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November-December 2008

Happy New Year!

[31.12.2008]Dear visitors! I would like to wish you a Happy New Year! May 2009 be peaceful, joyful, prosperous and healthy for you and your loved ones! May all your dreams and wishes come true! Thank you all for you continuous support throughout 2008. See you in 2009! Happy New Year!

HD Tune Pro 3.50 has been released! New features include: Random Access test, option to perform quick Error Scan with command line parameters, minor improvements and bugfixes.

CPU Speed Professional 3.0.2.7 is available for download!

[30.12.2008]RivaTuner 2.22 has been released! New features include:
  • ForceWare 181.xx drivers family support.
  • Updated databases for Detonator and ForceWare drivers. Added databases for ForceWare 180.87, 180.88 and 181.00.
  • Updated RivaTunerStatisticsServer v3.0.1 utility (fully redesigned user interface with support for skins, fully redesigned profiles architecture).
  • Minor improvements and bugfixes.

[29.12.2008]BenchmarkHQ introduces a new section: Tweaking and Overclocking, devoted entirely to software tools used to tune, tweak and overclock different subsystems! If you have anything to add to this section, please contact us.

CrystalDiskInfo 2.0.4 is available for download!

Active SMART 2.7 Beta is available for download! Changes include: improved ActiveSMART service management, Total Free Space informaton on all hard drive volumes, Disk Monitoring Statistics with vital drive information, hard drive temperature tray icon, "Only critical notifications" option, minor improvements, etc. Note, this beta expires on 1 February 2009.
[28.12.2008]It's time to change our poll! But first, here are the results of the last poll. Are you an overclocker? Did you overclock your system?
  1. Yes - 53.45%
  2. No - 28%
  3. I do it everyday - 12.36%
  4. What do you mean? - 6.18%
Nowadays overclocking is popular! Be sure to visit us often to find more useful tools for your needs.
You can always find these results at their permanent address.
Please, take part in our new survey: Will you upgrade to Intel Core i7?

Real Temp 2.90 RC5 is available for download!
Intel has released Desktop Control Center 4.4.0.609!

[27.12.2008]Thaiphoon Burner 6.0 build 1225 Final has been released! Changes include: support for some new Intel SMBus devices, support for Intel Ibex Peak and Intel EP80579 bridges, preliminary support for SiS630 SMBus protocol.

[26.12.2008]NEW: Core2MaxPerf is a CPU stability tester that creates a maximum workload for Intel Core 2, Core i7, AMD Athlon, Opteron and Phenom processors!

[25.12.2008]S.M.A.R.T. Vision 3.0 has been released! New features include: support for Windows Vista, redesigned interface, support for the latest technologies, bugfixes, etc.

HWM BlackBox 1.02.00 is available for download! This is a bugfix release.

[24.12.2008]Monitor Asset Manager has been updated to version 2.20.0.779!

HWM BlackBox 1.01.04 has been released! Here's what's new: support for Intel Core i7 (Nehalem) and AMD Phenom II processors, support for German, French and Chinese languages, minor improvements and bugfixes.

WebServer Stress Tool 7.2.1.261/262 is available for download! This release adds a setting to select local IP automatically.

Core Damage 0.8h is available for download! This is a bugfix release.

ASUS has released PC Probe II 1.04.62!

[23.12.2008]EVGA Corporation has released EVGA Precision 1.4.0! 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. New features for this version include: EVGA On-Screen Display Server 3.0.0 with skinned user interface and other improvements, minor changes, etc.
CrystalDiskInfo 2.0.3 is available for download!

MSI has released Dual Core Center 2.0.4.8!

Hitachi has released Drive Fitness Test 4.15!

Advanced HostMonitor 7.78 is available for download! It includes a number of minor improvements and bugfixes. Visit the official page for details.

[22.12.2008]MemTest86+ 2.11 has been released! New features include: support for Intel Core i5 (Lynnfield), support for Intel P55 Southbridge, support for Intel PM45/GM45/GM47 Mobile chipset, support for Intel GL40/GS45 Mobile chipset, bugfixes, etc.

Prime95 v.25.9 is available for download!

