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July-August 2008

[31.08.2008]Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Benchmark 1.1 is available for download! Here's what's new: random .exe creation feature (helps to prevent possible optimizations), support for the Steam version of ET:QW, chart feature, automatic update function, support for v1.5 patch, multilingual installer, minor improvements.
GPU Caps Viewer 1.5.2 has been released! New features include: ForceWare 177.92 and Catalyst 8.8 support, updated OpenGL extensions database, minor changes.

[30.08.2008]UPS Assistant 1.2.0.26 has been released! It contains a number of minor improvements and bugfixes.

[29.08.2008]Native Specialist 1.0.0829 RC3 is available for download! This update fixes a bug that caused incorrect identification of AMD Athlon X2 6500+.

An updated version of Monitor Asset Manager 2.0.0.688 is available for download!

HardwareOC Crysis Benchmark 1.4 has been released! It contains some small improvements and bugfixes.
[28.08.2008]Alchemy Eye 9.5.6 has been released! New features include: Server Module application that helps you start/stop/restart the Server Module and the Watchdog Application, improved Import feature, bugfixes.

Native Specialist 1.0.0828 RC3 has been released! Here's what's new: support for the NEO-family of AMD Athlon processors (including AMD Athlon Neo MV and AMD Athlon Neo X2 Dual-Core processor series), full support for two new embedded processors (AMD Athlon X2 3250e and S1g1 AMD Athlon 64 2200+ processors), support for AMD Athlon X2 5050e processor, TDP parameter detection for the AMD NPT family.

Hard Drive Inspector 2.100 build 481 is available for download! This release includes redesigned S.M.A.R.T. attributes history chart.

[27.08.2008]CPU-Z 1.47 has been released! Changes include: support for Intel Core i7 and Core 2 Duo S Mobile processors, support for NVIDIA MCP79/7A and AMD 790GX / SB750 chipsets.

NEW: EmbBatPower is a professional tool for laptop battery monitoring!

techPowerUp.com has posted an interview with Tamas "Fiery" Miklos who is the brains behind the popular system information software Everest. He talks about his personal background, first experience with computers and how he came to make Everest. Read the interview.

Futuremark logo [26.08.2008]Futuremark has created a demonstration for Audi's In-Car Graphics System future concept to be shown for the first time at NVISION in San Jose! It delivers a fully rendered car dashboard and all instruments shown in a 3D view, including 3D navigation using stunning and realistic effects and views as well as a 3D car infotainment system with vehicle info and cool 3D environmental controls rendered in real-time for on-road Automotive usage. Read on.

[25.08.2008]CrystalDiskInfo has been updated to version 1.0.16d! It adds support for Finnish language.

TaskInfo 8.0.0.260 has been released! This version includes a number of optimizations, minor improvements and bugfixes.

NEW: UPS Assistant is a utility designed to monitor the status of a Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) connected to a USB port!

[24.08.2008]Crystal Dew World has updated its utilities:
Monitor Asset Manager 2.00 has been released!

[23.08.2008]CoreTemp 0.99.3 is available for download! This release includes correct TjMax values for 45nm Core 2 series.

[22.08.2008]NEW: Core Damage is a powerful CPU stress tester that executes instructions at the maximum possible rate to reduce idling and increase heat output!

[21.08.2008]AMD64 CPU Assistant 0.9.2.341 has been released! Here's what's new: improved identification of AMD64 processors, updated driver, limited support for Windows Vista 64-bit, minor improvements and bugfixes.

[20.08.2008]Version 10.1 of SPECviewperf, developed by SPEC's graphics performance characterization (SPECgpc) working group, is expected before the end of the year! It will feature new functionality and a major update of viewsets, the testing data sets that are based on traces of graphical content in real applications. On the functionality side, SPECviewperf 10.1 will have the ability to measure performance for applications incorporating vertex buffer objects (VBOs) and the latest OpenGL (GL2) shaders.

