VIA to leave chipset market - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 12th Aug 2008, 09:46

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/08...ipset-market/1

Rumours of Nvidia's exit from the chipset market may have been exaggerated, but VIA has confirmed that it will only manufacture motherboard chipsets for its own line of CPUs.

Paradigm Shifter · 12th Aug 2008, 10:02

So we're left with Intel chipsets for Intel processors, AMD chipsets for AMD processors, and nVidia uncomfortably sandwiched between the two.

mclean007 · 12th Aug 2008, 10:38

When did VIA last build a decent chipset for LGA775 / AM2 anyway?

LeMaltor · 12th Aug 2008, 10:45

What do you mean by "decent", they were always cheap and usable

cjoyce1980 · 12th Aug 2008, 10:45

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Originally Posted by mclean007

When did VIA last build a decent chipset for LGA775 / AM2 anyway?

thats not then point, anyway back in the AMD K7 day, some of there motherboards overclocked extreme well and performed just as well as there nvidia counterparts

mclean007 · 12th Aug 2008, 10:54

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Originally Posted by LeMaltor

What do you mean by "decent", they were always cheap and usable

Well, put it this way - if you were in the market for a new motherboard today, would you consider buying a VIA chipset board for your Core 2 Duo / Quad or your Athlon X2? Or would you be looking at Intel, nVidia and AMD exclusively? A quick look on www.scan.co.uk doesn't turn up ANY boards for these chips based on VIA chipsets, so my point is, while more competition is generally good for the consumer, why is it news that VIA has dropped out of the market of producing chipsets for Intel/AMD chips? I thought they had done so ages ago.

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Originally Posted by cjoyce1980

thats not then point, anyway back in the AMD K7 day, some of there motherboards overclocked extreme well and performed just as well as there nvidia counterparts

So then it is exactly the point - K7 was aeons ago and they haven't produced anything of note since. They may as well have dropped out of the "mainstream" motherboard market 5 years ago and concentrated on their own integrated products.

Timmy_the_tortoise · 12th Aug 2008, 11:20

Shame.. I always loved VIA, being the champion of the underdog that I am.

Meanmotion · 12th Aug 2008, 11:25

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Originally Posted by mclean007

why is it news that VIA has dropped out of the market of producing chipsets for Intel/AMD chips? I thought they had done so ages ago.

It's news because it is now official. For all any of us know, VIA could've been working on new chipsets to arrive in the coming months but they've now ruled that out. I'd say that's news worthy.

Edit: Oops, quoted wrong bit. Fixed.

lamboman · 12th Aug 2008, 11:28

Shame, but it really is about time. Nobody is buying their chipsets anymore, and they are often having compatibility issues...

DXR_13KE · 12th Aug 2008, 12:49

i consider their chipsets to be a peace of crap.... thank God they are out of the picture.

TreeDude · 12th Aug 2008, 13:35

I have a KT600 on my Athlon XP that has never given me an issue (still being used as a low end gaming rig for my gf). I also had an Asrock with a PT880 so I could use a C2D with an AGP card. Had great experiences with both. I must admit VIA has never been high end, but I always saw them as being solid chipsets.

BlackMage23 · 12th Aug 2008, 14:03

Ah, I remember when VIA were the kings of motherboard chipsets. It was after the Nforce 2 came out that VIA started to slip from the top spot.

Redbeaver · 12th Aug 2008, 14:26

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Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

i consider their chipsets to be a peace of crap.... thank God they are out of the picture.

i wonder how long uve been working with computer...

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackMage23

Ah, I remember when VIA were the kings of motherboard chipsets. It was after the Nforce 2 came out that VIA started to slip from the top spot.

yup, the KT133, 100 (could be wrong with the names) was substantially beating the crap out of Intel or the maturing Nvidia chipset less than a decade ago. overclocking a Duron or original Athlon was VIA territory.

sad to leave them go.

personally i prefer them to let go the CPU market and focus on chipset instead. but hey.....

clete · 12th Aug 2008, 16:21

This is truly sad- as competition continues to dwindle in the Mobo and Chipset markets. I can remember back to the good ole 386 days when VEGA brand motherboards with Symphony chipsets were consider top drawer. Symphony was the company that evolved into VIA. We've lost dzens of Mobo makers in the past 10 years, and now the chipset industry is down to almost no independents. Prices will go up, technological innovation will go down. Off the top of my head I can remember these now dead chipsets manufacturers:

OPTI
VIA
ETEQ
CONTAQ
FOREX
UMC
ULI

I am sure there are others. The maturation of the the component industry is a double-edged sword for enthusiasts.

Furymouse · 12th Aug 2008, 17:02

I'm still only using VIA chipsets. Via 800 on my main rig and a kt333 on my server. I loved them for their stability. The 800 is about three years old and the 333 is around six and they are still plugging away all happy like. I went the VIA route after I becam the early adopter of the rev. 1 Asus A7N8X Deluxe mobo with the Nforce chip. Now that was utter crap. Went thru three different boards and to much money to want to think about. Then I got my Soyo via 333 and have been happy ever since

pendragon · 12th Aug 2008, 17:55

`tis a shame. I'm still running an AOpen board using their KT line of chipsets.

Ah well, best of luck to them.. looks like they make a killer small CPU anyway.. hopefully they can keep it up

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Paradigm Shifter Lethargic Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,210	So we're left with Intel chipsets for Intel processors, AMD chipsets for AMD processors, and nVidia uncomfortably sandwiched between the two.

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TreeDude Multimodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 239	I have a KT600 on my Athlon XP that has never given me an issue (still being used as a low end gaming rig for my gf). I also had an Asrock with a PT880 so I could use a C2D with an AGP card. Had great experiences with both. I must admit VIA has never been high end, but I always saw them as being solid chipsets.

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BlackMage23 RPG Loving Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Temple of Fiends Posts: 159	Ah, I remember when VIA were the kings of motherboard chipsets. It was after the Nforce 2 came out that VIA started to slip from the top spot. __________________ I am the Black Mage. I cast the spells that makes the peoples fall down!

12th Aug 2008, 16:21	#14
clete What's a Dremel? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1	This is truly sad- as competition continues to dwindle in the Mobo and Chipset markets. I can remember back to the good ole 386 days when VEGA brand motherboards with Symphony chipsets were consider top drawer. Symphony was the company that evolved into VIA. We've lost dzens of Mobo makers in the past 10 years, and now the chipset industry is down to almost no independents. Prices will go up, technological innovation will go down. Off the top of my head I can remember these now dead chipsets manufacturers: OPTI VIA ETEQ CONTAQ FOREX UMC ULI I am sure there are others. The maturation of the the component industry is a double-edged sword for enthusiasts.

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Furymouse Like connect 4 in dagger terms Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SL,UT Posts: 360	I'm still only using VIA chipsets. Via 800 on my main rig and a kt333 on my server. I loved them for their stability. The 800 is about three years old and the 333 is around six and they are still plugging away all happy like. I went the VIA route after I becam the early adopter of the rev. 1 Asus A7N8X Deluxe mobo with the Nforce chip. Now that was utter crap. Went thru three different boards and to much money to want to think about. Then I got my Soyo via 333 and have been happy ever since __________________ "Get these oreos out of my way, Im trying to stab him!" Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo!

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