Monitor Asset Manager has been updated to version 2.20.0.755!

[21.12.2008]OCCT Perestroika 3.0.0 beta 16 is available for download! New features include: updated OCCT CPU Test, Linpack-based CPU test, GPU 3D test written in Direct3D with an error detection mode, GPU Memtest based on CUDA (similar to MemTest86, but for the Graphic Card memory), Power supply test (3D test + CPU Test), GPU temperature monitoring, improved interface, etc. This beta contains an improved temperature graph and some bugfixes.
Dr.Hardware 2009 Build 9.9.0e has been released! It has a lot of improvements, including: support for Intel Core i7, Xeon 7400/5400/5200/3300/3200/3100, support for the latest models of Intel Atom, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Extreme, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo E8xx, Celeron 500, Celeron M; support for AMD Athlon XP, Turion 64 Mobile, Quad Core Opteron/3rd Generation, Embedded Opteron, Sempron SI, Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM, Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM, Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL, support for Intel X58, G41, Q43, Q45 Express, PM45, GM45, GS45, GL40, G35, Mobile 945GSE Express, US15W, UL11L, US15L, Server 3200, 3210 and 5100 chipsets, support for the latest nVidia and AMD chipsets, support for ITE 8720F, 8726F, SMSC SCH5307-NS, LPC47B397 NC, SCH5317 sensor chips, support for some new HDD features, detailed memory timing and address info for Intel Core i7 based systems, internal thermal sensor support for the latest Intel and AMD CPUs, support for Netbooks and Nettops, updated device database, bugfixes, etc.

[20.12.2008]FRAPS 2.9.7 has been released! This version fixes a few bugs.

[19.12.2008]Native Specialist 1.3.1218 has been released! New features include: full support for the third-generation quad-core AMD Opteron 23xx and 83xx series processors, full support for AMD Phenom X3 8450e, 8550, 8750B processors, AMD Phenom X4 9450e, 9600B, 9750B processors, recognition of AM2r2 quad-core AMD Opteron 13xx series processors, minor improvements.

Belarc Advisor 7.2.24.16 is available for download!

Dr.Hardware 2009 Build 9.9.0d (German version) has been released! Here's what's new: support for Intel Core i7, Xeon 7400/5400/5200/3300/3200/3100, support for the latest models of Intel Atom, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Extreme, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo E8xx, Celeron 500, Celeron M; support for AMD Athlon XP, Turion 64 Mobile, Quad Core Opteron/3rd Generation, Embedded Opteron, Sempron SI, Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM, Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM, Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL, support for Intel X58, G41, Q43, Q45 Express, PM45, GM45, GS45, GL40, G35, Mobile 945GSE Express, US15W, UL11L, US15L, Server 3200, 3210 and 5100 chipsets, support for the latest nVidia and AMD chipsets, support for ITE 8720F, 8726F, SMSC SCH5307-NS, LPC47B397 NC, SCH5317 sensor chips, support for some new HDD features, updated device database, bugfixes, etc.
[18.12.2008]GIGABYTE EasyTune 6 B8.1124.1 has been released!

Geekbench 2.1.0 has been released!

Prime95 64-bit v.25.9 is available for download!

ASUS has released PC Probe II 1.04.60!

Seagate has released SeaTools for Windows 1.1.1.0!

[17.12.2008]Prime95 v.25.8 has been updated with build 5!

Futuremark logo Futuremark Corporation is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its 3DMark benchmark suite with a video contest for gamers and overclockers everywhere! Fans of the popular benchmarking program are invited to show the "Life of a Benchmarker" in an original video with great prizes awarded to the best entries. Contestants are asked to create a video illustrating what benchmarking means to them. Top prizes will be awarded to contestants who impress the judges with their originality; prizes include an HDTV, MSI Eclipse motherboards, MSI R4870 graphics cards, Enermax Revolution85+ power supplies and special 3DMark 10 Year Anniversary Collectors' Edition bundles. Learn more.

[16.12.2008]System Information for Windows (SIW) 2008-12-16 has been released! New in this version: "Wake on LAN" module, support for AMD Phenom II processor, support for the latest Intel Core 2 models, faster startup, minor improvements, bugfixes.

