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March-April 2006
[29.04.2006]Crystal Dew World has updated its products:[28.04.2006]A new plug-in for NextSensor has been released! V-MAP Turbin is designed for the VIA V-Link peripheral bus tuning. It displays information on the current settings of the VIA V-Link bus and allows to change some of its speed parameters like Rate, Bus width, Bus Disconnection and Stream Priority. V-MAP Turbin supports a lot of popular VIA North Bridges like KM266, CN400, K8M800 and many others.
NextSensor 2.2.0.1 Build 0428 RC2 has been released! It has a couple of bugfixes and an improved Fintek I/O chips support.
[27.04.2006]ASTRA32 1.40 has been released! New features include: information about Windows regional settings, reading of SPD information on nVidia MCP51, MCP55 and ServerWorks HT1000 south bridges, detection of Intel Dual-Core Xeon (Woodcrest, Sossaman), Intel Core Duo (Yonah, Conroe, Merom), Intel Core Solo (Conroe, Merom), Intel Celeron M (Yonah), AMD Athlon 64 FX (Toledo) and National Semiconductor Geode LX processors, Intel BIOS for Apple support, detection of new processors features (Intel Digital Thermometer, Intel Operating Point Protection, AMD Invariant TSC), updated devices database, minor improvements and bugfixes.
ASTRA 5.20 is available for download! Here's what's new: reading of SPD information on nVidia MCP51, MCP55 and ServerWorks HT1000 south bridges, detection of Intel Dual-Core Xeon (Woodcrest, Sossaman), Intel Core Duo (Yonah, Conroe, Merom), Intel Core Solo (Conroe, Merom), Intel Celeron M (Yonah), AMD Athlon 64 FX (Toledo) and National Semiconductor Geode LX processors, Intel BIOS for Apple support, detection of new processors features (Intel Digital Thermometer, Intel Operating Point Protection, AMD Invariant TSC), updated device database, bugfixes, etc.
PerfMonitor 1.0.0.6 is available for download! This release fixes some bugs.
[26.04.2006]Crystal Dew World has updated its products:
An updated version of Belarc Advisor 7.1h is available for download!
[25.04.2006]WebServer Stress Tool 7.1.1.229/230 is available for download! This is a bugfix release.
[24.04.2006]Fujitsu has released ATA Diagnostic Tool 6.61!
Fast Floating Fractal Fun 3.23 is available for download!
[23.04.2006]MemTest 3.4 has been released!
[22.04.2006]PassMark PerformanceTest 6.0 build 1010 is available for download! This release fixes a few bugs.
[21.04.2006]NEW: PerfMonitor is a processor performance monitoring tool that allows to track the frequency of 4 events (such as branch prediction success rate, instructions per cycle, cache access, etc.) chosen from a model-specific list!
[20.04.2006]NextSensor 2.2.0.0 Build 0420 RC1 has been released! New features include: improved fan monitoring for ITE chips, support for Fintek F71805F and F71872F super I/O chips.
[10.04.2006]DVDInfoPro 4.5.9.0 has been released! This version includes a lot of minor improvements and bugfixes.
[19.04.2006]PassMark BurnInTest 5.1 has been released! It has a lot of minor improvements and bugfixes. The BurnInTest application is now digitally signed to allow it to run under Windows Server "Longhorn".
[18.04.2006]EVEREST Home Edition Beta Build 563 is available for download! It has a lot of improvements, including: Intel Processor Number detection for Celeron D 356, P4 519K and Pentium M 773, identification of DDR2-1066, DDR2-1100, DDR2-1200 memory modules, chipset information for ATI CrossFire Xpress 1600, ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200, Intel Mukilteo-2 3000/3010 and nVIDIA GeForce Go 6100, identification of Windows Vista editions, bugfixes, and much more!
[17.04.2006]Crystal Dew World has updated its products:
CPU-Z 1.33.1 is available for download! This release has some minor improvements.
[16.04.2006]WebServer Stress Tool 7.1.1.227/228 is available for download! It includes some minor improvements and bugfixes.
[15.04.2006]Crystal Dew World has updated its products:
[14.04.2006]An updated version of PCIDEVS.TXT is available for download!
- Download PCIDEVS.TXT v.600 (147Kb)
[13.04.2006]System Analyser 5.3m has been released! New features include: identification of Intel Core Solo and Core Duo, identification of Intel Conroe, SMBus support for nForce4 MCP-04, updated device database, minor improvements, bugfixes, etc.
Hard Drive Inspector 1.7 has been released! This version adds support for the Slovak language.
Fresh Diagnose 7.32 has been released! Changes include: Batteries module containing information about batteries installed in your system.
