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FinalWire AIDA64 Extreme Now 50% Off in Cyber Monday Sale

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FinalWire AIDA64 is possibly the most feature-packed system diagnostics and benchmarking utility, which has been a staple at TechPowerUp labs since way back when it was called AIDA32 and later Lavalys Everest, and have built great working ties with its author. We'd like to share with you a great sale they have going on. As part of Cyber Monday, FinalWire has AIDA64 Extreme listed for a 50% discount. This is the edition most PC enthusiasts, overclockers, and gamers would want; but there are more editions for those of you with white collars, such as the AIDA64 Engineer, and AIDA64 Network Audit for large enterprises. The utility provides an all-encompassing overview of your machine's hardware and operating environment, along with a nice suite of performance benchmarks. Normally priced at $59.95 for a year's updates, or about the price of a game, AIDA64 Extreme can be yours for just $29.97!

Please use the coupon code BLACK2023 at Checkout. Buy FinalWire AIDA64 at $29.97

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51 Comments on FinalWire AIDA64 Extreme Now 50% Off in Cyber Monday Sale

#2
Tomorrow
Earlier this year i posted about their pricing on their forums. Here's the post: forums.aida64.com/topic/11974-aida64-pricing-needs-update
I feel like AIDA64 pricing is all over the place right now.
The cheapest edition for home users is $60 annually. That's way too expensive for a monitoring software. Much more complex software (that is native 64bit and has dark mode) costs less. Also the fact the the cheapest edition is named Extreme. Should there not be a Basic edition for $20 and with a longer lasting license?
Also the Engineer and Business edition pricing makes no sense. Why is Engineer priced the same as Business, when Business is a superset of Engineer in terms of features?
Why would ANYONE buy Engineer edition when they can buy the Business edition for the same money and get a superior version with what seems very similar licensing terms?
Engineer edition should cost less.
Here are my proposed prices:
Basic: $20 annually or $60 3-Year license. Cuts benchmarking and stress testing features from Extreme. Also limits license to 1 PC instead of 3 like Extreme.
Extreme: $60. Stays the same as now.
Network: $130. Stays the same as now.
Engineer: $180. Price lowered to reflect inferior feature set.
Business: $220. Stays the same as now.
You can read the developers responses from the link above. Basically they feel that since they kept the same price for a long time they are justified in asking for a higher price right now and they feel like supporting a cheaper, basic edition is too much work somehow.

Also the irony is that they have 64 in the name but the program lacks 64bit version, much less being native 64bit that should be the norm these days with Windows itself dumping 32bit versions of Win11. Thank god the WoW64 emulation is this good but i feel like some developers are using it as a crutch not to move on from 32bit.
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#3
ThrashZone
Hi,
I'm sure ebay has some for 2,us
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#4
Denver
How sad, mine is the extreme version and it's not the best. The extreme version should be superior to everything, next time I'll wait for the ultimate platinum+ version.:D
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#5
ir_cow
TomorrowAlso the irony is that they have 64 in the name but the program lacks 64bit version, much less being native 64bit that should be the norm these days with Windows itself dumping 32bit versions of Win11. Thank god the WoW64 emulation is this good but i feel like some developers are using it as a crutch not to move on from 32bit.
Umm. Its been 64bit for a whole long time now.
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#6
ThrashZone
Hi,
Actually the irony is I got more out of using cmd and winsat mem than aida64 ever put out :laugh:

And of course free benchmarks
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#7
Tomorrow
ir_cowUmm. Its been 64bit for a whole long time now.
Has it?

Then why does it install to Program Files (x86) and not Program Files?
Also then why does it show (32 bit) behind the program name in Task Manager?

Smells like 32bit to me. There is also no separate 64bit exe in the install directory either.
What you see running on 64bit Windows is the 32bit running trough the WoW64 emulation layer. That does not make it a 64bit program.
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#8
natr0n
It's a great tool much better than that imo crap sandra.
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#9
ir_cow
@Tomorrow I just googled AIDA64 64bit. Apparently 64bit version exists.
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#10
Tomorrow
ir_cow@Tomorrow I just googled AIDA64 64bit. Apparently 64bit version exists.
I dont use Google. I use DuckDuckGo and the first result is the download page.
Go ahead and download the trial version, portable ZIP package and run aida64.exe
It's not a 64bit program.

