Chipsatzhersteller VIA hat gestern offiziell den KT400 vorgestellt. Im Rahmen der Quakecon 2002 präsentierte man den KT333-Nachfolger der Öffentlichkeit. Die Liste der Neuerungen beinhaltet AGP 8x, USB 2.0 und 8x V-Link.
"QuakeCon 2002: Mesquite, Texas, 16 August 2002 - VIA Technologies, Inc., a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today launched the VIA Apollo KT400, the next generation chipset for the AMD Athlon™ XP processor, at QuakeCon 2002, the world's greatest multi-player gaming event. Optimized for the needs of gamers, enthusiasts and professionals requiring the fastest system performance and the very latest I/O and connectivity features, the VIA Apollo KT400 is a no compromise solution aimed at making AMD Athlon™ XP processor based systems more powerful than ever before ...
About the VIA Apollo KT400 Supporting DDR200/266/333 SDRAM memory and a full range of 200/266MHz Processor Bus AMD Athlon™ XP and AMD Duron™ processors, the VIA Apollo KT400 provides lightning fast access to system memory and delivers more performance across the application spectrum than rival Socket-A chipset platforms.
DDR333 offers 2.7GB/s of memory bandwidth through VIA's low latency, ultra efficient memory controller while AGP 8X delivers 2.1GB/s of bandwidth to the graphics engine, improving image quality and 3D performance in the highest resolution conditions. The VIA Apollo KT400 is connected to the VIA VT8235 South Bridge by an enhanced 8X V-Link connection transferring data at 533MB/s, four times the speed of the conventional PCI bus. The VT8235 South Bridge features integrated support for six USB 2.0 ports with 40 times more bandwidth than USB 1.1, as well as ATA-133, the fastest available IDE interface. Additional features include integrated VIA MAC for 10/100Mbps Ethernet, integrated PCI support, 6 Channel Surround Sound AC'97 audio and MC'97 modem."
Das komplette Press-Release gibt es bei VIA. Wie man sieht deutet die "400" im Produktnamen offiziell nicht auf DDR400 hin. Lediglich DDR333 wird erwähnt. Die Kollegen von OCWorkbench sind allerdings bereits im Besitz einer Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Platine. Auf den dortigen Screenshots sieht man, das ein DDR400-Betrieb sehr wohl möglich ist ... ;)
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