An updated version of Belarc Advisor 7.1h is available for download!
[12.04.2006]CPU RightMark Lite 2005 has been updated to version 1.3! It has an increased number of objects by default so that Solver and Renderer modules run at comparable speeds.
IOzone Filesystem Benchmark 3.263 is available for download! It fixes a few bugs.
Nero CD-DVD Speed 4.51.1 is available for download! This release contains some small improvements and bugfixes.
[11.04.2006]NextSensor 2.0.0.0 Build 0410 Final has been released! New features include: support for ITE IT8705, IT8707, IT8708, IT8712, IT8716 and IT8722 I/O chips, minor improvements and bugfixes.
[10.04.2006]DVDInfoPro 4.5.9.0 has been released! This version includes a lot of minor improvements and bugfixes.
[09.04.2006]Thaiphoon Burner 2.0.0.0 Build 0408 Final has been released! Changes include: compatibility with Windows 64-bit, support for 8 new Intel ICH7 series peripheral controllers, support for nVidia nForce 3 250GB and MCP55 controllers, improved HEX-editor.
[08.04.2006]Stress Prime 2004 v.0.40 has been released! It has a lot of minor improvements and bugfixes.
[07.04.2006]Central Brain Identifier 8.0.0.2 Build 0406 R2 is available for download! New feature include: detection of the latest Socket AM2, S1 and L1 platforms, identification of the latest xH-F1 and xH-F2 Revisions, as well as the xH-G0 revision related to the 0.065-micron process technology, 27 new AMD64 CPUID signatures in the program's database.
[06.04.2006]Notebook Hardware Control 1.10 beta 3 has been released! Notebook Hardware Control is a nice utility that allows to easily control the hardware components of your Notebook (AMD and Intel). Notebook Hardware Control helps you to:
- prolong the battery lifetime and cool down the system with CPU Voltage Control and ATI Clock Control;
- full processor speed control with custom dynamic switching and CPU Speed Control (CPU policy);
- monitor the battery charge level and system temperature;
- control and monitor the Hard Drive with S.M.A.R.T management, acoustic & advanced power management and Hard Drive temperature monitoring;
- reduce noise with Notebook FAN Control.
Note: Notebook Hardware Control works on all notebooks with Intel and AMD CPU's. Some features are only available on newer Pentium CPU's. You must have Microsoft's .NET Version 2.0 Framework installed.
[05.04.2006]IPMonitor 5.8 (Build 405) is available for download! It includes vastly improved "File Alert" feature that lets you run third-party software or send recovery notification once network connectivity is restored, vastly improved Events engine that lets you to keep track of your network resources availability in real time, and vastly improved "Restore Settings" feature that lets you verify and update your registration data to restore it true.
NetInfo 5.8 (Build 405) has been released! It includes vastly improved Connections tool that lets you obtain information about current TCP/IP connections, and vastly improved "Restore Settings" feature that lets you verify and update your registration data to restore it true.
SIV 3.11 has been released! Here's what's new: improved support for Intel Core Duo and Intel Core Solo, motherboard Maker and Model information, System Paging file information, improved Dutch translation, minor improvements.
[04.04.2006]System Information for Windows (SIW) 1.58 is available for download! This is a bugfix release.
[03.04.2006]RightMark Memory Analyzer 3.65 has been released! New features include: extended maximal test memory block size (to 64 MB), extended maximal segments count to 64 (cache associativity tests), updated built-in test presets and batches, memory frequency display on test graphs, support for VIA C7/C7-M processors, new CPU Database entries.
VSO Inspector 1.1.2.55 is available for download! This build is compatible with CopyToDVD 4 alpha.
Crystal Dew World has updated its products:
[02.04.2006]CPU-Z 1.33 has been released! Here's what's new: Memory Command Rate timing report, improved support for Intel Conroe/Merom, Celeron M 420/430 Yonah, Xeon Dempsey, VIA C7/C7-M, support for VIA PT880, PT880 Pro, K8T900 chipsets, nVidia nForce 5 (550/560/570), VIA VT8251 southbridge support, logos for K6-2 and K6-III, bugfixes.
Today marks the seventh birthday of BenchmarkHQ! I'd like to thank all our visitors and partners for their invaluable support! The site is online for you and because of you. As always, congratulations are accepted here and here!By the way, we've already got a present from our good friend Vitaliy Jungle: it's a special edition of Central Brain Identifier 8.0.0.1 Build 0402 R1! Be sure to download it!
[01.04.2006]Don't humanize computers. They hate it! But is it possible when you look at this?
Intel has released the Processor Identification Utility 2.8!