Futuremark Games Studio Futuremark Games Studio today revealed Shattered Horizon, a new game where players fight to survive in the aftermath of a catastrophic Moon mining accident that throws billions of tons of rocky debris into near-Earth space. In this multiplayer first-person shooter for PC teams of players experience realistic zero gravity combat surrounded by the broken remains of orbital infrastructure and the millions of asteroids now encircling the Earth.
The company says their intimate knowledge of the latest PC hardware allows them to tune the game's engine to extract impressive visuals on a wide range of systems. While the game will showcase stunning graphics on high-end PCs, gamers need not spend a fortune to enjoy the unique gameplay.
Please visit the official website www.shatteredhorizon.com for trailers, screenshots and further information.

[19.08.2008]CrystalDiskInfo has been updated to version 1.0.16b!

SpeedFan 4.35 has been released! New features include: EXOTICS tab, full support for Areca RAID controllers, greatly improved SCSI support, support for Abit uGuru 3 (uGuru 2005), full support for Intel FB-DIMM temperature readings, support for several nVidia, VIA and Intel SMBuses, improved support for specific motherboards, a lot of minor improvements and bugfixes.

CoreTemp 0.99.2 has been released! New features include: full support for AMD's Puma platform CPUs, initial support for 45nm AMD processors, default TDP detection for Nehalem, improved logging feature, on the fly CPU speed detection, a lot of bugfixes.

[18.08.2008]NetGong 6.6 (Build 818) is available for download! It includes an ability to copy existing configurations. You can set up several different configurations for different needs and then easily duplicate it for the next network devices. Moreover, this release includes Windows Vista 64-bit compatibility, improved startup performance, and a few other minor improvements and bug fixes.

NetInfo 6.6 (Build 818) has been released! It includes Windows Vista 64-bit compatibility and a few other minor improvements and bug fixes.

Victoria 4.46b for Windows has been released! New features include: disk read/write indication, detection of SATA revision, PEC and NCQ, S.M.A.R.T. support for IBM/Hitachi drives, a lot of minor improvements and bugfixes.

[17.08.2008]HardwareOC has released Unreal Tournament 3 Benchmark 1.3! Here's what's new: v1.3 patch support, Hardware Physics support, Motion Blur support, Botmatch test (not recommended for correct results).
[16.08.2008]Native Specialist 1.0.0815 RC2 has been released! Here's what's new: full support for AMD "Griffin" processors, including AMD Turion X2 ZM-80, ZM-82, ZM-86 and RM-70, AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 and AMD Sempron SI-40, detection of 6 new silicon revisions of AMD Family 11h processors and 5 new silicon revisions of AMD Family 10h processors, such as "BL-XX", "DS-XX" and "HY-XX", support for the first generation AMD Opteron processors, detection of Socket-754 mobile AMD Athlon 64 1500+ processor (9W CPU power class), detection of 3 AMD Sempron processor models based on the "Venice" core.

[15.08.2008]Crystal Dew World has updated its utilities to add preliminary support for Intel Mobile Core 2 (Penryn) and Intel Core i7 processors:
[14.08.2008]Belarc Advisor 7.2.24.8 is available for download!

SIV 3.33 has been released! New features include: validated and improved Intel Nehalem architecture support on a Core 2 (Bloomfield) system, improved support for Intel Atom (Diamondville) and (Silverthorne) processors, [My IP Address] page that gives the IP Address of the current internet connection, updated device database, bugfixes, etc.

[13.08.2008]NEW: PhysX FluidMark is a physics benchmark based on NVIDIA PhysX engine!

GPU-Z 0.2.7 has been released! New features include: display for GPU release date, display for transistor count, mouseover readings for sensors graph, support for voltage regulator monitoring on HD 4870 and HD 4870 X2, support for reading HD 4870 X2 3D clocks, display of CrossFire Sideport status on HD 4870 X2, support for GeForce 9800 GT, 9800M GT, 9600M GT, 9700M GS/GT, 9500M G, detection for RS780D, minor improvements and bugfixes.

