 2800+ , 512mb winbond ddr333, maxtor dx740x - 6l 40gbhdd, windows ? xp nforce2 test set up: asus a7n8x + amd athlon xp 2800+, 512mb win bond ddr400 (2 x 256mb for dual channel set up),maxtor dx740x - 6l 40gbhdd, windows ? xp
via confidential and proprietary jedi knight ii 124.4 130.7 131.6 90.0 100.0 110.0 120.0 130.0 140.0 nforce2 single channel nforce2 dual channel jedi knight ii KT400A test set up: KT400A reference board + amd athlon xp 2800+ , 512mb winbond ddr333, maxtor dx740x - 6l 40gbhdd, windows ? xp nforce2 test set up: asus a7n8x + amd athlon xp 2800+, 512mb win bond ddr400 (2 x 256mb for dual channel set up),maxtor dx740x - 6l 40gbhdd, windows ? xp
via confidential and proprietary great performance in the toughest benchmarks 38.0 30.2 23.5 38.1 30.2 23.5 38.1 30.2 23.6 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 nforce2 single channel nforce2 dual channel codecreatures benchmark pro 1600*1200 1280*1024 1024*768 KT400A test set up: KT400A reference board + amd athlon xp 2800+ , 512mb winbond ddr333, maxtor dx740x - 6l 40gbhdd, windows ? xp nforce2 test set up: asus a7n8x + amd athlon xp 2800+, 512mb win bond ddr400 (2 x 256mb for dual channel set up),maxtor dx740x - 6l 40gbhdd, windows ? xp
via confidential and proprietary content creation performance 45.5 45.6 45.8 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 nforce2 single channel nforce2 dual channel cc winstone KT400A test set up: KT400A reference board + amd athlon xp 2800+ , 512mb winbond ddr333, maxtor dx740x - 6l 40gbhdd, windows ? xp nforce2 test set up: asus a7n8x + amd athlon xp 2800+, 512mb win bond ddr400 (2 x 256mb for dual channel set up),maxtor dx740x - 6l 40gbhdd, windows ? xp
via confidential and proprietary via motherboard partners more of the world ? s leading motherboard makers choose via than any other amd compatible chipset supplier!
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