HWiNFO32 2.36 has been released! New features include: support for some new AMD Family 10h CPU models, enhanced nVidia MCP79/7A support, support for S3 Chrome 500 Series, support for some new nVidia and ATI GPUs, maximum supported memory clock display for Nehalem family, support for Intel B43 chipset, updated device database, minor improvements and bugfixes.

[15.12.2008]Prime95 v.25.8 has been updated with build 4! Prime95 64-bit v.25.8 is also available for download.

OCCT Perestroika 3.0.0 beta 14 is available for download! New features include: updated OCCT CPU Test, Linpack-based CPU test, GPU 3D test written in Direct3D with an error detection mode, GPU Memtest based on CUDA (similar to MemTest86, but for the Graphic Card memory), Power supply test (3D test + CPU Test), GPU temperature monitoring, improved interface, etc. This beta contains an improved Linpack CPU test and some bugfixes.
Hard Drive Inspector 3.0 build 198 is available for download! This release adds support for some new disk features (e.g. free-fall control, NV cache size) and updates Finnish translation.

[14.12.2008]Real Temp 2.90 RC2 is available for download! It has a new layout, including a Load meter.
Native Specialist 1.2.1214 has been released! This version adds support for the latest AMD processors, including: Athlon X2 (7450, 7550, 7750), Phenom (8250e, 9150e, 9350e), Phenom II X4 9xx/8xx/7xx/6xx/Bxx series, Phenom II X3 7xx/5xx/4xx/Bxx series, Athlon X4 6xx/5xx/Bxx series, Athlon X3 4xx/3xx/Bxx series, Phenom II Neo X4 family, Athlon Neo X4 family, Athlon Neo X3 family, AMD Athlon Neo X2 family. For some models of AMD Phenom II and Athlon II processors Native Specialist reports a nominal clock frequency and code name (Deneb, Heka, Rana, Regor, Propus).

[13.12.2008]CPU Speed Professional 3.0.2.6 is available for download!

[12.12.2008]HDD Observer 3.0.0 has been released! This version improves overall stability and adds 64 bit support.

IP-Tools 2.58 has been released! Here's what's new: IPv6 support on Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and 2008, support for HostComment variable in the HostMonitor tool, bugfixes.

[11.12.2008]SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP2 (2009.1.15.72) has been released! This service pack includes some minor changes and bugfixes.

Our friends over at nvWorld.ru have announced the availability of RivaTuner 2.21 (2.2Mb)! RivaTuner is a complete powerful tweaking environment, providing you everything you may need to tune NVIDIA and AMD/ATi GPU based display adapters. The widest driver-level Direct3D / OpenGL and system tuning options, flexible profiling system allowing to make custom settings on per-application basis, both driver-level and low-level hardware access modes, unique diagnostic and realtime hardware monitoring features and exclusive power user oriented tools like built-in registry editor and patch script engine make RivaTuner's feature set absolutely unmatched.
This new version has a wealth of new features and improvements, including:
  • Updated databases for Detonator and ForceWare drivers. Added databases for ForceWare 180.60, 180.70 and 180.84.
  • Added Catalyst 8.12 driver family detection.
  • Added 'Enable FOURCC INTZ surfaces' and 'Enable FOURCC RAWZ surfaces' options to the 'Textures' tab of the Direct3D tweaks dialog.
  • 'Restore after suspended mode' option in low-level fan control tab is multi-GPU oriented now. Now the option affects all display adapters in the system instead of currently selected display adapter only.
  • 'Allow separate 2D/3D clock frequency adjustment' option is no longer provided when enabling driver-level hardware overclocking..
  • Extended list of detectable supported FOURCC formats in 'IDirect3D9 HAL adapter formats' diagnostic report category.

Process Monitor 2.03 has been released! This update adds the ability to import and export configuration settings, shows an icon in the operations column depicting the event class of the operation, and fixes a symbol configuration bug on Windows XP.

Belarc Advisor 7.2.24.15 is available for download!

