RivaTuner v2.09 Released

Rivatuner has been updated towards version 2.09 In this release we
have included a huge number of new stuff to keep you busy, obviously
GeForce 9x00 support has been added as well as ForceWare 175.xx and
Catalyst 8.4 support.

RivaTuner is a complete powerful tweaking environment, providing you
everything you may need to tune NVIDIA GPU based display adapters.
The widest driver-level Direct3D / OpenGL and system tuning options,
flexible profiling system allowing to make custom settings on
per-application basis, both driver-level and low-level hardware
access modes, unique diagnostic and real-time hardware monitoring
features and exclusive power user oriented tools like built-in
registry editor and patch script engine make RivaTuner's feature set
absolutely unmatched. RivaTuner supports all NVIDIA display adapters
starting from Riva TNT family up to the latest GeForce series and
widest range of NVIDIA drivers starting from the oldest Detonator
2.08 up to the newest ForceWare drivers family. In addition to
complete NVIDIA hardware support, RivaTuner also provides support for
display adapters based upon newer ATI graphics processors. All
RivaTuner's features besides driver-level tuning options are also
available on supported ATI hardware.

Guru3D.com is Rivatuner's official homepage, click here
<http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner&menu=8>
to find version / build / changes and FAQ information.

For novice users, we have a guide to help you through Rivatuner and
setup fan speeds and overclocks on your graphics card. This guide
will hopefully help you understand how to use the features that
Rivatuner provides.

Download URL-
http://downloads.guru3d.com/RivaTuner-v2.09-download-163.html

Homepage - http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner
<http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner>

FAQ - http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatunerfaq

Version 2.09:

Minor bugfixes:

The server no longer erroneously swaps RGB components and no longer
causes On-Screen Display to be rendered in unexpected color under
Direct3D10 when non-default OSD color is being used.

What's new:

Added ForceWare 175.xx drivers family support.
Updated databases for Detonator and ForceWare drivers. Added
databases for ForceWare 174.40, 174.51, 174.53, 174.60, 174.70,
174.74, 174.82, 174.85, 174.88, 174.93 and 175.12.
Added Catalyst 8.4 drivers detection. Please take a note that ATI
continues "old good" tradition of using the same build version of
different driver versions, so both Catalyst 8.3 and 8.4 will be
detected as Catalyst 8.3 or newer.
Updated Catalyst 8.4 certified SoftR9x00 patch script (for Windows
2000/XP drivers only).
Updated PCI DeviceID database for AMD graphics processors. Added PCI
DeviceIDs for RADEON X1650 AGP and RADEON 3850 X2.
Update driver files database for 64-bit NVIDIA ForceWare drivers.
Unlocked previously available experimental AMD RV620 graphics
processors family support.
Added experimental NVIDIA G96 graphics processors family support.
Added experimental NVIDIA G100 (aka GT200) graphics processors
family support.
Added experimental driver-level multi-GPU fan control support for
Quad-SLI systems. Thanks to Jacob Freeman ( -at -) EVGA for testing
driver-level fan control with2x NVIDIA 9800GX2 system.
Now RivaTuner is able to detect driver version and display driver
files info for drivers using multiple driver files and active
non-primary driver file.
Added experimental clock frequency stress-testing for NVAPI
overclocking interfaces. Please take a note that NVAPI's own stress
testing is not ideal yet and it is not available for some GPU
families (e.g. G80) or may work improperly for others. Due to this
reason NVAPI clock frequency stress-testing feature is disabled by
default, however power users may enable it using NVAPIClockTest
registry entry.
Added set of technologies aimed to improve RivaTuner startup and
usage safety in conjunction with other hardware monitoring and
diagnostics related tools:

Added low-level PCI controller access synchronization protocol. The
protocol serves for preventing possible PCI controller access
collisions when multiple tools are being started and scanning PCI
buses simultaneously (e.g. detecting supported hardware during OS
startup). Please take a note that to take full effect the protocol
must be supported by other tools used simultaneously with RivaTuner,
so please ensure that you're using this version of RivaTuner with the
latest versions of other monitoring or diagnostics related software
products (e.g. Everest).
Previously used low-level I2C synchronization protocol is now also
applied to driver-level thermal monitoring function calls to prevent
possible conflicts between low-level I2C transactions and internal
driver-level I2C transactions.Please take a note that to take full
effect the protocol must be supported by other tools used
simultaneously with RivaTuner, so please ensure that you're using
this version of RivaTuner with the latest versions of other
monitoring or diagnostics related software products (e.g. Everest).
Added hardware scanning synchronization protocol, aimed to optimize
startup process and reduce startup time when multiple tools are
intensively scanning hardware.
Now startup daemon routine displays warning message in case of
driver load failure (e.g. when the driver is blocked by antivirus
tool).
Startup daemon self-deinstallation technology is disabled by default
now. The daemon no longer uninstalls itself from Windows startup when
it fails to apply any startup settings (e.g. due to driver load
blocked by antivirus tool). If needed, the technology can be
re-enabled by setting DontUninstallStartupDaemon registry entry to 0.


