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November-December 2011

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[29.12.2011]Intel has released the Processor Identification Utility 4.41!

[28.12.2011]Phoronix Media has released Phoronix Test Suite 3.6.1!
[27.12.2011]MaxxMEM² - Preview - Multi 1.58 has been released! This utility is a multithreaded memory benchmark, which will be integrated into the final version of the MaxxPI² benchmark suite (currently in internal beta testing phase). This version includes some minor improvements.
[26.12.2011]System Analyser 5.3x has been released! New features include: improved DDR3 support, updated device database, minor improvements, bugfixes, etc.

OCCT Perestroika 4.1.0 beta 6 is available for download!
[25.12.2011]NVIDIA Inspector has been updated to version 1.95.7! This is a bugfix release.

[24.12.2011]Seagate has released SeaTools for Windows 1.2.0.6!

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.00.1758 beta is available for download! Changes include: GPU information for nVIDIA GeForce GT 640 (GF116), SPD memory information for Supermicro X8DTG Series motherboard, motherboard specific sensor info for Asus P8P67 LX, improved motherboard specific sensor info for ASRock boards, bugfixes.
[22.12.2011]SetFSB 2.3.171.132 is available for download! This release adds support for ICS9LPRS355BKL (HP Pavilion DV2970EF - Unlock TME), ICS9LPRS477DKL (ASUS F1A75-V Pro), ICS9LPRS483AGLF (ASUS E35M1-I Deluxe), ICS9LPR501PGLF (HP HDX 9300 - Unlock TME) and SLG8SP628V (Samsung R425E) clock generators.

wPrime 2.07 has been released! This version fixes a few bugs.

[21.12.2011]IntelBurnTest 2.53 has been released! New in this version: latest Linpack binaries and patch for AMD CPUs, "All" threads option to allow full utilization of SMT threads (e.g. HyperThreading units), minor changes.

[20.12.2011]FurMark OpenGL Benchmark 1.9.2 has been released! Here's what's new: support for the latest AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards, burn-in benchmark (1920x1080 only, duration 15 min, best score with the lowest GPU temperature), minor changes and bugfixes.

Prime95 v.27.2 build 1 has been released!

GPU-Z 0.5.7 has been released! Here's what's new: support for AMD Radeon HD 7970, HD 7350, process size, die size, transistor count for Radeon E6760, transistor count for FirePro V4900, improved detection for HD 5570, HD 6450A, HD 6470M, minor changes, bugfixes, etc.

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.00.1754 beta is available for download! Changes include: improved support for Intel Ivy Bridge processors, motherboard specific sensor info for Asus Rampage IV Formula, bugfixes.
ASTRA 5.52 is available for download! Here's what's new: detection of Intel Atom (Cedarview) processor, updated device database, bugfixes, etc.

ASTRA32 2.12 has been released! New features include: detection of Intel Atom (Cedarview) processor, updated device database, minor improvements and bugfixes.

[19.12.2011]D3DGear 4.12 build 1372 has been released!

[18.12.2011]OCCT Perestroika 4.1.0 beta 5 is available for download!
Fresh Diagnose 8.60 has been released! It updates the USB device database.

Advanced HostMonitor 9.06 has been released!

System Spec has been updated to version 3.05!

[17.12.2011]GIGABYTE EasyTune 6 B11.1209.1 is available for download!

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.00.1751 beta is available for download! Changes include: detection of AMD Catalyst 11.12 driver, preliminary GPU information for AMD Radeon HD 79xx Series (Tahiti, New Zealand), Intel Processor Number detection for Core i5-2435M, bugfixes.
[15.12.2011]Belarc Advisor 8.2.6.4 is available for download!

[14.12.2011]3DMark 11 1.03 has been released! Changes include: updated Bullet physics library 2.79 with improved compatibility with future CPUs and GPUs, updated SystemInfo component 4.6 with improved compatibility with current and future hardware, improved error handling and messages, Manual GPU Selection option now available on the Help-tab, new "More" tab with information about new Futuremark benchmarks.

SIV 4.24 has been released! New features include: [Memory Speed] panel which reports the memory speed for each CPU accessing memory from each NUMA Node, initial Intel Atom N2800 (Cedarview) support, support for the AMD-8111 chipset SMBus and the ADM1026 Thermal Controller as used on RIOWORKS HDAMA motherboards, minor improvements and bugfixes.

