New AMD64 processors combine with VIA K8T890 Series chipsets to create high-performance PCI Express-enabled PCs that take digital multimedia performance to new heights

Taipei, Taiwan, October 19 2004, - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced that VIA K8T890 Series chipsets are ready to support the new AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-55 processor and AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+, enabling a new generation of PCI Express compatible AMD64 motherboards and systems.

“The combination of the latest AMD64 processors and VIA K8T890 Series chipsets can provide a perfect platform for a high-performance PCI Express-enabled system,” commented Chewei Lin, Vice President of Product Marketing, VIA Technologies Inc. “Now is the perfect time for users to upgrade to an AMD64 processor-based system, safe in the knowledge they have a future-proof platform capable of supporting future PCI Express graphics cards and peripherals.”

VIA K8T890 Series chipsets are designed to fully accommodate the increased multimedia demands being placed on the PC through applications such as high-definition video creation, multistreaming audio and the latest 3D game engines that require ever-increasing levels of system bandwidth. Featuring the unique VIA Flex Express Architecture, VIA K8T890 chipsets provide support for the latest high-performance PCI Express x16 graphics cards, with a blistering 4GB/s of bandwidth per direction, and up to four PCI Express x1 connections to a wide range of high bandwidth peripheral devices.

“Leveraging the power of the raw performance of the new AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processor and AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ and high-performance PCI Express graphics cards, systems featuring VIA K8T890 Series chipsets push the boundaries of cinematic computing and provide an ultimate platform for the most demanding enthusiasts and hard-core gamers,” said Daryl Sartain, director, Desktop Business Segment, AMD’s Microprocessor Business Unit, CPG. “We are very pleased to see VIA bring PCI Express connectivity to the AMD64 platform, enabling users to experience the full performance potential of existing and future generations of AMD64 processors.”