DriveSitter 1.6.0.9 is available for download! It includes a lot of minor improvements and bugfixes.

[10.12.2008]OCCT Perestroika 3.0.0 beta 10 is available for download! New features include: updated OCCT CPU Test, Linpack-based CPU test, GPU 3D test written in Direct3D with an error detection mode, GPU Memtest based on CUDA (similar to MemTest86, but for the Graphic Card memory), Power supply test (3D test + CPU Test), GPU temperature monitoring, improved interface, etc.
[09.12.2008]NEW: SunSpider is an online JavaScript benchmark, which tests the core JavaScript language!

[08.12.2008]NEW: MultiCore Benchmark is a software utility to measure CPU and system performance!

[07.12.2008]CrystalDiskMark 2.2.0a is available for download! It adds support for Serbian and Ukrainian languages.

Fresh Diagnose 7.96 has been released! This version fixes some bugs.

[06.12.2008]Advanced HostMonitor 7.74 is available for download! It includes a number of minor improvements and bugfixes. Visit the official page for details.

GIGABYTE EasyTune 6 B8.1113.1 has been released! It adds support for Intel X58 based boards.

[05.12.2008]PassMark PerformanceTest 7.0 beta 3 is now available for download! It fixes CPU scaling issues in Beta 2. New features for PerformanceTest 7 include: DirectX 10 3D Test, large improvements to the user interface, increased amount of system information gathered and displayed, enhanced 2D test suite (Complex Vector tests and Image filtering tests now included), CPU Physics simulation test, Visualised Physics Test, minor changes, bugfixes, etc.
[04.12.2008]GPU-Z 0.3.0 has been released! This version fixes a few bugs and adds support for NVIDIA Quadro VX 200.

ASTRA 5.41 is available for download! Here's what's new: support for SMBIOS 2.6 standard, detection of HD DVD-R DL, HD DVD-RW, HD DVD-RW DL write features, reading of SPD information on Intel P55 chipset, VIA VX800/VX820 chipset, VIA VT8237S, nVidia MCP73/MCP78/MCP79 south bridges, detection of Intel Quad-Core Xeon (Gainestown), Intel Dual-Core Xeon (Gainestown), Intel Core i7 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad Mobile, Pentium Dual-Core (Wolfdale), Intel Core 2 Solo (Penryn), Celeron M (Penryn), updated device database, bugfixes, etc.

ASTRA32 2.01 has been released! New features include: support for SMBIOS 2.6 standard, detection of HD DVD-R DL, HD DVD-RW, HD DVD-RW DL write features, reading of SPD information on Intel P55 chipset, VIA VX800/VX820 chipset, VIA VT8237S, nVidia MCP73/MCP78/MCP79 south bridges, detection of Intel Quad-Core Xeon (Gainestown), Intel Dual-Core Xeon (Gainestown), Intel Core i7 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad Mobile, Pentium Dual-Core (Wolfdale), Intel Core 2 Solo (Penryn), Celeron M (Penryn), updated devices database, minor improvements and bugfixes.

CPU-Z 1.49 has been released! Changes include: support for AMD Phenom II processor, support for the latest Intel Core 2 models, faster startup, minor improvements.

HDD Temperature 4.0.8 beta is available for download!

GPU-Z 0.2.9 has been released! New features include: support for NVIDIA 9800 GT, 9600 GS/GSO, 9300 GS, Quadro FX Go1400, 9800M GTX, 9600M GT, 9650M GT, Quadro FX 770M, 9200M GS, 9300M GS, Quadro NVS 160M, G71 0x2e5, support for ATI HD 4350, HD 4550, HD 4650, HD 4830, HD 4850 X2, RV670 0x9504, support for Intel GM45 variant 0x2a43, support for shader count reading on HD 48xx, minor improvements and bugfixes.

[03.12.2008]ASTRA32 2.01 beta is available for download!
[02.12.2008]CrystalDiskInfo 2.0.2b is available for download! It adds support for Italian and Ukrainian languages.

NEW: D-test is a powerful test tool for helping you to adjust correctly your monitor main settings!

[01.12.2008]CrystalDiskInfo 2.0.2 is available for download!

