RivaTuner 2.0 Release Candidate 15.1

• Added ForceWare 65.xx - 66.xx driver families support.
• Added databases for the ForceWare 61.76, 61.77, 65.05, 65.91 and 66.00 drivers for Windows 2000/XP.
• Updated ForceWareAntipotector and NVStrap antiprotection patch scripts for the ForceWare 61.76, 61.77, 65.05, 65.91 and 66.00 drivers for Windows 2000/XP. Added PCI-E NV40 series display adapters support.
• Added experimental R423 support. Thanks to Andrew Worobiew for testing RivaTuner with PCI-E RADEON X800XT.
• Added experimental NV41 / NV43 support. Thanks to Andrew Worobiew for testing RivaTuner with NV43 sample.
• A lot of NV40 / R420 specific enhancements, new diagnostic and tuning features. Thanks to Andrew Woribiew for providing ATI RADEON X800PRO and NVIDIA GeForce 6800 samples.
• Added active pixel pipelines / vertex processors count detection for NV4x based display adapters.
• Updated bundled NVInfo v1.3 DOS utility. Now NVInfo supports NV40 series and can display diagnostic info including active pixel pipelines / vertex processors count. This feature allows you to verify NV40 based display adapter right from the bootable floppy before purchasing it.
• Updated bundled NVStrap v1.5 driver. Now the driver supports NV40 / NV41 / NV43 GPU series and provides NV40 / NV41 / NV43 owners previously available AGP SBA / AGP FW and PCI DeviceID strapping settings as well as absolutely new unique feature specific for this GPU family - custom graphics processor configuration panel. This panel allows you to alter an amount of active pixel pipelines and vertex processors of NV4x GPUs, so any GeForce 6800 GT / Ultra board can be turned to GeForce 6800 or GeForce 6800 LE via disabling required amount of pixel pipelines and vertex processors at software level. Furthermore, some GeForce 6800 owners will be able to unlock software masked pixel pipelines and vertex processors and greatly boost performance. Take a note that both pixel pipelines and vertex processors on GeForce 6800 (LE) boards can be locked either at hardware or at software level. RivaTuner will be able to unlock them in the second case only. Please refer to RivaTuner's FAQ to get more information.

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Update: Inzwischen zeigt sich, dass die Erfolgsquote für das Freischalten der Pixel-/Vertex-Shader doch recht gering ist. Nicht einmal jede 10te Karte kann erfolgreich freigeschaltet werden. Im Vergleich zu einem Hardware-Mod liegt aber genau hier der Vorteil: Mit der Softwarelösung kann man einfach testen, ob es klappt oder nicht. Es entstehen keine Schäden an der Grafikkarte.