EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of OPTi, Inc. of our
report dated January 28, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of OPTi, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 1996, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                                ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Jose, California
April 29, 1997