[13.12.2011]SiSoftware Sandra 2012 SP1a (2012.01.18.24) has been released!

HWiNFO32 3.91 has been released! New features include: preliminary support for Intel Haswell, improved hardware monitoring, updated device database, minor improvements and bugfixes.

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.00.1747 beta is available for download! Changes include: firewall software support for ZoneAlarm v10, motherboard specific sensor info for Asus Sabertooth X79, Gigabyte A75N-USB3, G1.Assassin2, G41MT-S2, X79 Series, minor improvements.
[12.12.2011]D3DGear 4.11 has been updated with build 1371!

PassMark BurnInTest 7.0 build 1005 is available for download! This is a bugfix release.

[10.12.2011]GPU Caps Viewer 1.14.5 is available for download! This version adds support for GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 cores and fixes a minor bug related to graphics card vendors in the GPU panel.

[09.12.2011]OCCT Perestroika 4.1.0 beta 4 is available for download!
PassMark BatteryMon 2.1 build 1005 is available for download!

[08.12.2011]SiSoftware Sandra 2012 SP1 (2012.01.18.20) has been released! Changes include: AVX2 and further FMA3/FMA4 support, all benchmarks now show per-thread/single-threaded (IPC) in addition to aggregate score, ability to export all User Benchmark Results with 1 click, bugfixes.

EVGA Precision 2.1.1 has been released! Here's what's new: auto detection for GTX 580 cards, EVGA On-Screen Display server 4.2.4, minor improvements, bugfixes, etc.

[06.12.2011]AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.00.1740 beta is available for download! Changes include: GPU information for AMD Radeon HD 6930 (Cayman), extended reference OpenCL Extensions list (for Ivy Bridge), improved hot-plug storage device support, motherboard specific sensor info for Asus P9X79 WS, bugfixes.
[05.12.2011]D3DGear 4.11 has been updated with build 1369!

CPUCooL 8.1.0 has been released! This version adds support for some RAID controllers and USB drives.

[04.12.2011]CrystalDiskInfo 4.1.4 has been released!

[03.12.2011]PassMark RAMMon 1.0 build 1003 is available for download!

StatWin Professional 8.5 has been released!

[01.12.2011]Advanced HostMonitor 9.04 beta is available for download!

Belarc Advisor 8.2.6.3 is available for download!

[30.11.2011]AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.00.1734 beta is available for download! Changes include: support for ACPI 5.0, GPU information for new nVIDIA GeForce GT 520 (GF108) and GTX 560 Ti (GF110), motherboard specific sensor info for MSI MS-7760, bugfixes.
[29.11.2011]CrystalDiskInfo 4.1.3b is available for download!

[28.11.2011]D3DGear 4.11 has been updated with build 1366!

[27.11.2011]CrystalDiskInfo 4.1.3a is available for download!

EVGA Precision 2.1.0 has been released! Here's what's new: EVGA Voltage Tuner application is included into EVGA Precision distributive, EVGA On-Screen Display server 4.2.3, minor improvements, bugfixes, etc.

GPU-Z 0.5.6 has been released! Here's what's new: support for ATI Radeon HD 6320, ATI FirePro V9800, AMD FirePro V4900, support for GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 cores, GeForce GTX 460 v2, NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420, NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450, NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP, basic detection for NVIDIA Kepler GK107, minor changes, bugfixes, etc.

Speccy 1.14.288 has been released!

HD_Speed 1.7.2.91 has been released!

[26.11.2011]HWM BlackBox 2.3 has been released! This version adds support for the latest hardware and fixes a few bugs.