[12.08.2008]CrystalDiskMark 2.1.6 is available for download!

EVGA Corporation has released EVGA Precision 1.3.2! This program allows you to fine tune your EVGA graphics card for the maximum performance possible, with Core/Shader/Memory clock tuning, Fan Speed adjustment, real time monitoring support including in-game, Logitech Keyboard LCD Display support, ability to choose different skins, and compatibility with almost all graphics cards. EVGA Precision supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9 or GTX 200 series graphics cards. The latest release improves compatibility with GeForce GTX 280/260.
[11.08.2008]System Analyser 5.3u has been released! New features include: support for AMD Phenom, updated device database, minor improvements, bugfixes, etc.

CrystalDiskInfo has been updated to version 1.0.16!

HWiNFO 5.22 has been released! It has a lot of improvements, including: preliminary Nehalem-EX (Beckton) support, preliminary AMD Family 11h (Griffin/Puma) support, recognition of Intel P43 and G41 chipsets, support for nVidia GT200-300, reporting of number of cores and HTT units, updated device database, bugfixes, etc.

[10.08.2008]NEW: Native Specialist is a successor to the well-known utility Central Brain Identifier (Black Edition)! The first public release identifies all AMD64 processors, including the latest Family 11h processors: AMD Turion 64 X2 ZM and RM series, AMD Athlon X2 QL and AMD Sempron SI processors! The latest AMD Sempron P and AMD Athlon MV NPT family processors are identified as well! Native Specialist is the first tool that is capable to identify the latest AMD64 EBGA processor!

[09.08.2008]Fresh Diagnose 7.88 has been released! This release adds support for 862 new hard drive models.

Process Monitor 1.37 is available for download! The utility now prevents you from inadvertently closing the filter dialog without saving edits and fixes a subtle race condition bug in the driver.

[08.08.2008]NEW: HDD Observer is a powerful monitoring and repairing tool for your hard drives!

[07.08.2008]HWMonitor Pro 1.01 has been released! HWMonitor Pro is an extended version of HWMonitor. In comparison to its classic counterpart, HWMonitor Pro adds the following features: Remote Monitoring (watch the sensors of one or several distant PCs through a simple TCP/IP connection), Graph Generator (save monitoring data and generate logging graphs as bitmap files), improved interface, etc.

Hard Drive Inspector 2.99 build 477 is available for download! This release includes some minor improvements.

[06.08.2008]Advanced HostMonitor 7.50 is available for download! It includes a number of minor improvements and bugfixes. Visit the official page for details.

An updated version of Lightsmark 2008 2.0 is available for download!

[05.08.2008]RightMark Audio Analyzer 6.1.2 has been released! This update adds latency measurement to the calibration window and fixes wrong calibration diagnostics caused by big latency.

Lightsmark 2008 1.9 has been released! Here's what's new: faster engine (up to 3x higher fps, so scores are different), better image quality (per-pixel indirect shadows and color bleeding), Linux support, native 64-bit support, minor changes, etc.

Belarc Advisor 7.2.24.7 is available for download!

[04.08.2008]HDDScan 3.1 has been released! This version includes a number of minor improvements and bugfixes.

HARDiNFO 2008 Enterprise Version 6.01 build 3180 has been released! It has a wealth of new features and improvements, including: Windows Vista & Windows 2008 Server support, HARDMonitor (Advanced Remote Network Monitor software which can monitor network traffic from any computer on the network, with user selectable logging frequency in seconds), Advanced Network & port scanner with ability to monitor network services on specified computers (IPv4 and IPv6 are supported), detection of PowerPC range of processors, SPARC, UltraSPARC, Alpha, MIPS, Crusoe and the latest AMD 64 X2, Turion 64 X2, Opteron X2, Intel Dual & Quad Core CPUs, all new 3D Benchmark for DirectX 9+ using the latest HDR lighting technology, updated device database, a lot of minor changes and bugfixes.

