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How to easily Record a Video of an OpenGL or Vulkan App in Windows 10

JeGX — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 19:00:43 +0000

These last months I used NVIDIA ShadowPlay to capture videos of my OpenGL or Vulkan demos. ShadowPlay works fine but for me, there are two drawbacks: it requires an NVIDIA GPU (very minor drawback) and you have to be logged in GeForce Experience (major drawback). I recently discovered an easier way to record videos of my GL/VK apps/demos: the Windows 10 Game bar. Win10 … Continue reading How to easily Record a Video of an OpenGL or Vulkan App in Windows 10 »

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CPU-Z 1.81 and HWiNFO 5.58 Released

JeGX — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 10:40:02 +0000

Popular system tools CPU-Z and HWiNFO have been updated to suppor latest Intel processors: 1 – CPU-Z 1.81 CPU-Z adds the support of upcoming Intel Coffee Lake and Z370 chipset. Changelog: Intel Coffee Lake processors and Z370 platform Intel Skylake-X HCC processors Intel Xeon Skylake-SP and Xeon W Skylake processors You can download CPU-Z 1.81 from THIS PAGE or from CPUID.com. 2 – HWiNFO … Continue reading CPU-Z 1.81 and HWiNFO 5.58 Released »

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Intel Extreme Tuning Utility v6.1.2.11 Released

JeGX — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:18:01 +0000

Intel eXtreme Tuning Utility or Intel XTU is a performance tuning tool to overclock, monitor, and stress a system based on Intel processors. Intel XTU is available for Windows systems (Win7 /Win8 /Win10). You can download Intel XTU v6.1.2.11 from this page or from Geeks3D download zone. I tested Intel XTU on a Core i5 4670K (4-core) that includes a HD Graphics 4600 GPU. I … Continue reading Intel Extreme Tuning Utility v6.1.2.11 Released »

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Cmder: A Very Handy Terminal Utility for Windows

JeGX — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 08:54:03 +0000

I just found this very cool utility: Cmder, a powerful terminal for Windows. I love terminals you can quickly open everywhere on Linux (as well as on OSX). Thanks to Cmder, you can now open Linux-like terminals in any folder on Windows. Cmder comes with a some unix tools like cat or ls (you have to download the full version for that) and has a … Continue reading Cmder: A Very Handy Terminal Utility for Windows »

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Graph.tk: Webapp to Draw Math Graphs and More

JeGX — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:40:28 +0000

Graph.tk is a very useful web app (HTML 5) to draw math graphs, solves, simplifies, integrates and differentiates expressions. Graph.tk supports the live-coding for math graph which is really cool! A must have utility in your toolbox. More information about Graph.tk can be found here.

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CubeMapGen 1.6 Available

JeGX — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:22:37 +0000

CubeMapGen is tool developed by AMD for importing, filtering, visualizing, and exporting cubemaps. Unfortunately, AMD has stopped the development of this tool: AMD CubeMapGen has reached end of life. AMD no longer supports CubeMapGen, but makes it available for download without warranty. But fortunately for CubeMapGen users, a new project called Modified CubeMaGen is available, based on the source code of CubeMapGen. Modified CubeMaGen is … Continue reading CubeMapGen 1.6 Available »

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WinZip 16.5 Will Support OpenCL for Ultra Fast Compression and Decompression

JeGX — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:13:10 +0000

According to some leaked slides, the next version of WinZip will support OpenCL for accelerating compression and decompression as well as for AES encryption. WinZip 16.5 with OpenCL support should be announced with the launch of Radeon HD 7900 series. (source)

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Process Hacker 2.25, GPU Monitoring

JeGX — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:24:00 +0000

Process Hacker can be seen as the open-source clone of Process Explorer. Process Hacker is a Windows utility for manipulating processes, threads and services. It can replace Windows task manager. Here are the key features: A simple, customizable tree view with highlighting showing you the processes running on your computer. Detailed system statistics with graphs. Advanced features not found in other programs, such as detaching … Continue reading Process Hacker 2.25, GPU Monitoring »

