Software update: AIDA64 4.50 build 3000

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 comprehensive overview of all hardware and software present in the computer can be obtained. Particularly useful are the direct links to pages where specific drivers and firmware of the various components can be downloaded. In addition, various benchmarks can be performed and there is extensive hardware monitoring. AIDA64 is available in the versions extreme, business, Network Audit and Engineer, with prices starting at $40 for a personal license. Below are the release notes for version 4.50.

New features & improvements

• OpenCL GPGPU AES-256 cryptography benchmark
• Extended AMD Mantle graphics accelerator diagnostics
• Intel H97 and Z97 chipset based motherboards support
• Improved support for Intel “Haswell-E” CPU and DDR4 memory modules
• Support for DDR4 XMP 2.0 memory profiles
• A-Data SP920 SSD support
• GPU details for AMD Radeon R9 295X2, FirePro W9100
• GPU details for nVIDIA GeForce GT 740, GeForce GTX Titan Z

More details about the new AIDA64 features are available here.