PC Stats has posted a VIA PT880 Reference Pentium 4 Motherboard review

VIA is very excited about their new PT880 chipset for the Pentium 4 processor, in fact they're so excited they even had a representative come the PCstats office to meet with us, and explain the in's and out's of the new VIA chipset. Quietly they told us that the PT880 can hold its own against the i875P in terms of performance, yet will be less expensive than the i865PE chipset, meaning boards based on the PT880 should more affordable without sacrificing performance. That's a very compelling combination, but will VIA be able to live up to its own expectations? Historically VIA has never had a problem undercutting Intel when it came to core logic pricing, though the company has had a hard time consistently matching the level of speed and stability that Intel chipsets are know for. That's not very surprising though given that the Taiwanese chipset manufacturer is not as large as the boys in Santa Clara. Remember though this is the computer industry. Revolutions happen all the time, and this is a place where a company's fortune can change within just one product cycle.

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