RivaTuner v2.09 Released

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RivaTuner v2.09 Released

 

Rivatuner has been updated towards version 2.09 In this release we

have included a huge number of new stuff to keep you busy, obviously

GeForce 9x00 support has been added as well as ForceWare 175.xx and

Catalyst 8.4 support.

 

RivaTuner is a complete powerful tweaking environment, providing you

everything you may need to tune NVIDIA 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 real-time 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. RivaTuner supports all NVIDIA display adapters

starting from Riva TNT family up to the latest GeForce series and

widest range of NVIDIA drivers starting from the oldest Detonator

2.08 up to the newest ForceWare drivers family. In addition to

complete NVIDIA hardware support, RivaTuner also provides support for

display adapters based upon newer ATI graphics processors. All

RivaTuner's features besides driver-level tuning options are also

available on supported ATI hardware.

 

Guru3D.com is Rivatuner's official homepage, click here

<http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner&menu=8>

to find version / build / changes and FAQ information.

 

For novice users, we have a guide to help you through Rivatuner and

setup fan speeds and overclocks on your graphics card. This guide

will hopefully help you understand how to use the features that

Rivatuner provides.

 

Download URL-

http://downloads.guru3d.com/RivaTuner-v2.09-download-163.html

 

Homepage - http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner

<http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner>

 

FAQ - http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatunerfaq

 

Version 2.09:

 

Minor bugfixes:

 

The server no longer erroneously swaps RGB components and no longer

causes On-Screen Display to be rendered in unexpected color under

Direct3D10 when non-default OSD color is being used.

 

What's new:

 

Added ForceWare 175.xx drivers family support.

Updated databases for Detonator and ForceWare drivers. Added

databases for ForceWare 174.40, 174.51, 174.53, 174.60, 174.70,

174.74, 174.82, 174.85, 174.88, 174.93 and 175.12.

Added Catalyst 8.4 drivers detection. Please take a note that ATI

continues "old good" tradition of using the same build version of

different driver versions, so both Catalyst 8.3 and 8.4 will be

detected as Catalyst 8.3 or newer.

Updated Catalyst 8.4 certified SoftR9x00 patch script (for Windows

2000/XP drivers only).

Updated PCI DeviceID database for AMD graphics processors. Added PCI

DeviceIDs for RADEON X1650 AGP and RADEON 3850 X2.

Update driver files database for 64-bit NVIDIA ForceWare drivers.

Unlocked previously available experimental AMD RV620 graphics

processors family support.

Added experimental NVIDIA G96 graphics processors family support.

Added experimental NVIDIA G100 (aka GT200) graphics processors

family support.

Added experimental driver-level multi-GPU fan control support for

Quad-SLI systems. Thanks to Jacob Freeman ( -at -) EVGA for testing

driver-level fan control with2x NVIDIA 9800GX2 system.

Now RivaTuner is able to detect driver version and display driver

files info for drivers using multiple driver files and active

non-primary driver file.

Added experimental clock frequency stress-testing for NVAPI

overclocking interfaces. Please take a note that NVAPI's own stress

testing is not ideal yet and it is not available for some GPU

families (e.g. G80) or may work improperly for others. Due to this

reason NVAPI clock frequency stress-testing feature is disabled by

default, however power users may enable it using NVAPIClockTest

registry entry.

Added set of technologies aimed to improve RivaTuner startup and

usage safety in conjunction with other hardware monitoring and

diagnostics related tools:

 

Added low-level PCI controller access synchronization protocol. The

protocol serves for preventing possible PCI controller access

collisions when multiple tools are being started and scanning PCI

buses simultaneously (e.g. detecting supported hardware during OS

startup). Please take a note that to take full effect the protocol

must be supported by other tools used simultaneously with RivaTuner,

so please ensure that you're using this version of RivaTuner with the

latest versions of other monitoring or diagnostics related software

products (e.g. Everest).

Previously used low-level I2C synchronization protocol is now also

applied to driver-level thermal monitoring function calls to prevent

possible conflicts between low-level I2C transactions and internal

driver-level I2C transactions.Please take a note that to take full

effect the protocol must be supported by other tools used

simultaneously with RivaTuner, so please ensure that you're using

this version of RivaTuner with the latest versions of other

monitoring or diagnostics related software products (e.g. Everest).