[24.11.2011]OCCT Perestroika 4.1.0 beta 3 is available for download!
MaxxMEM² - Preview 1.96 is available for download! This release includes some minor improvements, as well as improved CPU detection.
AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.00.1728 beta is available for download! Changes include: support for OpenCL 1.2, detection of AMD Catalyst 11.11 driver, Intel Processor Number detection for Celeron G460, Pentium 350 and Xeon L5639, motherboard specific sensor info for Asus AT4NM10T-I, F1A75-M LE, Gigabyte EP43T Series, improved motherboard specific sensor info for ASRock boards, bugfixes.
[23.11.2011]CPU-Z 1.59 has been released! Here's what's new: support for AMD Opteron Interlagos and Valencia (Bulldozer), support for AMD SR56x0 I/O bridge and SP5100 southbridge (Maranello), support for Intel Core i7-3960X, 3930K and 3820 (SandyBridge-E), support for Intel X79 chipset (Jaketown), support for VIA Nano 1000/2000/3000, Eden X2, Nano X2/X3, QuadCore, support for Windows 8.

MVSoft PC Information 2.6.1.5 is available for download!

[22.11.2011]ASTRA 5.51 is available for download! Here's what's new: reading of SPD information on Intel 6 Series/C200 Series chipset, Intel X79 chipset, Intel DH89xxCC series chipset, Intel System Controller Hub, Intel Panther Point chipset, AMD Hudson-2 chipset, ServerWorks HT1100 south bridge, Intel Atom E6xx processor, detection of Intel Core i7 Extreme (Sandy Bridge-E), Intel Core i7 (Sandy Bridge-E), Intel Celeron (Sandy Bridge), AMD Opteron (Valencia), AMD Opteron (Interlagos), AMD Z series, AMD E series (Llano), AMD AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano), AMD Athlon II X2 (Llano), AMD Sempron X2 (Llano) processors, preliminary support for Intel Ivy Bridge, AMD Trinity processors, improved support for AMD A series, AMD E series (Llano) processors, updated device database, bugfixes, etc.

ASTRA32 2.11 has been released! New features include: reading of SPD information on Intel 6 Series/C200 Series chipset, Intel X79 chipset, Intel DH89xxCC series chipset, Intel System Controller Hub, Intel Panther Point chipset, AMD Hudson-2 chipset, ServerWorks HT1100 south bridge, Intel Atom E6xx processor, detection of Intel Core i7 Extreme (Sandy Bridge-E), Intel Core i7 (Sandy Bridge-E), Intel Celeron (Sandy Bridge), AMD Opteron (Valencia), AMD Opteron (Interlagos), AMD Z series, AMD E series (Llano), AMD AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano), AMD Athlon II X2 (Llano), AMD Sempron X2 (Llano) processors, preliminary support for Intel Ivy Bridge, AMD Trinity processors, improved support for AMD A series, AMD E series (Llano) processors, detection of new processors features, updated device database, minor improvements and bugfixes.

[21.11.2011]D3DGear 4.11 build 1364 has been released!

[20.11.2011]OCCT Perestroika 4.1.0 beta 2 is available for download!
NetGong 7.7 (Build 1120) is available for download! It includes improved support for SSL encrypted connections that provide you with security benefits during authentication with mail server and data communication, improved Events engine that lets you to keep track of your network devices availability in real time, improved integration with NetInfo, enabling you to easily find all the available information about monitored devices, and a few other minor improvements and bug fixes.

NetInfo 7.7 (Build 1120) has been released! It includes improved Lookup and Scanner tools that also report physical (MAC) addresses of computers in your local area network, improved integration with NetGong, enabling you to quickly and easily start monitoring your favorite network devices, and a few other minor improvements and bug fixes.

[19.11.2011]Hard Drive Inspector 3.94 is available for download! This version adds support for Samsung G2 and Verbatim Portable Hard Drive 500Gb eSATA & USB 2.0 Combo external drives.

[17.11.2011]AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.00.1720 beta is available for download! Changes include: special support for Samsung 470 SSDs, extended physical CPU information for Intel Sandy Bridge-E/EP, motherboard specific sensor info for Intel DH61SA, DH61ZE, DX58OG, MSI MS-7695, MS-7696, MS-7750, improved motherboard specific sensor info for Intel DX79SI, DX79TO, bugfixes.
[15.11.2011]D3DGear 4.10 has been updated with build 1362!

Futuremark logo [14.11.2011]Futuremark has announced development of a new version of 3DMark, the company's flagship benchmark for gamers! 3DMark for Windows 8 (working title) is designed for gaming performance measurement and comparison across all Windows 8 devices from tablets and notebooks to high-end desktop gaming systems in both Metro UI and "classic" Windows environments. The new 3DMark is expected to be released in 2012.

