New version of RivaTuner released. This one contains a lot of new features and changes. One of the new features is supporting multi-GPU enviroments (SLI or CrossFireX). You can try using the tutorial here, but it hasn't been completely verified to work yet.
Fixed incorrect 2x effective memory clock multiplier for RADEON HD 4870 / 4870 X2 series equipped with QDR DDR5 memory.
What's new:
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.
Added workaround for broken error reporting system of PowerPlay clock control interfaces in Catalyst 8.10 hotfix 2 and Catalyst 8.11 driver families. Due to internal bug these drivers report incorrect error codes in PowerPlay clock control calls, causing overclocking tools like RivaTuner, ATITool or AMDGPUClockTool to stop working properly. Until the problem is fixed in the Catalyst driver RivaTuner provides temporary workaround by disabling error control for PowerPlay clock control calls on the Catalyst 8.10 hotfix 2 and newer drivers. Please take a note that the workaround can be forcibly disabled via ATIPowerPlayErrorReportingWorkaround registry entry.
Added driver-level fan control support for ForceWare 180.xx drivers family.
Updated PCI DeviceID database for both AMD and NVIDIA display adapters.
Added NVIDIA G98 graphics processors support.
Added AMD RADEON HD 4830 display adapters family support.
Added support for direct assess to flashrom chips of AMD RV7xx graphics processors family.
Updated exceptions list for bundled D3DOverrider utility.
Seriously redesigned hardware access layer provides drastically improved multi-GPU support. Now RivaTuner no longer uses single device selection ideology and supports simultaneous access to multiple physical display devices or GPUs in the most popular and frequently used modules, such as hardware monitoring module, profile launcher and task scheduler.
Drastically increased performance of routines applying clock frequencies and fan speed when experimental cloning modes are enabled. Due to new multi-GPU oriented hardware access layer all display devices can be accessed simultaneously, it saves CPU time required on switching current display device and reinitializing hardware access layer in ther previous version.
Now RivaTuner displays physical GPU index in the main tab on multi-GPU systems to simplify identifying independent physical devices and logical devices of the same physical GPU (e.g. two independent RAMDACs located on the same physical GPU).
Improved hardware monitoring module:
New multi-GPU oriented hardware access layer allows simultaneous monitoring of all supported physical display adapters and GPUs installed in the system. Simultaneous monitoring is available for both multi-monitor configurations and SLI/Crossfire modes.
Improved API for hardware monitoring plugins:
Added new GetSourceCaps function allowing the plugins to report different capabilities specific for exported data sources. This function helps hardware monitoring core to identify system wide and multi-GPU support capable data sources.
Added set of new hardware access functions allowing the plugins to access multiple physical display devices simultaneously and provide multi-GPU monitoring.
All GPU sensor specific plugins (e.g. ADT7473.dll) have been updated to support new API functions and provide multi-GPU monitoring support.
All system wide plugins (e.g. CPU.dll) have been updated to support reporting system wide data source capability.
Improved ADT7473.dll plugin.
Now the plugin's database may include hardcoded pulses per revolution counters for some display adapter models to provide correct fan speed monitoring on the systems with counters improperly calibrated in VGA BIOS (e.g. some GeForce 8800GT models).
Improved software TSS calibration algorithm for RV7xx graphics processors family.
Improved launcher module:
New multi-GPU oriented hardware access layer allows associating launch items with any desired physical or logical display device and launching the profiles specific for this device without changing current display device selection.
Now RivaTuner no longer records launcher events into hardware monitoring event history panel by default. Now you may enable launcher event history logging into event history panel properties if necessary.
Improved scheduler module:
New multi-GPU oriented monitoring module and launcher allow using the scheduler to program independent dynamic gamma, fan and clock control algorithms for each physical display device installed in the system.
New 'Pause scheduler' module allows you to suspend the scheduler's activity if necessary.
New 'Sampling period' setting allows you to override default sampling period for scheduled tasks associated with hardware monitoring module. Custom sampling period setting can be useful if hardware monitoring module polls hardware frequently but too frequent scheduled tasks execution is not desired. Please take a note that in case of defining multiple scheduled tasks with different sampling periods the maximum sampling period defined for a data source is being used.
New 'Task freezing period' setting allows you to define so called task freezing period for scheduled tasks associated with hardware monitoring module. Task freezing period setting is useful when it is necessary to program a few tasks with different execution priorities. Executing a task with non-zero task freezing period causes the scheduler module to suspend execution of all tasks associated with the same data source until task freezing period is over and to put such tasks into the queue. The last queued task will be executed in the end of task freezing period.
Now RivaTuner restarts hardware monitoring range based tasks on hardware monitoring module startup, on hardware monitoring history clearing and on resuming the scheduler module from pause.
Now RivaTuner no longer records scheduler events into hardware monitoring event history panel by default. Now you may enable scheduler event history logging into event history panel properties if necessary.
