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                        Securities and Exchange Commission
                               Washington D.C. 20549
  
  
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                                     FORM 8-K
  
                                  CURRENT REPORT
  
  
  
                        Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                        the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
  
                 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  
  
                                 November 26, 1997
  
  
                                     OPTI INC.
              (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
          California              0-19749                 77-0220697
  (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number)  (IRS Employer 
  of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)
  
  
                                 888 Tasman Drive
                            Milpitas, California 95035
           (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  
  
                                  (408) 486-8000
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               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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  ITEM 2.         ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
  
                  On November 25, 1997 the registrant, OPTi Inc. a California
  corporation ("Seller") and Creative Technology Ltd., a corporation
  organized under the laws of Singapore ("Creative Technology," or "Buyer")
  entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of November 22, 1997 (the
  "Agreement"). Under the terms of the Agreement, on November 26, 1997 Creative
  Technology purchased a substantial portion of the assets (and assumed certain of
  the liabilities) of the Net Media business unit of the Seller for $14,000,000 in
  cash. The Net Media business unit of the Seller designed, developed, and
  marketed audio chipsets for the personal computer industry. The purchase price
  was determined by arms-length negotiations between the Seller and the Buyer.
  Under the terms of the Agreement, OPTi issued to Creative a warrant to purchase
  200,000 shares of OPTi's common stock at a price of $10.00 per share, Creative
  received a license to certain of OPTi's core logic technologies and OPTi agreed
  to provide, and Creative agreed to use, certain of OPTi's backend services over
  the next twelve months.
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   ITEM 7.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  (b) Pro Forma Financial Information
      To be provided as available within the sixty day allowed period.
  
  (c) Exhibits. The exhibit identified below is made part of this report.
  
  
  Exhibit No.             Description
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      2                   Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 22, 1997,
                          between OPTi Inc. and Creative Technology Ltd.
                          To be filed by amendment.
  
  
  
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                                    SIGNATURES
  
  
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                          OPTi INC.
                                        (Registrant)
  
  Date:  December 10, 1997        By: /s/ David Zacarias
                                      ----------------------------------
                                      David Zacarias
                                      ----------------------------------
                                      Chief Operating/Financial Officer
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                                   EXHIBIT INDEX
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  Exhibit No.             Description
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      2                   Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 22, 1997,
                          between OPTi Inc. and Creative Technology Ltd.
                          To be filed by amendment.
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text: Securities and Exchange Commission
                               Washington D.C. 20549
  
                            --------------------------
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
                                  CURRENT REPORT
  
                        Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                        the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  
                                 November 26, 1997
  
                                     OPTI INC.
              (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
          California              0-19749                 77-0220697
  (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number)  (IRS Employer 
  of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)
  
                                 888 Tasman Drive
                            Milpitas, California 95035
           (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  
                                  (408) 486-8000
                            --------------------------
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  ITEM 2.         ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
  
                  On November 25, 1997 the registrant, OPTi Inc. a California
  corporation ("Seller") and Creative Technology Ltd., a corporation
  organized under the laws of Singapore ("Creative Technology," or "Buyer")
  entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of November 22, 1997 (the
  "Agreement"). Under the terms of the Agreement, on November 26, 1997 Creative
  Technology purchased a substantial portion of the assets (and assumed certain of
  the liabilities) of the Net Media business unit of the Seller for $14,000,000 in
  cash. The Net Media business unit of the Seller designed, developed, and
  marketed audio chipsets for the personal computer industry. The purchase price
  was determined by arms-length negotiations between the Seller and the Buyer.
  Under the terms of the Agreement, OPTi issued to Creative a warrant to purchase
  200,000 shares of OPTi's common stock at a price of $10.00 per share, Creative
  received a license to certain of OPTi's core logic technologies and OPTi agreed
  to provide, and Creative agreed to use, certain of OPTi's backend services over
  the next twelve months.
  ITEM 7.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  (b) Pro Forma Financial Information
      To be provided as available within the sixty day allowed period.
  
  (c) Exhibits. The exhibit identified below is made part of this report.
  
  Exhibit No.             Description
  ----------              -----------
  
      2                   Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 22, 1997,
                          between OPTi Inc. and Creative Technology Ltd.
                          To be filed by amendment.
  SIGNATURES
  
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                          OPTi INC.
                                        (Registrant)
  
  Date:  December 10, 1997        By: /s/ David Zacarias
                                      ----------------------------------
                                      David Zacarias
                                      ----------------------------------
                                      Chief Operating/Financial Officer
                                      ----------------------------------
  EXHIBIT INDEX
                                   -------------
  
  Exhibit No.             Description
  ----------              -----------
  
      2                   Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 22, 1997,
                          between OPTi Inc. and Creative Technology Ltd.
                          To be filed by amendment.