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(Tested) cRARk, OpenCL Password Cracker for RAR files (Updated)

JeGX — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:46:32 +0000

UPDATE: cRARk author just contacted me about the problem on NVIDIA hardware: As for fail on NVIDIA cards, it’s so simple in it’s written in the FAQ – you need to run driver-timeout.reg and reboot. (RAR kernel is so long and Windows can’t wait so much 😉 Indeed it’s simple when you know it 😀 cRARk is a free password cracker (or recovery tool ;)) … Continue reading (Tested) cRARk, OpenCL Password Cracker for RAR files (***Updated***) »

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(Quick Test) Process Explorer 15.0 With GPU Support

JeGX — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:06:02 +0000

Process Explorer, the popular tool for inspecting and controlling processes and threads under Windows, comes in a new version with GPU support. You can download Process Explorer v15.0 from this page. Process Explorer adds the usage of the GPU core and the GPU memory: As you can see on this screeshot, the GPU usage is not 100% under FurMark 1.9.1 but it’s around 50%. Why? … Continue reading (Quick Test) Process Explorer 15.0 With GPU Support »

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AMD System Monitor 1.0.0.2 Released

JeGX — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:26:29 +0000

AMD System Monitor 1.0.0.2 monitoring two Radeon HD 6970 AMD has released a new version of System Monitor, an utility that monitors the utilization of CPU, GPU, APU and system memory: AMD System Monitor is designed to display information about your system’s AMD products, and illustrate how your PC handles different GPU and x86 workloads. Actually, Intel and AMD CPUs are supported. I didn’t tested … Continue reading AMD System Monitor 1.0.0.2 Released »

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[Tool] AMD System Monitor 0.91 for CPU, GPU and APU

JeGX — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:04:15 +0000

AMD System Monitor on an Intel CPU + AMD GPU (SAPPHIRE HD 6970) AMD System Monitor (or ASM) is a new system utility that monitors the utilization of the processor (CPU), graphic card (GPU) and system memory. It’s a useful tool to illustrate the different workloads of the CPU and GPU at the same time. AMD System Monitor is designed to work with new APUs … Continue reading [Tool] AMD System Monitor 0.91 for CPU, GPU and APU »

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CPU-Z ASUS ROG Special Edition

JeGX — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:46:27 +0000

To celebrate the launch of ASUS’s ROG Maximus IV Extreme, the latest Republic of Gamers motherboard with LGA-1155 socket for Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors and SLI / CrossFire support, here is a special version of CPU-Z (v1.55.2) with a neat ROG skin. Okay it’s not the latest version of CPU-Z (which is 1.56) but the skin is cool. You can download this version of CPU-Z … Continue reading CPU-Z ASUS ROG Special Edition »

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CPU-Z Wants To Kill GPU-Z Supremacy By Adding Graphics Card Information?

JeGX — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:03:18 +0000

CPU-Z – Graphics – Performance level: 3D Applications The upcoming version of CPU-Z has a new tab: Graphics. This tab shows most important graphics card data such as clocks (core, shaders, memory), GPU codename and renderer or graphics memory type. You can download the beta of CPU-Z 1.52 HERE. CPU-Z adds a little innovation by displaying the clocks for different performance levels: Current, default, 2D … Continue reading CPU-Z Wants To Kill GPU-Z Supremacy By Adding Graphics Card Information? »

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OCCT 3.1 Available With an Improved GPU Stress Test

JeGX — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:50:26 +0000

OCCT 3.10 is out now. OCCT (OverClock Checking Tool) is an stability test utility for overclockers. It allows to test the CPU, the system memory and the GPU. You can download it HERE. I tested the GPU stress part and I must say it does a good job. Here is a small comparative between OCCT GPU and FurMark (the graphics card was an EVGA’s GeForce … Continue reading OCCT 3.1 Available With an Improved GPU Stress Test »

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