Improved low-level hardware overclocking module for ATI display adapters:
Now RivaTuner hides low-level overclocking tab on PowerPlay support capable display adapters (RV630 and newer series) when overclocking functionality is not available (e.g. on the secondary GPUs in Crossfire mode under Windows XP).
Now RivaTuner locks obsolete options in additional overclocking properties on PowerPlay support capable display adapters (RV630 and newer series).
Now undocumented command line based hardware access interfaces also support queued
Release Highlights
This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 200-series, 9-series, and 8800-series desktop GPUs. Exciting New Features:
Enables NVIDIA SLI technology on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards with the following GPUs: GeForce GTX 280, GeForce GTX 260, GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce 9800 GTX+, and GeForce 9800 GTX. Learn more here.
Enables NVIDIA SLI Multi-monitor support, giving you the ability to use two monitors with your GeForce graphics cards in SLI mode. Now you can easily switch between multi-monitor desktop mode and full screen 3D gaming mode. Learn more here.
Enables NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Use one card for graphics and dedicate a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects. Learn more here. (Note: GPU PhysX is supported on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory. This driver package automatically installs PhysX System Software version 8.10.13).
Blazing Fast Performance:
Boosts performance in numerous 3D applications. The following are some examples of improvements measured with Release 180 WHQL drivers vs. Release 178 WHQL drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
Up to 10% performance increase in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset)
Up to 13% performance increase in Assassin's Creed
Up to 13% performance increase in BioShock
Up to 15% performance increase in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Up to 10% performance increase in Crysis Warhead
Up to 25% performance increase in Devil May Cry 4
Up to 38% performance increase in Far Cry 2
Up to 18% performance increase in Race Driver: GRID
Up to 80% performance increase in Lost Planet: Colonies
Up to 18% performance increase in World of Conflict
And More:
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way and Quad SLI technology.
Supports CUDA.
Supports Folding@home distributing computing application. Download the high performance client for NVIDIA GPUs here and join the NVIDIA team: #131015.
Includes numerous 3D application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.
Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.
The Catalyst™ Software Suite 8.11 contains the following:
Radeon™ display driver 8.552
HydraVision™ for both Windows XP and Vista
HydraVision™ Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
WDM Driver Install Bundle
Southbridge/IXP Driver
Catalyst™ Control Center Version 8.11
Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System
This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI
Catalyst™ Software Suite for Windows Vista. These include:
During game play for “Age of Conan”, DirectX 10 may cause the screen to blank
Resizing video during playback may intermittently cause desktop video corruption
Video playback tearing may occur under Windows Vista 32 or XP
Hardware acceleration is not enabled when playing HD content using Cyberlink
Catalyst Control Center, Overdrive options missing under Graphics settings
Some OpenGL content may not align to the Hydravision preset grid
Catalyst Control Center 'ShowGrid' does not display the correct grid settings for the attached displays
“Gratitude{EF25BC.....}” or HydraGrid.exe executables will be shown under process tab after launching Hydragrid
Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System
This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI
Catalyst™ Software Suite for Windows XP. These include:
“Lower Resolution” message displayed when attempting to play HD content using winDVD
Running certain OpenGL applications may intermittently cause the system to stop responding
Some desktop corruption may be noticed when playing standard definition video while exiting full screen DOS
Overlay rotation failing under Windows XP
Hot unplugging the secondary device with Clone Mode enabled may cause video playback instability
With Clone Mode and Overlay Theater Mode enabled some video playback may fail to render properly
Some corruption may be noticed during video playback on Cyberlink winDVD7 and rotate desktop
New release of DirectX. It is highly recommended to keep up to date with the latest DirectX releases.
DirectX Redist for November 2008
"Simply put, DirectX® is a Windows technology that enables higher performance in graphics and sound when you're playing games or watching video on your PC." More Information
ATI has released a new hotfix to improve performance with Far Cry 2 and Stalker: Clear Sky.
This hotfix
Improves performance for the DirectX 9 version of Far Cry 2 on CrossFire™ compatible systems
Improves performance for the DirectX 10 version of Far Cry 2 on both single and CrossFire™ compatible systems
Improves performance for the DirectX 10 and DirectX 10.1 version of Stalker Clear Sky on both single and CrossFireX configurations at higher resolutions
Brothers in Arms - Hells Highway no longer displays corruption on the 'Black Friday' level.
Want most of the skins I've made for EVGA Precision in one pack? Well now you can have it.
The Ultimate Skin pack contains most of the skins I have made for EVGA Precision. Excluding the GTX 280 and nForce 790i skins.
Included Skins:
Agent Orange V2
Agent Orange 2 V2
FTW Edition V2
FTW Edition 2 V2
Red Faction V2
Soylent Green V2
Age of Conan
Battlefield 2142
Blue
Call of Duty 4
Crysis Black
Crysis V2
Demigod
GTX 200 Dark
Ironman V3
NVIDIA
NVISION 2008
Second Skin V2
Slate (Special)
Toxic War
World of Warcraft: Succubus