Added hardware scanning synchronization protocol, aimed to optimize

startup process and reduce startup time when multiple tools are

intensively scanning hardware.

Now startup daemon routine displays warning message in case of

driver load failure (e.g. when the driver is blocked by antivirus

tool).

Startup daemon self-deinstallation technology is disabled by default

now. The daemon no longer uninstalls itself from Windows startup when

it fails to apply any startup settings (e.g. due to driver load

blocked by antivirus tool). If needed, the technology can be

re-enabled by setting DontUninstallStartupDaemon registry entry to 0.

 

 

Updated bundled RivaTunerStatisticsServer v2.6.0 utility:

 

Now OSD rendering routines are compatible with WPF based

applications.

Now the server's manifest file specifies full administrative

privileges requirement. If you're using Windows Vista with UAC

enabled, it is recommended to create scheduled task launching the

server simultaneously with RivaTuner to minimize amount of displayed

UAC evaluation dialogs.

Changed sever's own OSD rendering behavior, now the server doesn't

display 3D API usage information in the OSD when framerate display is

not requested by a client application.

Updated pseudo-3D applications list.

 

Updated bundled D3DOverrider v1.6.0 utility:

 

Now the D3DOverrider's manifest file specifies full administrative

privileges requirement. If you're using Windows Vista with UAC

enabled, it is recommended to create scheduled task launching the

utility simultaneously with RivaTuner to minimize amount of displayed

UAC evaluation dialogs.

 

Improved launcher module:

 

Added 'Show item in tray menu' option to regular launch item editor.

By disabling this option you may prevent some regular launch items

from being displayed in RivaTuner's tray menu. This option is helpful

if you're intensively use scheduled tasks and define many helper

launch items, required only for scheduled tasks.

Now you may select 'All files' as file type when browsing for

application associated with a launch item and this way start and

non-executable file type (e.g. WAV or MIDI) registered in the OS.

Please take a note that 'Restore settings after terminating

application' option will not affect non-executable file types.

Now RivaTuner stores application specific event markers in the event

history panel of hardware monitoring window, allowing you to analyze

all item launch events and reasons (e.g. item launch due to pressed

hotkey, due to scheduled task etc). This feature simplifies debugging

complex dynamic hardware control algorithms programmed via scheduler

module etc.

 

Improved scheduler module:

 

Now you may specify custom scheduled tasks names in the task editor

window to improve scheduled tasks list readability.

Added 'Wait for application termination' option for 'Launch

application' tasks, allowing you to program sequentional tasks

execution if needed.

Now you may select 'All files' as file type when browsing for

application associated with 'Launch application' task and this way

start and non-executable file type (e.g. WAV or MIDI) registered in

the OS. Please take a note that 'Wait for application termination'

option will not affect non-executable file types.

Now RivaTuner stores application specific event markers in the event

history panel of hardware monitoring window, allowing you to analyze

all shceduled tasks events and reasons (e.g. scheduled task launch

due to core temperature change from 50°C to 51°C). This feature

simplifies debugging complex dynamic hardware control algorithms

programmed via scheduler module etc.

 

Improved hardware monitoring module:

 

Now you may use 'Override group name' option in each data source's

properties to define custom on-screen display group for it and

override default OSD grouping rule if needed,

Now RivaTuner is able to detect PLL shutdown and swicth to bus clock

on G8x and newer GPU families to provide dynamic memory clock

frequency monitoring on upcoming G96 graphics processors family.

Now RivaTuner uses BIOS PLL information tables on G9x and newer GPU

families to detect reference clock frequencies for core and memory

PLLs if unknown GPU is detected. If needed, reference clocks can be

redefined via section of RivaTuner.cfg file.

Improved SMART.dll hardware monitoring plugin. Now the plugin

supports SMART temperature reading for up to 8 hard drives instead of

4 hard drives in the previous version.

 

Improved low-level diagnostic report module:

 

Now RivaTuner displays PLL table contents containing per-PLL

reference clock frequencies for G8x and newer display adapter

families in 'NVIDIA VGA BIOS information' diagnostic report category.

 

 

Unlocked undocumented SSAA and combined MSAA / SSAA antialiasing

modes for G8x and newer display adapters.

Now you may change external I2C fan controller detection retry

counter using ExternalFanControllerDetectRetry registry entry or

completely disable external I2C fan controller detection by setting

this registry to 0.

Minor UI changes and improvements.

 

 

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