Rivatuner 2.10

[Sylvanas]

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Minor bugfixes:

* Fixed core clock gating detection code for G8x and newer display adapters. RivaTuner no longer erroneously detects core clock generator switching to PCI-E bus clock and no longer monitors wrong 100MHz core / shader clock under certain conditions (e.g. wrong shader clock on GeForce GTX 260 / 280 series in idle mode).
* Driver-level fan control is no longer forcibly switching to direct fan control mode when driver-level system tweaks dialog is being closed and "Fan" tab is not in focus.

What's new:

* Added ForceWare 177.xx drivers family support.
* Updated databases for Detonator and ForceWare drivers. Added databases for ForceWare 175.16, 175.19, 177.26, 177.35, 177.39, 177.41, 177.66, 177.70, 177.72, 177.73, 177.79, 177.83, 177.89 and 177.92.
* Added Catalyst 8.5, 8.6, 8.7 and 8.8 drivers detection.
Updated Catalyst 8.5, 8.6, 8.7 and 8.8 certified SoftR9x00 patch script (for Windows 2000/XP drivers only).
* Improved NVIDIA GT200 graphics processors family support. Thanks to Jacob Freeman @ EVGA for providing NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 display adapter sample for testing.
* Added AMD RV770 graphics processors family support. Now almost all RivaTuner's features including overclocking, low-level fan control and hardware monitoring are fully available on AMD RADEON HD 48x0 series display adapters. Thanks to Hilbert Hagedoorn @ The Guru of 3D for providing AMD RADEON HD 4850 display adapter sample for testing. Please take a note that currently RivaTuner doesn't support direct access to generic I2C bus and flashrom on RV770 GPUs, so generic I2C bus access based features (e.g. RADEON HD 4870 X2 fan control and monitoring) and VGA BIOS image dumping features are currently not available.
* Improved set of technologies aimed to improve RivaTuner startup and usage safety in conjunction with other hardware monitoring and diagnostics related tools:
- Previously used low-level I2C synchronization protocol is now also applied to driver-level fan control 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 or EVGA Precision).
* Updated bundled RivaTunerStatisticsServer v2.8.0 utility:
- New server uses improved hook notification system and more aggressive hooks unload routines aimed to minimize the situations which require system reboot during server uninstallation.
- Added new OSD rendering mode. Optional configurable OSD background improves OSD text readability in some applications and prevents it from merging with solid color screen. Please take a note that new mode doubles performance hit caused by OSD rendering so it is recommended to use in only when needed via the server's application profiles.
-Updated pseudo-3D applications list.
* Updated exceptions list for bundled D3DOverrider utility.
* Improved hardware monitoring module:
- Now hardware monitoring plugin activation wizard module enables ADT7473 plugin by default on GeForce GTX 260 / 280 series display adapters.
- Improved memory clock gating detection for GeForce GTX 260 / 280 series display adapters.
- Improved VT1103.dll plugin:
- Added support for voltage regulator output and average current monitoring on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / 280 series. Please take a note that Volterra voltage regulators are rather sensitive to frequent polling and may return false data under heavy load, so it is not recommended to use VRM monitoring in daily monitoring sessions.
- Added support for serial VID encoding mode for VT1165 voltage regulators to provide proper voltage regulator output monitoring on AMD RADEON HD 4870 and GeForce GTX 260 / 280 series display adapters.
- The plugin no longer uses hardware database to detect used VID encoding mode. Now the plugin directly reads hardwired VID encoding mode defined by configuration resistors.
- Optimized average current monitoring implementation for VT1105/VT1165 voltage regulators. Now the plugin pre-calculates and pre-caches maximum output current instead of calculating it on each average current read request.
* Updated license agreement. New license agreement explicitly restricts publishing any links to RivaTuner on www.nvnews.net homepage or in www.nvnews.net discussion forums. Russian software cannot co-exist with the community tolerating anti-Russian nazism.
* Minor UI changes and improvements.

 

[Cutthroat]

* Updated license agreement. New license agreement explicitly restricts publishing any links to RivaTuner on www.nvnews.net homepage or in www.nvnews.net discussion forums. Russian software cannot co-exist with the community tolerating anti-Russian nazism.

:shocked:

Kind of an odd thing to see in release notes.

Now that I'm using EVGA precision I don't know if I need Rivatuner anymore.

 

[Cheex]

I've always been curious but never really tested it.

Although I know that final OC is determined by the hardware itself but...
Is there anything to suggest that EVGA Precision or RivaTuner would overclock a card better than the other one can?

 

[Sylvanas]

Originally posted by: Cheex
I've always been curious but never really tested it.

Although I know that final OC is determined by the hardware itself but...
Is there anything to suggest that EVGA Precision or RivaTuner would overclock a card better than the other one can?

Nope. I think the EVGA tweaker is much simpler and is what I would be using- but Rivatuner has it's uses.

 

[Keysplayr]

Still no NVstrap driver options. At least that I could find. ::bummed::

 

[deerhunter716]

Riva is working great except for the fan control. I have it set to keep it fixed at 33% on my 4870 and it keeps decreasing still until it hits 30% then stops. Wonder if you can only set it in increments of 5%?