So im not sure where you found this supposed 64bit version, because to the best of my knowledge such a thing does not exist.
Putting 64 in the name does not make it 64bit but judging from your posts it does seem to work in convincing people that it's a 64bit program lol.
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#12
Wirko
TomorrowI dont use Google. I use DuckDuckGo and the first result is the download page.
Go ahead and download the trial version, portable ZIP package and run aida64.exe
It's not a 64bit program.

So im not sure where you found this supposed 64bit version, because to the best of my knowledge such a thing does not exist.
Putting 64 in the name does not make it 64bit but judging from your posts it does seem to work in convincing people that it's a 64bit program lol.
I've just tested the portable version in Windows 7 64-bit. Actually aida64.exe is a 32-bit process but it spawns another process for benchmarking, aida_bench64.dll, and that one is 64-bit.

Sometimes you need some tricks to make the same EXE run on everything, from Windows Ninetyfive and NTFour all the way to Eleven. WTH are they using to compile the whole thing?

There are some files with funny names present as well, namely:
kerneld.ia64 (wait, what??)
kerneld.v64 (what??)
kerneld.w9x
kerneld.x32
kerneld.x64

And while I'm at that, it's unclear if AIDA64 works with Windows on Arm. Microsoft Store says it does, is that true?
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#13
sethmatrix7
It's a great tool but I can't imagine the benchmarks/stresstest features warrant a paid service for the majority of enthusiasts. Especially since it's a subscription :laugh:
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#14
Wirko
sethmatrix7It's a great tool but I can't imagine the benchmarks/stresstest features warrant a paid service for the majority of enthusiasts. Especially since it's a subscription :laugh:
But can it be called "subscription" when you can stop paying and legally use the version you have installed for the next ~30 years?
www.aida64.com/licensing
Notably, the latest version of the product will remain fully functional even after the maintenance period expires.
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#15
Denver
The benchmarks run on 64 bit optimized code, the main software itself is 32 bit. :rolleyes:
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#16
Solaris17
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WirkoAnd while I'm at that, it's unclear if AIDA64 works with Windows on Arm. Microsoft Store says it does, is that true?
yeah here is a screen shot from my dev kit.

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#17
CrAsHnBuRnXp
Thats another thing. The paid versions shouldnt have any ads at the bottom of the software. Thats just BS. and it's literally 1/4 of the window.

I miss the free version from like 20 years ago.
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#18
Solaris17
Super Dainty Moderator
CrAsHnBuRnXpThats another thing. The paid versions shouldnt have any ads at the bottom of the software. Thats just BS. and it's literally 1/4 of the window.

I miss the free version from like 20 years ago.
That isnt the paid version.
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#19
Tomorrow
ir_cow"AIDA64 implements full support for 64-bit systems, including 64-bit version of all its benchmark methods. Benchmarks are backwards compatible with legacy 32-bit processors."

www.aida64.com/support/faq/64-bit-processors#:~:text=AIDA64%20implements%20full%20support%20for,with%20legacy%2032%2Dbit%20processors.
Supporting 64bit systems is not the same as running 64bit program natively. Yes i see the benchmark module is 64bit - i guess they had no choice but to implement 64bit there to fully leverage newest hardware.
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#20
ir_cow
TomorrowSupporting 64bit systems is not the same as running 64bit program natively. Yes i see the benchmark module is 64bit - i guess they had no choice but to implement 64bit there to fully leverage newest hardware.
Im finding articles all way back to 2010 that it had 64bit extension. So it's not a new development like I said in the first post.

Why limit a program to just 32bit or make two programs when one does them both? Seems like smart programing to me.
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#21
Tomorrow
ir_cowIm finding articles all way back to 2010 that it had 64bit extension. So it's not a new development like I said in the first post.
That is for built-in benchmarks specifically, not the entire program.
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#22
ir_cow
TomorrowThat is for built-in benchmarks specifically, not the entire program.
Dude, just give up and admit you didn't know it ran in 64bit at all. Now we are all on the same page.
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#23
R-T-B
TomorrowThen why does it install to Program Files (x86) and not Program Files?
A lot of 64-bit native programs still do this if the installer is 32-bit, just FYI. Even steam does.
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#25
ThrashZone
Hi,
Not sure why it matters it's 30.us now and 60.us toy if it's not used for business
Normal user it sure isn't worth either frankly.
I'd rather buy some thing that is worth 30-60.us cyberpunk comes to mind :cool: but I still wouldn't shell out 30-60 for it but it has a better chance.
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