MemTest 2.0 has been released! This version supports more than 1Gb of RAM.

MemTest is a RAM reliability tester. It evaluates the ability of your computer's memory to store and retrieve data. A correctly functioning computer should be able to do both these tasks with 100% accuracy day in and day out. By running MemTest, you can ensure that your computer's RAM is correctly functioning. You can assign a number of megabytes to test.

PowerStrip 3.42 provides advanced, multi-monitor, programmable hardware support to a wide range of graphics cards - from the venerable Matrox Millennium I to the latest SiS Xabre and Radeon 9800. It is in fact the only program of its type to support multiple graphics cards from multiple chipset vendors, simultaneously, under every Windows operating system from Windows 95 to XP.

jv16 has released a new version of his famous jv16 PowerTools.

jv16 PowerTools is the next generation of RegCleaner. A full set of tools to keep your computer and your LAN up and running. jv16 PowerTools is basicly the Tool to control your computer. Until now your computer might had been the one who is in charge, but with jv16 PowerTools you can take the control. The program contains all the tools needed for monitoring and cleaning the Registry and the file system. In addition to that, you can control all the computers in your LAN. Read more for updates, changes and download

RightMark Audio Analyzer 5.1 has been released. The test suite performs various tests of electroacoustical performance of sound cards and other real-time audio devices. Testing is accomplished by playing the test signals and recording them after they pass through the testing chain. New features include:

There is a new build of X-BIOS editor (former name was Nvidia BIOS editor) out. Updates in this release:
- Fixed issues with GeForce 4 Ti 4xxx version with Control Block Version 5.25 and less
- First partialy support for GeForce FX 5200
- Installation package now have standard fonts and russian fonts

Donwload from NVWorld.ru (Russia)

Klipfolio is a small, efficient and easy to use desktop application that allows you to collect, view and manage live information channels. KlipFolio will keep you on top of the stuff you care about. Download Klips ready-made or build your own...

The new updated Umaniacs XviD build 11.6.2003 1420 codec has been released. Check it out!

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TMPEGenc converts *.AVI file to MPEG1, the format which is used in VideoCD. Using a variety of options in TMPEGenc, you can compress your video file in high quality. It enables you to adjust bitrate, qantize matrix, GOP structure, interlace and many other parameters so that you can create most appropriate movie files depending on your purpose.

Thanks to Darkcrow.co.kr for the heads up! Yeti Studios are proud to announce the release of the Gun Metal Benchmark. We hope that you find this tool useful to assess the speed and performance of your hardware.

The Intel Processor Frequency ID Utility was developed by Intel Corporation to enable consumers the ability to identify and, in some circumstances, determine if their Intel processor is operating at the correct and rated frequency intended by Intel Corporation. Beginning with the Pentium® processor, this utility provides consumers with the ability to determine standard CPU identification of Intel processors. In addition, supported processors can utilize the Frequency Test feature of the utility to help determine if a processor has been overclocked.

VIAArena have just posted a New Jedi Knight 2 map called VIA Arena Outpost, for benchmarking and eye candy! Real world benchmarking is becoming more important these days, so they had got the man, Josh Holmes (creator of the original VIA Arena Q3A map) to create the sexiest map you will ever see in Jedi Knight 2. This map uses the highest quality textures and maxes the J2K engine out. This map will even bring the meanest PC to its knees. For people who don't have Jedi Knight 2 or a high-end PC, there are some screen shots and a movie of it. The map pack has 2 demos in it. One in the VIA Arena Outpost Map and one FFA demo in the Nar Shaddaa streets map. One get's about 42 FPS on a 3 Gig P4 and 9800.

MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, and currently runs 1800+ classic (and even some not so classic) arcade games! Believe it or not, MAME now even runs Neo Geo Games! There are two version of MAME:

MBM-Net is a companion program to Motherboard Monitor 5. It allows you to monitor computers on your network and display information such as CPU temperature, system temperature, and fan speeds. That way you can see the status of your machines in one convenient window instead of remote desktop"ing" into each machine and checking! You can monitor any computer on your home network or over the internet using MBM-Net! Up to 255 machines are supported!

Thanks to Tim @ Majorgeeks.com for the heads up!

ASUS SmartDoctor2 is designed to satisfy two major goals. One is to monitor graphic chip Status, altering users about abnormal events, such as fan malfunction or chip overheat. The other, as the name SmartDoctor implies, is to cool down the graphic chip smartly when it is not necessary for it to be kept running at full speed. SmartDoctor2 includes AGP Power Level Monitoring, Fan RPM Monitoring, Overheated protection, Smartcooling technology, and Manual Overclocking.

A new referencefile (0R147 12.06.2003) is now available.

Included are updated signatures for: SearchSeekFind Hijacker, MSView, Aconti (Dialer) and MasterConnector (Dialer).

Nero InfoTool is the latest member of the Nero Toolkit. It's a utility which analyses and displays the most important information about a drive, disc, configuration and software. The information can also be printed or saved to a text file.

Asus LiveUpdate 5.09.01: Asus has just released the latest version of their Windows based utility which lets you view your motherboards BIOS, flash from internet or file, save to file and more. A must have for Asus owners. Asus PCProbe 2.20.08: is a convenient utility to monitor the computer's vital components: fan rotation speeds, voltages and temperatures.

DivX is a package that includes all the DivX codec, player, utilities, and documentation that you need to play DivX files. DivX codec is based on the MPEG-4 compression standard. This codec can reduce an MPEG-2 video (DVD format) to ten percent of its original size. DivX is a digital video compression technology based on the ISO MPEG-4 standard.

XviD is a codec just like DivX. Most new movies and videos are being encoded with XviD. Personally, I think this is the best XviD codec. Click on Read More... to see what's new and a download link.

A new referencefile (0R145 09.06.2003) is now available.

Included are newly added signatures for: BeWeb SRL (Dialer) and eUniverse KeenValue.