[03.08.2008]CUDA-Z 0.3.50 has been released! This program was born as a parody of CPU-Z and GPU-Z utilities. It demonstrates some basic information about CUDA-enabled GPUs and GPGPUs. The new version adds GPU core performance test and allows to save CUDA information to HTML or text file.
[01.08.2008]Alchemy Eye 9.4 has been released! New features include: improved client module (now it changes the tray icon when it loses connection to server), program preferences are now separated into Server and Client branches, bugfixes.

Real Temp 2.7 has been released! Here's what's new: redesigned user interface, reporting of Minimum and Maximum VID as well as current VID, new user selectable high temperature alarm with two alarms for Quad core processors, option to save the Log file in .CSV format for easy Excel support, minor changes and bugfixes.

MCS CPU Benchmark 2008 (6.30) has been released! This version fully supports Windows Vista, multicore and 64-bit processors.

[31.07.2008]ASTRA 5.40 is available for download! Here's what's new: reading of SPD information on SiS 662 chipset, detection of Intel Nehalem-EX, Intel Xeon MP (Dunnington), Intel Atom (Diamondville, Silverthorne), AMD Opteron (Shanghai), AMD Phenom (Deneb, Propus, Heka, Regor), AMD Phenom X3, AMD Athlon X2 (Brisbane), AMD Athlon 64 X2 (Lion), AMD Athlon 64 (Richmond), AMD Athlon (Orleans), AMD Sempron X2, AMD Sempron (Keene, Sable), AMD Mobile Sempron (Sherman), AMD Turion 64 X2 Ultra, AMD Turion 64 X2 (Lion) processors, updated device database, bugfixes, etc.

ASTRA32 2.00 has been released! New features include: multilingual interface (Russian and English languages are available at the moment), reading of SPD information on SiS 662 chipset, detection of Intel Nehalem-EX, Intel Xeon MP (Dunnington), Intel Atom (Diamondville, Silverthorne), AMD Opteron (Shanghai), AMD Phenom (Deneb, Propus, Heka, Regor), AMD Phenom X3, AMD Athlon X2 (Brisbane), AMD Athlon 64 X2 (Lion), AMD Athlon 64 (Richmond), AMD Athlon (Orleans), AMD Sempron X2, AMD Sempron (Keene, Sable), AMD Mobile Sempron (Sherman), AMD Turion 64 X2 Ultra, AMD Turion 64 X2 (Lion) processors, updated devices database, minor improvements and bugfixes.

CPU Speed Professional 3.0.2.2 is available for download!

[30.07.2008]ASUS has released PC Probe II 1.04.52!

[29.07.2008]CrystalDMI 1.0.3 is available for download!

[28.07.2008]Seagate has released SeaTools for Windows 1.1.0.19!

CD/DVD Diagnostic 3.0.0 has been updated with build 70!

[27.07.2008]Active SMART 2.62 Final has been released! Changes include: improved ActiveSMART service management, multi-user mode for ActiveSMART agent module, support for custom SMTP server ports (for example mail.server.com:port), bugfixes.

HDDScan 3.0 has been released! Here's what's new: completely redesigned user inteface, temperature monitoring for ATA/SATA/USB/FireWire/SCSI drives, enhanced drive information, minor changes and bugfixes.

GPU Caps Viewer 1.5.0 has been released! New features include: new demo (HW Geometry Instancing, requires Shader Model 4.0), detection of GeForce GTX 260/280 and Radeon 4850/4870/4870 X2, NVIDIA PhysX driver detection, support for S3 Graphics Chrome 400 series (430 GT, 440 GTX), minor improvements, bugfixes, etc.

[26.07.2008]CrystalDiskInfo has been updated to version 1.0.15!