CUDA-Z 0.4.74 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 fixes some bugs and adds double precision float point calculations test. CUDA-Z for Linux is now also available for download.
IntelBurnTest 1.9 has been released! Changes include: support for Intel Core i7 processors, updated interface, minor improvements and bugfixes.

[30.11.2008]PC Wizard 2008 1.871 is available for download! This is a bugfix release.

NextSensor 2.7.6.0 build 1130 Final has been released! Here's what's new: temperature monitoring for AMD/ATi GPUs, bugfixes.

SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP1b (2009.1.15.65) has been released! This service pack includes some minor improvements and bugfixes.

[29.11.2008]A beta for the next major version of PassMark BurnInTest for Windows, 32-bit 6.0.1000 revision 15 Beta, is now available to download! The major new features include: support for Windows Server 2008, significantly more system information available, support for testing Blu-ray drives, support for Nehalem CPUs, a new set of pre-defined 'Quick' tests, a new raw disk test for unformatted disks, a new DVD burn test (for Vista OS and Windows 2008 Servers), 'maximum' CPU temperature test, UI improvements, etc.
[28.11.2008]NEW: HWM BlackBox is a utility designed to deliver precise details on the core components of your computer!

[27.11.2008]Real Temp 2.86 beta is available for download! It includes a number of bugfixes, as well as full support for Intel Core i7 processors.
[26.11.2008]A beta for the next major version of PassMark PerformanceTest is now available for download! New features include: DirectX 10 3D Test, large improvements to the user interface, increased amount of system information gathered and displayed, enhanced 2D test suite (Complex Vector tests and Image filtering tests now included), CPU Physics simulation test, Visualised Physics Test, minor changes, bugfixes, etc.
RegBench 0.17 is available for download!

[25.11.2008]Monitor Asset Manager has been updated to version 2.11.0.758!

NEW: MKN PerformanceMonitor shows detailed information about system, I/O, and processor performance!

Find MAC Address 2.0.0.33 is available for download!

[24.11.2008]FurMark OpenGL Benchmark 1.5.0 has been released! New features include: GPU temperature log facility, more intensive Stability Test, support for English, French, Chinese (traditional and simplified) and German languages, more GPU-intensive Xtreme Burning mode, minor changes and bugfixes.

Thaiphoon Burner 6.0 build 1122 Final has been released! Changes include: support for Intel 5100 MCH, Intel 5400A and 5400B MCH chipsets, improved SPD Report Browser.

Prime95 v.25.8 is available for download! This is a bugfix release.

[22.11.2008]CrystalDiskInfo 2.0.1 is available for download!

[21.11.2008]SpeedFan 4.37 has been released! Here's what's new: full support for AMD CD5536 SMBus, identification of Fintek F75111R, important bugfixes.

Advanced HostMonitor 7.72 is available for download! It includes a number of minor improvements and bugfixes. Visit the official page for details.

Our friends over at nvWorld.ru have announced the availability of RivaTuner 2.20 (2.2Mb)! RivaTuner is a complete powerful tweaking environment, providing you everything you may need to tune NVIDIA and AMD/ATi GPU based display adapters. The widest driver-level Direct3D / OpenGL and system tuning options, flexible profiling system allowing to make custom settings on per-application basis, both driver-level and low-level hardware access modes, unique diagnostic and realtime hardware monitoring features and exclusive power user oriented tools like built-in registry editor and patch script engine make RivaTuner's feature set absolutely unmatched.
This new version has a wealth of new features and improvements, including:
  • Added ForceWare 178.xx and 180.xx drivers families support.
  • Updated databases for Detonator and ForceWare drivers. Added databases for ForceWare 178.13, 178.15, 178.24, 180.10, 180.20, 180.42, 180.43, 180.44, 180.47 and 180.48.
  • Added Catalyst 8.9, 8.10 and 8.11 driver families detection.
  • NVIDIA G98 graphics processors support.
  • Improved Multi-GPU (SLI/CrossfireX) configurations support.
  • AMD RADEON HD 4830 display adapters family support.
And much more!

