VIA Announces VIA P4M890 Desktop IGP Chipset for Intel P4 processors

VIA Announces VIA P4M890 Desktop IGP Chipset for Intel P4 processors

new Delhi , February 10, 2006 – Chip maker VIA Technologies today announced the launch of VIA P4M890 IGP chipset featuring leading edge interconnect and video display technologies, further expanding VIA’s broad support for the Intel® Pentium® 4 platform and delivering new levels of performance and functionality for mainstream desktop personal computers.

New chipset has been designed for the latest range of Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron® processors supporting the 1066MHz FSB, the VIA P4M890 utilizes the acclaimed VIA StepUp memory controller, delivering highly intuitive memory technologies for lightning fast access to system memory and optimum system performance into the mainstream Integrated Graphic Processor (IGP) segment.

“By integrating the best of VIA’s discrete core logic technologies, such as advanced PCI Express connectivity and the VIA StepUp memory controller, to our IGP chipset solutions, the VIA P4M890 brings a new dimension to mainstream desktop systems,” commented Chewei Lin, Vice President of Product Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. “Once again, VIA is able to offer mainstream users the ability to take advantage of such a flexible, feature-rich solution usually reserved for high end systems, and at an affordable price point.”

The VIA P4M890 delivers the Hi-Defâ„¢ experience through its integrated 2D/3D Chromotionâ„¢ CE video display engine for high quality DVD playback and exceptional multimedia performance, support for HDTV up to 1080p with a compatible DVI or TV encoder as well as outputs to CRT, LCD and standard definition TV.

It also helps provide rich, High Definition audio at resolutions as high as 32-bit/192kHz, while the VIA Advanced Connectivity Suite offers a wide range of high-bandwidth connectivity options, including support for up to eight high-speed USB 2.0 ports and high-throughput 10/100 Mb/s Fast Ethernet.

To learn more about the VIA P4M890 chipset please visit the VIA website at: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/p4-series/p4m890/