[25.07.2008]Advanced HostMonitor 7.46 is available for download! It includes a number of minor improvements and bugfixes. Visit the official page for details.

[24.07.2008]Hitachi has released Drive Fitness Test 4.14!

[23.07.2008]GIGABYTE EasyTune 6 B8.0708.1 is available for download! It includes support for Intel P45/P43/G45/G43 series MB.

Belarc Advisor 7.2.24.6 is available for download!

[22.07.2008]HWiNFO32 2.20 has been released! New features include: preliminary AMD Family 11h (Griffin/Puma) support, reporting of TDP and TDC for AMD K10 family processors, identification of Intel P43 and G41 chipsets, full Intel Nehalem support, updated device database, minor improvements and bugfixes. Besides, the program is now freeware!

CrystalDiskInfo has been updated to version 1.0.14b!

[21.07.2008]PassMark WirelessMon 3.0 build 1002 is available for download! This build fixes a few bugs and adds new boundary checks and warning messages when entering in GPS co-ordinates in DMS format.

CrystalDiskInfo has been updated to version 1.0.14!

[20.07.2008]ReadyBoost Monitor 1.0.7 has been released. The utility monitors ReadyBoost, shows peaks, cache size, graph, read and write speeds.
[17.07.2008]PassMark BurnInTest 5.3 Build 1026 is available for download! This release includes a number of minor improvements and bugfixes.

[16.07.2008]CrystalDiskInfo has been updated to version 1.0.13a!

Geekbench 2.0.18 is available for download!

[15.07.2008]TechwareLabs has published an editorial on Synthetic vs Real World Benchmarks. Here's a clip from the editorial: "Do you find yourself often confused by reviews you find online? Are the results that you see much higher than those of your system or do they make any sense at all? Read our explanation of Real World vs Synthetic Benchmarks and find out how to read those reviews. We explain what you should be looking for and some of the tricks used by other sites to affect their results." Read on.

Hard Drive Inspector 2.98 build 475 is available for download! This version adds support for Finnish language and Windows Server 2008 compatibility.

System Information for Windows (SIW) 2008-07-15 has been released! New in this version: Firefox 3 support, Hyper-V support, updated device database, bugfixes.

[14.07.2008]PC Wizard 2008 1.85.2 is available for download!

AMD64 CPU Assistant 0.9.1.335 has been released! Here's what's new: ability to display CPU temperature in the system tray, new log file format, bugfixes.

[13.07.2008]CUDA-Z 0.2.27 has been released! This program was born as a parody of CPU-Z and GPU-Z utilities. It demonstrates some basic information about CUDA-enabled GPUs and GPGPUs. The new version also reports memory bandwidth.
SIV 3.32 has been released! New features include: -GRAPHICS qualifier that causes a small window showing per CPU % CPU time usage, support for Intel P45, G45 and ICH10 chipsets, FSB:DRAM ratio changing and support for P-State transitions on AMD Phenom and Puma systems, support for AMD Phenom Black Edition and Sempron 64 LE processors, improved [Wi-Fi] reporting for Windows XP SP2 and SP3 systems, minor changes, etc.

[12.07.2008]Crystal Dew World has updated its utilities:
[11.07.2008]CoreTemp 0.99.1 has been released! New features include: initial support for Intel Nehalem and AMD's Griffin cores, improved Intel Atom support, support for the latest AMD K8 CPUs, support for Pentium E5000 series, "Create a screenshot" feature, core and thread count per CPU display, a lot of bugfixes.

[10.07.2008]NEW: SmartFPS.com is a free benchmark designed to test the latest videocards and processors using real world games!
Thanks to Alex Nab!

[09.07.2008]RAMspeed for Windows 1.0.0 beta has been released! The utility should run under any 32-bit Windows family operating system such as Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista. It's supposed to run with no problem under 64-bit versions of Windows XP, 2003 and Vista too.

