New version of Everest’s successor AIDA64 released

AIDA64 is the successor to popular benchmarking and PC hardware information suite Everest, which has been a staple in technician, overclocker, and enthusiast toolboxes for years.

The new version, 2.0 has a significantly increased hardware database, with support for many of the very latest models and technologies, such as Sandy Bridge-E, AMD FX, the latest chipsets from Intel and AMD, and more. It also includes benchmarks and tests that support cutting-edge technologies such as Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) and AES-NI hardware acceleration.

Their hardware database now includes over 133,000 components.

From the press release:

New features & improvements

• Automatic Online Update
• Support for LGA2011 Intel Sandy Bridge-E processors
• Preliminary support for AMD Krishna and Wichita APUs
• Preliminary support for Intel Cedarview processors
• Preliminary support for Intel Ivy Bridge and Intel 7-Series chipsets
• Enhanced support for Western Digital hard disk drives
• Revamped ACPI table enumeration and decoding
• Support for VMware Workstation v8
• GPU details for AMD Radeon HD 6625M and nVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

AIDA64 is available from FinalWire on their website.