SIV 4.23 has been released! New features include: reporting of Windows [Power Scheme] and [Network Profiles], AMD A-Series (Llano) processor support, DIMM SPD XMP V1.3 SPD reporting, [GPU I2C] panel for both AMD/ATI and nVidia GPUs, minor improvements and bugfixes.

[13.11.2011]GPU Caps Viewer 1.14.4 is available for download! This is a bugfix release.

PhysX FluidMark 1.4.0 has been released! New features include: two benchmark presets (1080 and 720), PhysX built-in CPU multicore option, score submission, minor improvements and bugfixes.

D3DGear 4.10 has been updated with build 1360!

[12.11.2011]Advanced HostMonitor 9.02 beta is available for download!

[10.11.2011]AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.00.1714 beta is available for download! Changes include: preliminary GPU stressing (via OpenCL GPGPU), PIO and DMA mode information for SATA drives, special support for Samsung 830 SSDs, GPU information for new nVIDIA GeForce GT 520M (GF119M), GT 555M (GF116M), Tesla C2050/C2075 and M2075 (GF110GL), improved support for Intel Sandy Bridge-E/EP processors, improved hot-plug storage device support, improved DIMM thermal sensor support, sensor support for Dell SMI of Vostro 1440, motherboard specific sensor info for Acer FX58M, Asus P9X79, Gigabyte P43T-ES3G, P45T-ES3G and MSI MS-7592, bugfixes.
Belarc Advisor 8.2.6.2 is available for download!

PassMark BurnInTest 7.0 build 1004 is available for download! This is a bugfix release.

[08.11.2011]D3DGear 4.10 has been updated with build 1355!

HWiNFO32 3.90 has been released! New features include: improved support for Intel Nehalem-EX, preliminary support for Ivy Bridge-EP/EX, support for XMP 1.3, support for AMD PITCAIRN XT/PRO and WIMBLEDON XT, improved hardware monitoring, updated device database, minor improvements and bugfixes.

[07.11.2011]SiSoftware Sandra 2012 (2012.01.18.10) has been released! New features include: Benchmark Results Certification, General-Purpose (GP) Computing benchmarks - CPU vs. GP(GPU) vs. (GP)APU, updated System Overall benchmark, New Memory Latency Test (In-Page Random Access Pattern), Transcoding benchmark - CPU vs. GP(GPU) vs. (GP)APU, Large-page support for all memory tests, FMA3 & FMA4 instruction set support for just released & future CPUs.

NetWorx 5.2.1 is available for download!

[06.11.2011]Fresh Diagnose 8.59 has been released! It updates the monitor database.

CPUCooL 8.0.14 has been released! This version adds support for some new Intel and AMD chipsets.

[05.11.2011]HD Tune Pro 5.00 has been released! Here's what's new: new file tests which measure sequential read/write speed, random 4 KB read/write speed and multiple random 4 KB read/write speed, new monitor functions that show detailed performance statistics of different block sizes, positions where I/O activity took place, which programs and processes generate I/O activity, improved support for +2TB disks, minor improvements, bugfixes.

AMD Overdrive 4.0.5 has been released!

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.00.1709 beta is available for download! Changes include: detection of AMD Catalyst 11.10 driver, GPU information for new nVIDIA GeForce GT 555M (GF116M), motherboard specific sensor info for Asus P9X79 Pro, bugfixes.
[04.11.2011]Geekbench 2.2.3 is available for download!

System Information for Windows (SIW) 2011 build 1029 has been released! It includes a number of minor improvements and bugfixes.

SpeedFan 4.45 has been released! Here's what's new: full support for ATI RADEON video cards (including CrossFire configurations and fan control), improved DELL support (it has been completely rewritten), support for new devices (ITE IT8772F, Fintek F71889A, Fintek F71869AD, SMSC EMC2103, ...), improved support for Asus ATK0110, minor improvements and bugfixes.

[02.11.2011]Advanced HostMonitor 9.00 beta is available for download! It offers 6 new test methods, 100 more variables, new options, some GUI improvements, new commands, new logs and so on. Visit the official page for details.

[01.11.2011]Alchemy Eye 11.5.0 is available for download!