 

[BlueAcolyte]

@#$% I just reinstalled 2.09 yesterday...

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Cutthroat

* Updated license agreement. New license agreement explicitly restricts publishing any links to RivaTuner on www.nvnews.net homepage or in www.nvnews.net discussion forums. Russian software cannot co-exist with the community tolerating anti-Russian nazism.

:shocked:

Kind of an odd thing to see in release notes.

Now that I'm using EVGA precision I don't know if I need Rivatuner anymore.

Yeah that license agreement deal is pretty much BS. The internet is supposed to be free from social boarders *shrug*

As for rivatuner having use I don't think I'll be using it anymore myself. I can overclock through software now that I removed the HD2900 which I reqired the use of external apps.

Originally posted by: Cheex
Is there anything to suggest that EVGA Precision or RivaTuner would overclock a card better than the other one can?

That depends on if one utility messes with the memory timings. I know ATI-Tool did so that you could get higher overclocks than other utilities.

 

[ethebubbeth]

Is there a signed driver for it for Vista x64? I have run into problems without it in the past.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: ethebubbeth
Is there a signed driver for it for Vista x64? I have run into problems without it in the past.

don't know, it's always worked for me in vista x64.

I just choose not to use it anymore.

 

[Cheex]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Cheex
Is there anything to suggest that EVGA Precision or RivaTuner would overclock a card better than the other one can?

That depends on if one utility messes with the memory timings. I know ATI-Tool did so that you could get higher overclocks than other utilities.

Interesting. Wasn't there a way to use ATI-Tool to overclock Nvidia cards?

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Cheex

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Cheex
Is there anything to suggest that EVGA Precision or RivaTuner would overclock a card better than the other one can?

That depends on if one utility messes with the memory timings. I know ATI-Tool did so that you could get higher overclocks than other utilities.

Interesting. Wasn't there a way to use ATI-Tool to overclock Nvidia cards?

I have no idea about that, but I remember a bunch of people using ATI-Tool for that reason.

 

[Tempered81]

looks like it has r700 cfx fan speed & overclocking controls unlocked.

 

[videopho]

I've stuck with eVGA Precision since it's been released.
That said I have no use for RT any more.

 

[Shamrock]

I won't use it, because of his updated EULA, read what's new at the bottom

* Updated license agreement. New license agreement explicitly restricts publishing any links to RivaTuner on www.nvnews.net homepage or in www.nvnews.net discussion forums. Russian software cannot co-exist with the community tolerating anti-Russian nazism.

LOL! Now, to put things in perspective, he came on a privately owned server, demanded Mike to ban people, or else his software (including EVGA Precision) wouldn't be on nvnews. All because a few exercise their free speech.

 

[sticks435]

I'm with most everyone else on using eVGA Precision. It does what I need it to do, and you run a lot less risk of screwing something up if you don't read every single detail like you have to do with RT.

 

[Modular]

Will eVGA Precision work w/ an HD4850....

Hoping for a miracle here

 

[sticks435]

Originally posted by: Modular
Will eVGA Precision work w/ an HD4850....

Hoping for a miracle here

No. Pretty sure it only works with evga cards, which currently are all Nvidia.

 

[Cutthroat]

Originally posted by: sticks435

Originally posted by: Modular
Will eVGA Precision work w/ an HD4850....

Hoping for a miracle here

No. Pretty sure it only works with evga cards, which currently are all Nvidia.

Works on BFG cards too.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: Shamrock
I won't use it, because of his updated EULA, read what's new at the bottom

* Updated license agreement. New license agreement explicitly restricts publishing any links to RivaTuner on www.nvnews.net homepage or in www.nvnews.net discussion forums. Russian software cannot co-exist with the community tolerating anti-Russian nazism.

LOL! Now, to put things in perspective, he came on a privately owned server, demanded Mike to ban people, or else his software (including EVGA Precision) wouldn't be on nvnews. All because a few exercise their free speech.

Anyone have a link to the threads that spawned that?

 

[Blacklash]

Originally posted by: nitromullet

Originally posted by: Shamrock
I won't use it, because of his updated EULA, read what's new at the bottom

* Updated license agreement. New license agreement explicitly restricts publishing any links to RivaTuner on www.nvnews.net homepage or in www.nvnews.net discussion forums. Russian software cannot co-exist with the community tolerating anti-Russian nazism.

LOL! Now, to put things in perspective, he came on a privately owned server, demanded Mike to ban people, or else his software (including EVGA Precision) wouldn't be on nvnews. All because a few exercise their free speech.

Anyone have a link to the threads that spawned that?

Not the thread but details-

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulleti...?p=1765072&postcount=7

 

[Shamrock]

It started over this thread. I guess Unwinder doesn't read the stickies, where it says if you don't have thick skin, stay out. Anything goes in nvnews.net P&R. People were practicing their free speech.

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulleti...520&highlight=Unwinder

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulleti...01&highlight=Rivatuner

I don't want to bring the politics in this forum, so I'll leave it at that. No more will be said about the product from me.