PassMark PerformanceTest 6.1 has been updated with build 1019!

Lamark 0.92.134 is available for download! It includes some minor improvements.

[20.11.2008]Monitor Asset Manager has been updated to version 2.11.0.755!

BurnInTest for Linux 2.0 build 1000 is available for download! Just as its counterpart for Windows, BurnInTest for Linux allows all the major sub-systems of a computer to be simultaneously tested for reliability and stability. Changes include: new command line parameters, new and improved tests, a lot of bugfixes.
CrystalDiskInfo 2.0.0 has been released! It allows to control AAM/APM and includes support for USB/IEEE1394 hard drives.

[19.11.2008]CUDA-Z 0.4.69 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.
Intel has released Desktop Control Center 4.3.0.530!

[18.11.2008]Thaiphoon Burner 6.0 build 1116 Prerelease is available for download! Here's what's new: support for DDR2 FB-DIMM, improved SPD Report Browser, support for Intel 5000Z/P/X and Intel 7300 chipsets, minor changes.

HDD Temperature 4.0.7 beta is available for download!

Hard Drive Inspector 3.0 build 195 is available for download! It includes some minor improvements and bugfixes.

PassMark BurnInTest 5.3 has been updated with build 1036!

Intel has released the Processor Identification Utility 4.0!

HWMonitor 1.12 has been released! Here's what's new: support for NVIDIA ESA compliant watercooling systems, support for new sensor ICs.

[17.11.2008]MSI has released Dual Core Center 2.0.4.5!

DVDInfoPro has been updated to version 5.2.3.0!

PC Wizard 2008 1.87 has been released! New features include: support for Intel T5850/5750, Intel Atom 330 and Intel T5550 processors, support for Gigabyte EP45-UD3R motherboard, JMicron and Cypress USB/ATA controller support, preliminary support for Intel Q43/Q45 and G41 chipsets, Microsoft Windows 7 detection, bugfixes, etc.

MemTest86+ 2.10 has been released! New features include: support for Intel Core i7 (Nehalem) and Intel Atom processors, support for Intel G41/G43/G45, Intel US15W (Poulsbo) and Intel P43/P45 chipsets, support for Intel EP80579 (Tolapai) SoC CPU, support for ICH10 Southbridge (SPD/DMI), detection for Intel 5000X, L3 cache detection, bugfixes, etc.

[14.11.2008]HMonitor 4.4.3.2 has been released! Here's what's new: support for SMSC SCH5027/SCH5127, SMSC SCH5307/SCH5317, SMSC SCH3112/SCH3114/SCH3116, SMSC EMC2700P, SCH5514, ITE IT8720F and Asustek F8000 sensor chips, support for Intel D945GCNL and Asus M2N68-LA (Narra2-GL8E) mainboards, support for various HP/Compaq desktops, support for HP Compaq NX9110 notebook, minor improvements and bugfixes.

GIGABYTE EasyTune 6 B8.1030.1 has been released!

SpeedFan 4.36 has been released! New features include: greatly improved temperature reporting for almost all nVidia video cards, support for AMD K11 temperature sensor, full support for SMSC EMC6W201 and SMSC SCH5127, support for SMSC EMC2710P fan speed readings, improved ARECA RAID support, improved IT8720F identification, a lot of minor improvements and bugfixes.

Belarc Advisor 7.2.24.14 is available for download!

[13.11.2008]Phoronix Media has updated its Test Suite to version 1.4.1! It adds support for OpenBSD 4.4 and includes some internal improvements.
HWiNFO32 2.35 has been released! New features include: improved support for ATI RV710, ability to adjust Tjmax value, ability to display sensor readings in the system tray (right-click on sensor value), preliminary Intel Ibex Peak PCH thermal monitoring support, updated device database, minor improvements and bugfixes.

[12.11.2008]Alchemy Eye 9.7.2 has been released! New in this version: printable manual, minor changes, bugfixes.

OpenGL Extension Viewer 3.11 has been released! This version includes some minor improvements and bugfixes.

DVDInfoPro has been updated to version 5.2.2.8!

