GPU Caps Viewer 1.17.0 has been released
New Features and Changes are as follows:
• Adds Support for OpenGL 4.3
• Adds Support for GeForce GTX 660 Ti
• Minor Changes to the User Interface
The official site and download links can be found here http://www.geeks3d.com/20120807/gpu-caps-viewer-1-17-0-with-opengl-4-3-support/
VideoLAN VLC Media Player Version 2.0.2 has been released and includes the following fixes and new features:
VLC Media Player can be download from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/#download
ATI / AMD have recently released Catalyst 12.6 Beta Driver Suite
You can download it here http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst126beta.aspx
Resolved issue highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.6 Beta:
•AMD Radeon™ HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800 Tri-CrossFire™ configurations + Eyefinity BSOD when launching a DirectX application.
•AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800 Eyefinity/Multiple Display configurations BSOD when using desktop applications.
•AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800, and AMD Radeon HD 7700 cards hang when system goes to sleep.
•Tearing on Eyefinity configurations when different display connector types are used.
•Poor Elder Scrolls: Skyrim CrossFire scaling seen in AMD Catalyst 12.4 (back to CrossFire scaling found in AMD Catalyst 12.3).
•AMD Catalyst Control Center – intermittently missing Overdrive page.
•AMD Catalyst Control Center – missing GPU Activity gauge.
•AMD Radeon HD 7900 CrossFire Configuration – system hang after cinematic in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
•Crysis 2 -random system hangs when run in DirectX 9 mode.
•Heroes and Generals: Blocky corruption in scenes with smoke effects when run in DirectX 11 mode.
•Disabled HDMI audio when the connected HDTV is powered Off/On.
Feature highlights of the AMD Catalyst 12.6 Beta:
Dual Graphics enhancements – new application profiles
Supported Dual Graphics configurations:
AMD Accelerated Processors for Desktop PCs
◦AMD Radeon HD 7660D (A10-5700)
◦AMD Radeon HD 7560D (A8-5500
Notebooks with AMD Accelerated Processors
◦AMD Radeon HD 7660D (A10-4600)
◦AMD Radeon HD 7640G (A8-4500M)
◦AMD Radeon HD 7520G (A6-4400M)
• New profiles have been added for the following game titles:
◦Diablo 3
◦Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
◦StarCraft 2
◦Portal 2
◦Call of Duty Modern Warfare
◦Call of Duty Black Ops
Future Catalyst releases will continue to add Dual Graphics support for additional titles
Applicable Products:
This article applies to the following configuration(s):
Hardware:
•AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
•AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
•AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
•AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
•AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series
Rdyboost.sys – Pre Service Pack 2 Revision History for Windows 7 SP1
18-Oct-2012 – 6.1.7601.22137 – Rdyboost.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2775511 – An enterprise hotfix rollup is available for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
23-May-2011 – 6.1.7601.21732 – Rdyboost.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2555428 – The Windows 7 startup process is slow when you create many restore points
23-May-2011 – 6.1.7601.17620 – Rdyboost.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2555428 – The Windows 7 startup process is slow when you create many restore points