This 331.82 Game Ready WHQL driver ensures you’ll have the best possible gaming experience in Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag and Need for Speed: Rivals. These Game Ready drivers will also provide performance enhancements in a wide variety of different games. When running at 4K resolutions, SLI performance increases by as much as 50% in key titles like Metro: Last Light, Crysis 3, and Battlefield 4.
Computer Hardware
Windows 8.1 Mouse Pointer Freeze Fix
Microsoft has issued a fix for you gamers with mouser issues.
I’m guessing it will show up via Windows Update at some point but it hasn’t yet.
Download:
32-bit
64-bit
KB – Mouse pointer stutters or freezes when you play certain games in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Nvidia 331.65 Drivers Out
Nvidia 331.65 WHQL drivers released. [Read more…] about Nvidia 331.65 Drivers Out
Samsung SSD Software And Firmware Updates
Samsung Data Migration Software updated to version version 2.5.1.
Samsung 840 Evo has a firmware update (EXT0BB0Q).
See the Samsung SSD downloads page for downloads and info.
Intel SSD Toolbox 3.1.9
Intel SSD Toolbox 3.1.9 has been released.
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Release Notes
This release of the Intel SSD Toolbox includes the following improvements:
-Support for new Intel SSD product names
-Changed SMART Attributes AF, BE, EA to represent RAW values in HEXwhile the breakouts of each attributewill bedecimal.
-Fixed an issue when a physical drive is missing from a storage space
Nvidia 331.58 Drivers Out
Nvidia 331.58 WHQL drivers released.
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Release Notes
This Game Ready WHQL driver ensures you’ll have the best possible gaming experience in Batman: Arkham Origins and Battlefield 4. GeForce Game Ready drivers also provide performance increases for a variety of different games.
New Nvidia Drivers
Nvidia 327.23 WHQL are out.
Release Notes
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This Game Ready WHQL driver ensures you’ll have the best possible gaming experience and is also a recommended driver update for the Windows 8.1 Preview. GeForce R326 drivers also provide performance increases for a variety of different games.
AMD Catalyst 13.9 Drivers Available
AMD Catalyst 13.9 drivers have been released.
Release Notes
Downloads:
Windows 7, 8, 8.1 32-bit
Windows 7, 8, 8.1 64-bit
Linux
The AMD Catalyst 13.9 WHQL is AMD’s first logo certified driver for Windows 8.1. It does not include support for Frame Pacing or the very latest AMD CrossFire™ optimizations. AMD Catalyst 13.10 Beta includes additional performance improvements and fixes not found in AMD Catalyst 13.9 WHQL.
Intel SSD Toolbox 3.1.8 Released
Intel SSD Toolbox 3.1.8 is out.
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Release Notes:
This release of the Intel SSD Toolbox includes a firmware release which contains the following:
– Intel® SSD 530 Series firmware update to DC12 which addresses an occasional drive hang after resume from Link Power Management slumber state.
Other tool related items are:
– Added new descriptions for SMART attributes C2, C5, EA, and F9
– Corrected calculations for E1, F1, and F2 SMART attributes.
– Corrected the display of word 79 in the drive details screen.
Random Friday Stuff
As per usual this time of year, it has been a boring week tech wise. At least until today. While Ballmer retiring is big news I’m strangely ambivalent about it. Those of you who want the full scoop should check out:
Mary Jo Foley – All About Microsoft
Paul Thurrott – Windows SuperSite
The two of them did a great show on the subject over on Twit.tv.
That’s it for today.
Hope you all have a safe and happy weekend!