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 2.0.0 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
Dxgkrnl.sys – Pre Service Pack 2 Revision History for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 (SBS 2011)
01-Aug-2013 – 6.1.7601.22410 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2876284 – MS13-081: Description of the security update for kernel-mode drivers: October 8, 2013
01-Aug-2013 – 6.1.7601.18228 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2876284 – MS13-081: Description of the security update for kernel-mode drivers: October 8, 2013
31-Jul-2013 – 6.1.7601.22407 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2874984 – FIX: The display on DisplayPort monitors goes on and off repeatedly on a computer that is running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
31-Jul-2013 – 6.1.7601.18226 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2874984 – FIX: The display on DisplayPort monitors goes on and off repeatedly on a computer that is running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
10-Jul-2013 – 6.1.7601.22381 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2870102 – FIX: Stop Error 0x0000000A and automatic restart in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
23-Aug-2011 – 6.1.7601.21796 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2584454 – “0x0000003B” Stop error when you run certain applications in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
23-Aug-2011 – 6.1.7601.17672 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2584454 – “0x0000003B” Stop error when you run certain applications in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
20-Jul-2011 – 6.1.7601.21774 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2566191 – Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 reports memory incorrectly on a computer that is running a chipset that has an integrated GPU
20-Jul-2011 – 6.1.7601.17653 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2566191 – Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 reports memory incorrectly on a computer that is running a chipset that has an integrated GPU
15-Jul-2011 – 6.1.7601.21771 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2581613 – Windows logo key+P keyboard shortcut does not extend the desktop to multiple monitors correctly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
15-Jul-2011 – 6.1.7601.17650 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2581613 – Windows logo key+P keyboard shortcut does not extend the desktop to multiple monitors correctly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
19-May-2011 – 6.1.7601.21730 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2551127 – “0x0000010E” Stop error occurs on a computer that uses hybrid graphics in a heterogeneous GPU configuration and that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
04-May-2011 – 6.1.7601.21720 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2547257 – “0x0000007E” or “0x0000000A” Stop error occurs when you play and at the same time record TV content on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
09-Feb-2011 – 6.1.7601.21657 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2496400 – The monitor configuration is lost after you restart a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
26-Jan-2011 – 6.1.7601.21649 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/KB/2502285 – “0x0000007F” Stop error after you install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 in Windows 7
13-Jan-2011 – 6.1.7601.21640 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2495076 – Windows Media Player stops responding when you open a WMV video in Windows Media Player from a remote session in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
20-Nov-2010 – 6.1.7601.17514 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2400157 – The operating system may crash when you run a D3D application full-screen in an immediate mode on Windows 7 or on Windows Server 2008 R2
20-Nov-2010 – 6.1.7601.17514 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/KB/2502285 – “0x0000007F” Stop error after you install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 in Windows 7
20-Nov-2010 – 6.1.7601.17514 – Dxgkrnl.sys – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2547257 – “0x0000007E” or “0x0000000A” Stop error occurs when you play and at the same time record TV content on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2