ECM-3612

1.6.2VIA TwisterT VT8606 (ProSavage PN133T Chipset)

The VIA Apollo PLE133T combines integrated AGP 4X graphics and AC'97 audio capabilities with support for PC133 SDRAM to provide a highly scalable solution for building Value PCs using the industry standard Socket 370 platform. The VIA Apollo PLE133T is also fully compatible with both the Intel® Pentium® III and Intel® Celeron™ processors, as well as the VIA C3™ processor. Its support for PC133 SDRAM ensures memory bandwidth for Internet applications at minimal cost. In combination with the VIA VT82C686B South Bridge Controller, the VIA PLE133T includes integrated 10/100 BaseT Ethernet and home PNA controller, AC'97 audio, MC'97 modem, Super I/O, hardware monitoring capabilities, and support for four USB ports, ATA-100, and Advanced Power Management. The following functionality listed below:

Supports Intel® Celeron™, Intel® Pentium™ III (including Tualatin), and VIA C3™ processors

66/100/133MHz FSB settings

Integrated AGP 4X graphics core

Support for PC100/133 SDRAM

Support for Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)

Integrated AC'97, MC'97 Audio/Modem

Integrated 10/100Mb BaseT Ethernet controller or 1/10Mb Home PNA

Support for ATA 33/66

4 USB ports, UHCI compliant

Integrated Super I/O

Support for LPC (Low Pin Count) bus Support for CRT, Digital Flat Panel and TV display

Integrated hardware monitoring

Advanced power management capabilities

510-pin BGA VT8602 North Bridge

376-pin BGA VT82C686B South Bridge

Featuring a new super-pipelined 128-bit engine, TwisterT utilizes a single cycle architecture that provides high performance along with superior image quality. Several new features enhance the 3D architecture, including single-pass multitexturing, anisotropic filtering, and an 8-bit stencil buffer. TwisterT also offers the industrys only simultaneous usage of single-pass multitexturing and single-cycle trilinear filtering enabling stunning image quality without performance loss. TwisterT further enhances image quality with true 32-bit color rendering throughout the 3D pipeline to produce more vivid and realistic images. TwisterTs advanced triangle setup engine provides industry leading 3D performance for a realistic user experience in games and other interactive 3D applications. The 3D engine is optimized for AGP texturing from system memory.

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