Updated bundled RivaTunerStatisticsServer v2.6.0 utility:

Now OSD rendering routines are compatible with WPF based
applications.
Now the server's manifest file specifies full administrative
privileges requirement. If you're using Windows Vista with UAC
enabled, it is recommended to create scheduled task launching the
server simultaneously with RivaTuner to minimize amount of displayed
UAC evaluation dialogs.
Changed sever's own OSD rendering behavior, now the server doesn't
display 3D API usage information in the OSD when framerate display is
not requested by a client application.
Updated pseudo-3D applications list.

Updated bundled D3DOverrider v1.6.0 utility:

Now the D3DOverrider's manifest file specifies full administrative
privileges requirement. If you're using Windows Vista with UAC
enabled, it is recommended to create scheduled task launching the
utility simultaneously with RivaTuner to minimize amount of displayed
UAC evaluation dialogs.

Improved launcher module:

Added 'Show item in tray menu' option to regular launch item editor.
By disabling this option you may prevent some regular launch items
from being displayed in RivaTuner's tray menu. This option is helpful
if you're intensively use scheduled tasks and define many helper
launch items, required only for scheduled tasks.
Now you may select 'All files' as file type when browsing for
application associated with a launch item and this way start and
non-executable file type (e.g. WAV or MIDI) registered in the OS.
Please take a note that 'Restore settings after terminating
application' option will not affect non-executable file types.
Now RivaTuner stores application specific event markers in the event
history panel of hardware monitoring window, allowing you to analyze
all item launch events and reasons (e.g. item launch due to pressed
hotkey, due to scheduled task etc). This feature simplifies debugging
complex dynamic hardware control algorithms programmed via scheduler
module etc.

Improved scheduler module:

Now you may specify custom scheduled tasks names in the task editor
window to improve scheduled tasks list readability.
Added 'Wait for application termination' option for 'Launch
application' tasks, allowing you to program sequentional tasks
execution if needed.
Now you may select 'All files' as file type when browsing for
application associated with 'Launch application' task and this way
start and non-executable file type (e.g. WAV or MIDI) registered in
the OS. Please take a note that 'Wait for application termination'
option will not affect non-executable file types.
Now RivaTuner stores application specific event markers in the event
history panel of hardware monitoring window, allowing you to analyze
all shceduled tasks events and reasons (e.g. scheduled task launch
due to core temperature change from 50°C to 51°C). This feature
simplifies debugging complex dynamic hardware control algorithms
programmed via scheduler module etc.

Improved hardware monitoring module:

Now you may use 'Override group name' option in each data source's
properties to define custom on-screen display group for it and
override default OSD grouping rule if needed,
Now RivaTuner is able to detect PLL shutdown and swicth to bus clock
on G8x and newer GPU families to provide dynamic memory clock
frequency monitoring on upcoming G96 graphics processors family.
Now RivaTuner uses BIOS PLL information tables on G9x and newer GPU
families to detect reference clock frequencies for core and memory
PLLs if unknown GPU is detected. If needed, reference clocks can be
redefined via section of RivaTuner.cfg file.
Improved SMART.dll hardware monitoring plugin. Now the plugin
supports SMART temperature reading for up to 8 hard drives instead of
4 hard drives in the previous version.

Improved low-level diagnostic report module:

Now RivaTuner displays PLL table contents containing per-PLL
reference clock frequencies for G8x and newer display adapter
families in 'NVIDIA VGA BIOS information' diagnostic report category.


Unlocked undocumented SSAA and combined MSAA / SSAA antialiasing
modes for G8x and newer display adapters.
Now you may change external I2C fan controller detection retry
counter using ExternalFanControllerDetectRetry registry entry or
completely disable external I2C fan controller detection by setting
this registry to 0.
Minor UI changes and improvements.


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