[31.03.2006]Central Brain Identifier 8.0.0.1 Build 0330 R1 is available for download! New feature include: support for Windows 64-bit, faster operation, full identification of the following processors models: SDA3000DIO2BI, SDA3200DIO3BI, OSA256FAA5BL, OSA856FAA5BM and TMDML44BKX5LD, support for Winbond W83687THF.
[30.03.2006]PC Surgeon 4.50 has been released! It fixes some bugs and includes Check Disk & Format repair option giving CHKDSK and FORMAT functionality.
Fresh Diagnose 7.30 has been released! Changes include: Database module containing information about Open Database Conectivity (ODBC) settings and resources in your computer.
[29.03.2006]Alchemy Eye 7.8 has been released! New features include: Network map in the web interface, Folders in the web interface, improved Telnet monitoring.
Crystal Dew World has updated its products to add support for Intel Xeon (Sossaman) and fix some bugs:
[28.03.2006]BIOS Agent 3.52 Final has been released!
[27.03.2006]HDDScan 2.6 is available for download! Here's what's new: S.M.A.R.T. attributes are now saved into smart.txt file, surface scan graphing, minor improvements and bugfixes.
[26.03.2006]AuthScanner 2.1.0.0 Build 0325 has been released! It is a unique experimental tool that provides handling, editing and storing code matrices of the AMD64 processors (including Opteron, Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 FX).
This version includes technical specifications for the whole AMD64 family.
[25.03.2006]StatWin Professional 7.2 is available for download!
[24.03.2006]Notebook Hardware Control 1.10 beta 2 (formerly known as Centrino Hardware Control) has been released! Notebook Hardware Control is a nice utility that allows to easily control the hardware components of your Notebook (AMD and Intel). Notebook Hardware Control helps you to:
- prolong the battery lifetime and cool down the system with CPU Voltage Control and ATI Clock Control;
- full processor speed control with custom dynamic switching and CPU Speed Control (CPU policy);
- monitor the battery charge level and system temperature;
- control and monitor the Hard Drive with S.M.A.R.T management, acoustic & advanced power management and Hard Drive temperature monitoring;
- reduce noise with Notebook FAN Control.
Note: Notebook Hardware Control works on all notebooks with Intel and AMD CPU's. Some features are only available on newer Pentium CPU's. You must have Microsoft's .NET Version 2.0 Framework installed.
[23.03.2006]Hard Drive Inspector 1.6 Build 920 is available for download! It has a couple of minor improvements.
[22.03.2006]Advanced HostMonitor 5.92 is available for download! This release has a number of improvements and bugfixes. Visit the official page for details.
[21.03.2006]HMonitor 4.2.4.2 has been released! New in this version: nVidia GeForce ExtEscape interface used to access GPU temperature for the latest GPUs, nVidia Multiple Graphics adapters monitoring support, support for SMSC SCH5307-NS sensor chip, support for Intel ICH7-DH southbridge, support for Toshiba Satellite P30, P35, Acer Aspire 3020 and 5020 notebook families.
HWiNFO32 1.60 has been released! New features include: preliminary support for AMD K8 NPT Family (Socket AM2, Socket F, Socket S1), support for Promise FastTrak ATA RAID drives, recognition of Intel 3100 (Whitmore Lake) chipset, recognition of nForce 590 SLI chipset, preliminary recognition of Dual-Core Intel Xeon LV (Sossaman) processor, support for ULi, ATI and nVidia HDA codecs, multithreaded CPU benchmark that runs on all processors simultaneously, updated device database, bugfixes, etc.
System Information for Windows (SIW) 1.57 has been released! Here's what's new: full support for x64, support for Intel Core Duo and Core Solo processors, support for Intel ICH8, support for Microsoft Office 2007 (beta), minor changes and bugfixes.
[20.03.2006]PC Wizard 2006 1.68 has been released! New features include: support for Pentium D 925 and 965, clock frequency detection for ATI RV515, RV530, R520 and R580, minor improvements and bugfixes.
[19.03.2006]eSupport.com has released BIOS Agent 3.52 Beta! The company is now looking for users to help test the new version, which adds support for Windows 64 as well as some improvements to hardware detection. Visit eSupport.com for more information.
- Download BIOS Agent 3.52 Beta (287Kb)
[18.03.2006]PC Pitstop has updated its tests! They now give details about your Windows version (Pro, Home, Media Center), do a better job of detecting CPU types and include new tips for improving visual effects and tweaking System Restore. There's also a new image-based download test that should give more accurate results for high-speed Internet connections. Visit www.pcpitstop.com to learn more.
