VIA first PCIe only chipset for the LGA 775 platform, drops AGP support and is strictly paried with the VT8251 southbridge.

Key features are:

• 533/800/1066 MHz FSB speed, supports Pentium 4/Pentium D/Core 2/Celeron processors
• Up to 4 GB of Dual Channel DDR 200/266/333/400 or Dual Channel DDR2 400/533/667
• 18x PCIe lanes with PCI Express 1.0a Support (16 for graphics, 2 for other devices)
• 1066 MB/s VIA Ultra V-Link interconnect
• Paried with the VT8251 southbridge