CPU-Z Version 1.61 Released With New Processor Support and Windows 8 Tweak

[[Coi] Mr.CLuBBeR]

A sizeable chunk of the August issue of Maximum PC -- which is making its way to your mailbox, e-reader or local newsstand now -- consists of Gordon outlining our new benchmarking suite, as well as laying out some utilities home users (i.e., you) can use to make sure your PC is humming along nicely. Of course, before you can start testing, you need to be sure what you're running: that's where CPU-Z comes in. For more than two years, tinkerers have been turning to CPU-Z to validate their builds, and today, a new version hit the Web with support for the latest hardware and software.

CPU-Z already packed in Ivy Bridge and preliminary Trinity support; today's update adds Intel's Xeon X5 processors and "Cedar Trail" Atom platform to the database, along with VIA's VX11 chipset. Previously, a bug caused the program to pop up the wrong CPU clock speed when running CPU-Z in Windows 8, but version 1.61 squashes that with a vengeance.

Oddly, CPUID's CPU-Z download page is still dishing out the older 1.60 version, but you can download the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of CPU-Z 1.61 directly using these links:

• CPU-Z 1.61 32-bit
• CPU-Z 1.61 64-bit

Happy testing!

Via Legit Reviews



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