[17.03.2006]Nero CD-DVD Speed 4.50 has been released! New features include: separate Create Disc function, Options button on main screen, improved image burning engine, improved erase function, improved Disc Quality Test (added 1x, 2x, 4x, 6x CLV and 8x P-CAV speed settings for BenQ drives, support for Pioneer drives), small improvements and bugfixes.
Nero InfoTool 4.03 has been released! This version adds support for LabelFlash.
Crystal Dew World has updated its products:
CD/DVD Diagnostic 2.2.0 build 30 is available for download!
[16.03.2006]Western Digital has released WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for Windows 1.07.01!
VSO Inspector 1.1.2.54 is available for download! This release fixes some bugs.
SciMark Standard Edition Complex has been updated to version 2006.03.13!
Disk Bench 2.5.0.3 has been released! It has an improved compatibility with 64-bit operating systems.
[15.03.2006]Belarc Advisor 7.1h is available for download!
[14.03.2006]Crystal Dew World has updated its products to fix a host of bugs:
An updated version of PCIDEVS.TXT is available for download!
- Download PCIDEVS.TXT v.597 (146Kb)
[13.03.2006]Uniblue Systems has released a new utility, called Registry Booster! It is designed to clean and optimise your system, free it from registry errors and fragmented entries. Through Advanced Error Detection Technology, Registry Booster automatically identifies missing, corrupt, or invalid items in your Windows registry and allows to improve performance and general stability.
- Download Registry Booster (2.3Mb)
PassMark MonitorTest 2.2 (build 1006 rev.3) is available for download! It fixes some bugs.
[12.03.2006]Crystal Dew World has released:
[11.03.2006]DISCInfo 1.6.1 has been released! This update fixes some bugs as well as adds recognition of new drives and ability to read OEM code out of TSSTCorp/Samsung/Toshiba drives.
[10.03.2006]VSO Inspector 1.1.2 has been released! This version includes a number of minor improvements and bugfixes.
PassMark ModemTest 1.3 Build 1010 rev.2 is available for download!
[09.03.2006]Crystal Dew World has updated its products:
PassMark BurnInTest 5.0 Build 1001 is available for download! Here's what's new: the CPU maths test has been improved to better load up all CPU's, the CPU preferences have been changed to allow the CPU maths test to be locked to any CPU, minor improvements and bugfixes.
[08.03.2006]BIOS Agent 3.50 is available for download! This release adds support for Windows 64.
DVDInfoPro 4.56 has been released! This version fixes a lot of bugs.
[07.03.2006]Advanced HostMonitor 5.88 is available for download! This release has a number of improvements and bugfixes. Visit the official page for details.
IOzone Filesystem Benchmark 3.260 is available for download! It has a number of minor improvements.
[06.03.2006]Belarc Advisor 7.1g is available for download!
Seagate has released SeaTools Desktop Edition 3.02.04!
[05.03.2006]HeavyLoad 2.1 is available for download! New in this version: CPU Usage and Free Memory report, minor improvements and bugfixes.
[04.03.2006]CPU-Z 1.32.1 has been released! Here's what's new: logos for some new Intel processors, support for Pentium D 925 and Pentium EE 965, Pentium EE number report.
[03.03.2006]An updated version of MVSoft PC Information 2.0.1.7 is available for download!
Alchemy Eye 7.7.8 has been released! This version fixes some bugs and includes a Global macros feature.
[02.03.2006]HWiNFO 4.98 has been released! It has a lot of new features and improvements, including: preliminary ICH8 recognition, detection of Intel 975X, VIA VT3351, K8M890CE and CX700 chipsets, support for NSC/AMD Geode GX1, GX and LX CPUs, recognition of nVidia nForce4 SLI X16, recognition of VIA C7 (Esther), recognition of R580 family, RADEON X1900 XL model and RS600 chipset, preliminary recognition of Intel Broadwater chipset, preliminary support of AMD K8 NPT Family (Socket AM2, Socket F, Socket S1), bugfixes, etc.
RealStorm Global Illumination Benchmark 2006 has been released!
[01.03.2006]RightMark CPU Clock Utility 2.05 has been released! RMClock is a simple utility designed for realtime CPU frequency monitoring and realtime adjustment of the CPU multiplier (FID) and voltage level (VID) of the supported CPUs via processor's power management model specific registers (MSRs).
New features inlcude: full support for Intel Core Duo and Core Solo (Yonah core) processors, support for new Centrino/Centrino Duo (Napa) platform based on the ICH7-M Southbridge, independent monitoring of every physical/logical CPU present in the system, minor improvements, bugfixes, etc.
CD/DVD Diagnostic 2.2.0 build 25 is available for download!
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