Software Update: SiSoft Sandra Professional 001b (8.53)

Anonymous: 25643 informed us that on the site of Warp2Search an update can be downloaded for the program that no tweaker should miss, “SiSoft Sandra”. Sandra is currently available in 2 flavors: Update 2001.x.8.1te –> 8.5 † Update 001.x.8.39 –> 001b.x.8.53† During these days you can here download the update “2001.x.8.11te CDV/Germany –> 8.53”. The release notes are very comprehensive and look like this:

Most known issues with the previous version have been resolved in this version.
Here’s a breakdown:

• Full compatibility with Windows XP.
• Enhanced GUI with Windows XP themes support; enhanced look and functions; enhanced wizards.
• Terminal Server & removable media execution support. Self registration.
• Support for advanced SMP hardware with multiple chipsets/bridges/APICs/host controllers/etc.
• Preliminary SMT (Hyper-Threading) support.
• FTLD (faster than light detection).
• Report profiles support (pre-defined profiles/scripts).
• Report encryption (128-bit & higher) support. MSMQ report delivery support.
• Support for:
• AMD Athlon 4/XP/MP.
• Intel i830, i845, PIII-S/M.
• VIA Cyrix III/C3, KT266/A, Pro266, P4X266, P4M266.
• SiS 645/961.
• Resolved detection of devices that report incorrect ID numbers (eg Compaq/FIC).
• Fixed various issues with detection (chipset, system monitoring chips, etc.) See FAQ for details.