Fresh Diagnose 7.86 has been released! This release adds support for some new devices.

[08.07.2008]Central Brain Identifier Black Edition 1.0.0.6 Beta 6 Build 0707 is available for download! New features include: ability to change FID and VID codes for both AMD NPT family processors and earlier AMD64 processors, correct DCT frequency report (Northbridge tab).

CrystalDiskInfo has been updated to version 1.0.12b!

CUDA-Z 0.1.19 has been released! This program was born as a parody of CPU-Z and GPU-Z utilities. It demonstrates some basic information about CUDA-enabled GPUs and GPGPUs.
[07.07.2008]AMD GPU Clock Tool 0.9.8 is available for download! This Overclocking and Monitoring Tool from AMD lets you monitor and manage clocks of all AMD/ATi cards.
[06.07.2008]Crystal Dew World has updated its utilities:
HD Tune Pro 3.10 is available for download!

IP-Tools 2.56 has been released! It includes a number of minor improvements.

[05.07.2008]CrystalDiskInfo has been updated to version 1.0.11a!

[04.07.2008]EVEREST Ultimate Edition Beta Build 1426 is available for download! It has a wealth of new features and improvements, including: support for AMD Turion X2 (K11) "Griffin" processor, support for Intel "Eaglelake" P43 and P45 chipsets, support for ATI Radeon HD 4850, 4870 and 4870 X2 graphics processors, support for nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, 280 graphics processors, updated device database, numerous bugfixes, and much more!
Active SMART 2.62 Beta 2 is available for download! Changes include: improved ActiveSMART service management, multi-user mode for ActiveSMART agent module, support for custom SMTP server ports (for example mail.server.com:port), bugfixes. Note, this beta expires on 1 August 2008.
[03.07.2008]Alchemy Eye 9.3.12 has been released! Here's what's new: Client and Server modules can now work on different computers; bugfixes.

GIGABYTE EasyTune 6 B8.0701.1 is available for download! This update adds support for Intel 4 Series and upcoming-chipset based motherboards.

NextSensor 2.7.5.1 build 0703 Final has been released! Here's what's new: support for Biostar TA780G M2+ motherboard, updated ITE IT87xxF profile.

[02.07.2008]Our "Online tools" section has been updated with new services! Be sure to have a look.

VSO Inspector 1.4.2.0 has been released! This version includes a number of minor improvements and bugfixes.

[01.07.2008]HeavyLoad 2.4 has been released! New in this version: full support for multicore processors, support for Windows Server 2008, minor improvements and bugfixes.

PerfMonitor 1.0.0.8 has been released! This update adds support for AMD K10 CPUs.

CrystalDiskInfo has been updated to version 1.0.10b! It includes support for Spanish language.

PassMark SoundCheck 3.0 build 1002 is available for download! This version fixes some bugs.

PassMark MonitorTest 3.0 build 1001 is available for download!

PassMark BatteryMon 2.1 build 1003 is available for download! This is a bugfix release.

PC Wizard 2008 1.85 has been released! New features include: support for Intel L7100, P7500, E4700, E2220, Intel Atom processor B0 stepping, AMD Phenom 8750/8650/8450, AMD Athlon X2 4850e and AMD K10 Black Edition processors, preliminary support for AMD Sempron Dual-Core, Intel Atom "Silverthorne" Z500/Z510/Z520/Z530/Z540, AMD Phenom "Deneb", AMD Turion 64 "Griffin", Intel Core 2 "Bloomfield" and Xeon EX "Dunington" processors, preliminary support for Intel P43/G43/G45, AMD 780G, Intel P45, X58 and ICH10, nVIDIA MCP78 support, preliminary support for EPP 2.0, processor load history graph, Intel DDR3 XMP 1.1 support, nVidia NVSU Monitoring interface support, NUMA support, Intel processor Temperature Juction (TjMax) customization, preliminary support for nVIDIA ESA, bugfixes, etc.

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