Software update: AIDA64 1.50.1200

FinalWire has released a new version of AIDA64. This program is the successor to Everest, which in turn was the successor to AIDA32 and AIDA16. With AIDA64 a very extensive overview can be obtained of all hardware and software present in the computer. Particularly useful are the direct links to the specific pages where drivers and firmware of the various components can be downloaded. In addition, various benchmarks can be performed with it and there is extensive hardware monitoring. AIDA64 is available in the versions extreme and business, with prices starting at forty dollars for a personal license. Below are the release notes for version 1.50:

New features & improvements

• Support for the upcoming Intel Sandy Bridge desktop and mobile processors
• AVX-optimized 64-bit fractal and security benchmarks
• AVX-optimized System Stability Test module
• 64-bit multi-threaded VP8 video encoding benchmark
• Revamped ZLib data compression benchmark
• GPU details for AMD Radeon HD 69xx and nVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
• Enhanced support for nVIDIA RAID controllers
• Estonian localization