CodeAnalyst is a software tool designed to assist software developers in optimizing their software for AMD processors. CodeAnalyst 1.2 provides three main methods for analyzing software: Timer-Based Profiling, Pipeline Analysis, and Performance Monitoring.

Fresh Diagnose - a FREE system information & PC benchmarking software - just got better with the release of version 4.2! What's new: Snapshot - Heaps module added and all reported bugs fixed.

A new version is released and it is for:
Aureal Vortex Advantage (AU8810) Aureal Vortex (AU8820) Aureal Vortex 2 (AU8830) Please uninstall all previous versions of the control panel first because otherwise they will conflict with each other. If you card is not auto-detected, then you will be prompted to choose from a list. Many of the errors have been resolved now. Click on Read More... for a link to see what's new and download links

Tweak-XP bundles more than 22 different utilities in one: it was developed to combine both tweaking and optimizing features to increase the speed of your Windows® XP system. All settings can be done without having any former knowledge, since Tweak-XP informs the user in detail about each option.

A new version of the tuning utility PowerStrip has been released. This is version 3.18 beta, build 284. Read more for the changelog and download links.

DVD Genie allows you to modify the region code for popular software-based DVD Players such as Software Cinemaster, PowerDVD, and WinDVD. It also allows you to tweak these programs with undocumented features to better fit your system. DVD Genie will also allow you to select which program runs when a DVD Disc is inserted into the drive and contains support for fullscreen Zooming on widescreen movies with certain players.

After nearly 2 months of development, Zoom Player v2.60 is finally shipping out. There are so many new features, interfaces and fixes, it's quite scary. Zoom Player is a robust media and DVD front-end player. Zoom Player works in two modes. A media mode which can play any file supported by DirectShow (any file which plays in MediaPlayer) and a DVD mode which uses pre-installed DirectShow DVD filters to play DVD content.

HD_Speed is a Freeware tool to measures both sustained and burst data transfer rates of your hard disks, cd/dvd-roms and floppy. Realtime graphical display.

BSplayer is windows player for playing back avi/asf/wmv/mpeg video files or any other file for which you have a codec.

WinDVD Tweaker is designed to allow users of the WinDVD playback software to enable some hidden settings and allow for maximum playback pleasure. Now the tweaker supports WinDVD 4.

I saw this @ xTechnet and this is what they said:
Excellent news guys! GxV, a user @ #betas, has custom-created a package for uninstalling DirectX 9.0 on Windows XP and .NET platforms. This is nice because now we have a DirectX 9 uninstallation package for Windows 2000, XP, and .NET. It's gets better folks. GxV also has registry scripts to enable and disable DX8.1 detection. What this does it fool Windows (which in turn fools applications) into thinking DirectX 8.1 is still installed, eliminating any compatibility issues one may have. Whoo hoo! Click on Read More... for a link to download links.

Download Maxtor's hard drive diagnostic program. It can quickly test integrity of your ATA drive, 500 MB and over. Now bootable!

Here's some free tools from Majorgeeks.com Freeware Ranish Partition Manager will help you to install and dualboot Linux and multiple copies of Windows. For example, it will let you to run Win ME, Win 2k, and Linux on a single box. Also, using Partition Manager you can copy, move, and resize disk partitions. Freeware Quick Bench small utility to check that your disks are configured properly by benching them and getting the average sequential read speed as well as the CPU load. This lets you know that the DMA (Direct Memory Access) is working properly for the disk.

Thanks to Atul Fatpie that he's noticed that Guru3D has a new AMD overclockers tool - umh well a calculator piece of code so to say...

Christopher Zinke has written a program that will help you to answer several questions you always might have had:

How big is the power dissipation of my overclocked CPU?
How high can I clock my super fast DDRAM memory?
How do I convert "CFM" to m³/hour? (or the other way round)
How do I convert MHz to that AMD rating? (or the other way round)

MajorGeeks reports of a new utility named HD_Speed which is a freeware tool to measures both sustained and burst data transfer rates of your hard disks, cd/dvd-roms and floppy with realtime graphical display.

Guru3D have released a new version of the tweak tool called nVHardPage. Quotes from Guru:

Do you seek an easy way to en/disable overclocking options or vsync option in your detonator drivers without the burden of importing registry entries or the need to go in that registry yourself ? Basically CoolBits and more within your fingertips.

This program serves on enabling/disabling hidden features in nVidia control panel and tweaking nVidia Direct3D & OpenGL settings.

Supported OS: WinXP, Win2k, Win9x/Me - only CoolBits & Display orientation at the moment.

Supported Drivers: Detonators 21.81 and higher.

CPUCooL is a program that monitors temperature, fan speed, and voltages for many motherboards. It works with all chipsets from Intel, ALI, VIA, AMD, and SIS 5595 motherboards.

NVRefreshTool is a utility used to fix the problem in Windows 2000/XP that sets your refresh rate to 60Hz when you play ANY game. This problem occurs whether or not you have a higher refresh rate set in your Display Properties of Windows.

Intel have released a new version of their Processor Frequency ID Utility v4.61!

The Intel Processor Frequency ID Utility was developed by Intel Corporation to enable consumers the ability to identify and, in some circumstances, determine if their Intel processor is operating at the correct and rated frequency intended by Intel Corporation. Beginning with the Pentium® processor, this utility provides consumers with the ability to determine standard CPU identification of Intel processors. In addition, supported processors can utilize the Frequency Test feature of the utility to help determine if a processor has been overclocked.

Virtual CD copies your favourite audio-, data- or video-CD/DVDs as compressed image files on the hard disk and emulates up to 22 CD drives to access and to run the CD applications. The media itself is not required. No more piles of CDs lying around, getting scratched or lost! :D