[11.11.2008]Network Activity Diagram 2.5 .366 Service Release 1 is available for download! It contains some internal improvements and bugfixes.

ZOTAC International has unleashed an overclocking storm with the new ZOTAC FireStorm software-overclocking application for Windows XP/Vista! The new free ZOTAC FireStorm application enables owners of ZOTAC GeForce 8, 9 and GTX series graphics cards to easily overclock their products. It allows to adjust GPU core, shader, memory clocks and fan speed, monitor GPU temperature, etc.
PassMark DiskCheckup 2.1 Build 1003 is available for download!

TaskInfo 8.2.0.280 is available for download!

[10.11.2008]NetGong 6.7 (Build 1110) is available for download! It supports integration with FTP and Telnet clients as well as integration with Web browsers enabling you to find more information about monitored devices.

NetInfo 6.7 (Build 1110) has been released! It includes completely rewritten, vastly improved Connections tool that lets you obtain more information about current TCP/IP connections. Moreover, this release supports integration with FTP and Telnet clients as well as integration with Web browsers enabling you to find more information about network devices.

Hard Drive Inspector 3.0 has been released! New features include: support for 3Ware 8xxx and 9xxx Series RAID controllers, support for Solid State Drives (SSD), support for more USB drives, temperature indication with better readability, improved disk detection procedure for non-typical hardware configurations, etc.

ASUS has released PC Probe II 1.04.58!

Egosoft has released a demo for its X3: Terran Conflict game! The demo also features a benchmark mode so you can test and compare your system to others.


Hard Disk Sentinel 2.70 has been released! Here's what's new: support for some new nVidia chipsets and different previously unsupported controllers, improved HDD information, updated device database, bugfixes, etc.

DVDInfoPro has been updated to version 5.2.2.7!

[09.11.2008]CPU Speed Professional 3.0.2.5 is available for download!

[08.11.2008]DVDInfoPro has been updated to version 5.2.2.6! This version fixes a few bugs and improves support for DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW and DVD+R DL media.

Fresh Diagnose 7.94 has been released! This version adds vendor name, website and driver download information.

[07.11.2008]HDD Temperature 4.0.4 beta is available for download!

[06.11.2008]Monitor Asset Manager has been updated to version 2.11.0.752!

Advanced HostMonitor 7.70 is available for download! It includes a wealth of improvements and bugfixes. Visit the official page for details.

GPU Caps Viewer 1.6.2 is available for download! It includes some minor improvements and bugfixes, as well as support for Radeon HD 4850 X2.

[05.11.2008]Lamark 0.92.130 is available for download! Changes include: Hyperthreading detection, minor improvements, bugfixes, etc.

SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP1 (2009.1.15.60) has been released! This service pack includes some minor improvements and bugfixes.

[04.11.2008]HWiNFO 5.25 has been released! It has a lot of improvements, including: preliminary Lynnfield, Clarksfield, Havendale, Auburndale and Ibex Peak support, updated Tjmax values for Penryn and Nehalem families, support for some new nVidia SMBus Host Controllers, improved Intel CPUs identification, updated device database, bugfixes, etc.

[03.11.2008]Phoronix Media has released Phoronix Test Suite 1.4.0! It includes a wealth of new features and improvements (see the developer's website). Phoronix Test Suite is the most comprehensive testing and benchmarking platform available for the Linux operating system. This software is designed to effectively carry out both qualitative and quantitative benchmarks in a clean, reproducible, and easy-to-use manner. This software is open-source and licensed under the GNU GPLv3. The Phoronix Test Suite consists of a lightweight processing core (pts-core) with each benchmark consisting of an XML-based profile with related resource scripts. Main features include:
  • 70+ Test Profiles
  • Integrated Results Viewer
  • Autonomous Batch Mode Supported
  • Global Database For Result Uploads, Benchmark Comparisons
  • Installed Software, Hardware Detection
  • Runs On Linux, OpenSolaris, & FreeBSD Operating Systems
And more!
[02.11.2008]CrystalDiskInfo 2.0 RC1 is available for download!
[01.11.2008]NEW: Find MAC Address is an easy way to find the MAC address of a local or remote computer on the network!