VIA Leaves Chipset Business

Iria · Aug 12, 2008, 03:02 AM

For a long time there have been several manufacturers in the chipset business and the largest of them were Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, VIA, and SiS. VIA today announced that it will be leaving the motherboard chipset business, ceding the market to its competitors.
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Source: DailyTech

Judas · Aug 12, 2008, 04:49 PM

well it's unfortunate... they had a damn good run....

alot of thier chipsets were damn good.... and some of them were flops... but still....

Matth · Aug 12, 2008, 06:35 PM

Thing is, what are they going to put their Nano's on?

Or does the VIA motherboard chipset and the Nano migrate to become an integrated solution.

Could there be a tie-up with Nvidia approaching, espcially as VIA will have a CPU and no chipset, while Nvidia have a chipset but no CPU.

mkk · Aug 12, 2008, 07:05 PM

VIA will keep making chipsets for their own platform, which means they will keep developing chipset technology but just not competing on the other markets for the forseeable future. With a little luck they might do well enough in the very small and energy efficient sector to keep going for many years. I'd consider giving them a chance myself if only I were building a non-gaming system.

Judas · Aug 12, 2008, 08:20 PM

if i recall right.. things went down hill with via when intel screamed bloody murder when via made a competitive chipset that supported thier chips... lol

OldBuzzard · Aug 12, 2008, 10:36 PM

My current system is the first one I've built that DIDN'T have a Via Chipset. I've always had good luck with them. AMD/Via/ATI/Creative systems, and contrary to all the 'experts', my systems have always been trouble free.

My first one was an AMD K-6 233 on a Tyan MB. That was the cat's ass setup in it's day, and a forerunner things to come when AMD unleased the ATHLON. Then the Abit KY7A-Raid (Via KT-133A chipset) with an Athlon 1.2 T-Bird made the Intel boys squeal like pigs.

Oh well, RIP Via Chipsets. At least AMD's newer ones give me a viable alternative to the Intel and nVidia chipsets.

Aug 12, 2008, 03:02 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	VIA Leaves Chipset Business For a long time there have been several manufacturers in the chipset business and the largest of them were Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, VIA, and SiS. VIA today announced that it will be leaving the motherboard chipset business, ceding the market to its competitors. ______________ Source: DailyTech

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Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Thing is, what are they going to put their Nano's on? Or does the VIA motherboard chipset and the Nano migrate to become an integrated solution. Could there be a tie-up with Nvidia approaching, espcially as VIA will have a CPU and no chipset, while Nvidia have a chipset but no CPU. __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread

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OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oberlin, OH Posts: 2,783 Rep Power: 145 System Specs	My current system is the first one I've built that DIDN'T have a Via Chipset. I've always had good luck with them. AMD/Via/ATI/Creative systems, and contrary to all the 'experts', my systems have always been trouble free. My first one was an AMD K-6 233 on a Tyan MB. That was the cat's ass setup in it's day, and a forerunner things to come when AMD unleased the ATHLON. Then the Abit KY7A-Raid (Via KT-133A chipset) with an Athlon 1.2 T-Bird made the Intel boys squeal like pigs. Oh well, RIP Via Chipsets. At least AMD's newer ones give me a viable alternative to the Intel and nVidia chipsets. __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY

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mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	VIA will keep making chipsets for their own platform, which means they will keep developing chipset technology but just not competing on the other markets for the forseeable future. With a little luck they might do well enough in the very small and energy efficient sector to keep going for many years. I'd consider giving them a chance myself if only I were building a non-gaming system.