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Thursday, 15 June 2017
Syria Rearms: Russian deliveries of BMP-2s and 2S9s arrive
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
After the first delivery of T-62Ms and BMP-1s to the Syrian Arab Army earlier this year, new imagery coming out of Syria has now revealed that more types of armoured fighting vehicles have recently been sent to the country onboard Russia's 'Syria Express'. These new deliveries come as government forces are currently making major gains in Eastern Homs against the fighters of Islamic State, and the new vehicles will likely be deployed here to bring the fight back to the Islamic State once and for all.
The delivery of large amounts of weaponry and vehicles is part of the de-facto re-establishment of the Syrian Arab Army, with the aim of creating a unified army incorporating some of the many militias that are currently active throughout Syria. The driving force behind this process is the newly established 5th Corps, which is to serve as a counterweight to the increasing strength of the aforementioned militias that have largely taken over the role of the Syrian Arab Army (SyAA) in the past six years.
In accordance with Russia's role in the reinstatement of the Syrian Arab Army, it is also Russia that is responsible for training and equipping the new force. Although this led some to believe that Syria would soon receive additional T-72s, T-90s or even BMP-3s, all of which would be more advanced than the current armour composition of the regime forces, the deliveries until thus far have mostly included older weaponry excess to requirements or no longer in service with the Russian Army itself.
Nonetheless, many of these delivered vehicles and weaponry are ideally suited for the Syrian Arab Army in their current operations against the many factions fighting over control of parts of Syria. In addition to the delivery of small arms and large numbers of Ural, GAZ, KamAZ and UAZ trucks and jeeps, other deliveries so far have encompassed T-62Ms, BMP-1(P)s and 122mm M-1938 (M-30) howitzers, and now also including BMP-2s infantry fighting vehicles and 120mm 2S9 self-propelled mortars.
The delivery of BMP-2s and 2S9s is of interest as previous deliveries to the 5th Corps amounted to less advanced equipment such as BMP-1s and World War 2-era 122mm M-30 howitzers. The fact that more advanced equipment is now arriving in Syria might be a sign that Russia deems the rearmament programme a success, and could potentially step up the delivery of more advanced equipment as the conflict continues to develop in favour of the current government.
Despite the relative scarcity of the BMP-2 in footage and images of the Civil War, this vehicle is certainly no stranger to the Syrian battlefield. Indeed, Syria continues to operate the survivors of the around 100 BMP-2s it had previously acquired in the late eighties, all but a few of which are in service with the Republican Guard in operations mostly in and around Damascus. In addition to the BMP-2s already in service since the 1980s, a limited number of BMP-2s along with T-72Bs and BMP-1s were received from Russia in 2015 to take part in operations near Tadmur. At least one but possibly two of these BMP-2s were subsequently destroyed here.
The vehicles that are currently being delivered can easily be discerned from the BMP-2s already operating in Syria by their dark green camouflage and more importantly, by the presence of anti-radiation lining installed on the turret, which is only present from the BMP-2 Obr. 1984 variant and onwards. The BMP-2s that Syria had previously received in the late eighties were of the older Obr. 1980 variant and lack such anti-radiation lining, as well as other incremental improvements.
The BMP-2 improves significantly upon the capabilities of the BMP-1, which has served as the Syrian Arab Army's main infantry fighting vehicle ever since its introduction in the 1970s. Originally designed for use on the plains of Europe, the armament of the BMP-1 was quickly found to be inadequate for supporting infantry and incapable of targeting heavily armoured armoured fighting vehicles. In addition, the BMP-1's mediocre gun elevation, lack of armour and inability to fire accurately while on the move makes it woefully outdated for use in today's conflicts.
Incorporating many of the lessions learned from the BMP-1, the BMP-2 does away with several of these serious drawbacks. Most notably is the replacement of the 73mm 2A28 cannon with a fast-firing 30mm 2A42, which is very well-suited for supporting infantry and suppressing enemy positions thanks to its high elevation. The BMP-2 also comes with an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) launcher for the 9M113 Konkurs as opposed to the BMP-1's unwieldy 9M14 Malyutka, which is rarely fitted let alone used.
While the Syrian Arab Army continues to operate large numbers of 122mm 2S1s and 122mm BM-21s in addition to several types of towed artillery guns for artillery support, the high elevation of the 2S9 makes it perfect for engaging entrenched Islamic State positions on mountains and ridges regime forces are currently facing in Eastern Homs. While some might be quick to note that the 2S9 is air-droppable, it is unlikely that any will be sent to Deir ez-Zor this way. As the 2S9 is the first of its type to have entered service with regime forces, it is likely that crews will first have to be trained on the vehicle, which is true for the BMP-2 as well (albeit to a lesser extent) so it might take some time before they show up on the frontline.
As regime forces are currently making major gains, mainly against the Islamic State, Russia appears intent on affirming its support for the Syrian government, further consolidating its stakes in a conflict that has so far seemed to continue on endlessly. For Syria, the actual delivery of these vehicles is possibly much less significant than the trend it represents. With an ally that is essentially capable of indefinitely replenishing the Syrian Arab Army's stocks and that despite economic hardships is willing to pay the checks required to bring about its return as a coherent fighting force, eventual victory for the pro-regime forces seems likely, barring any unexpected twists and turns in the future course of the war. Whatever the case, the current developments are certain to affect the strategic balance between force battling over Syria significantly, and could well have far-reaching consequences for the ultimate outcome of the Syrian War.
Special thanks to Wael Al Hussaini.
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Very interesting article, it's not easy to get accurate information about syra express.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous16 June 2017 at 12:56
If SAA personnell are already familiar with BMP-1, why is extra training necessary for BMP-2? Is the additional training related to the 30 mm gun or something else?ReplyDeleteReplies
That and we can't be sure if the personnel manning the BMP-2s will all be former BMP-1 operators.Delete
The driver doesn't need extra training, gunner & commander do.Delete
Gun changed, layout changed, tactics changed.
That and Oryx is right. Though I'd suspect that they only put experienced and proven personnel in their best equipment.
It's like Tiger crews in the Wehrmacht. They had all crewed Panzer III's and IV's before that.
Nice "situation update" article.ReplyDelete
I've read about the replenishment of the SyAA and that ominous 5th corps a couple of times now, but I'm not yet completely sure what exactly it is about. Is it a new army unit with "green conscripts", or is it more about recruiting former "militia members" (back?) into a unified/formal regime combat force? (Or something completely different...) Cheers, if anyone could shed a light on that for me!Replies
This should help you: http://spioenkop.blogspot.com/2017/02/replenishing-stocks-russian-deliveries.htmlDelete
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- Anonymous18 June 2017 at 20:35
Taking in to account both articles, I have still some doubt about the cases of the BMP-1 and BMP-2.Delete
In the case of the tanks the movement of T-62 is very logical. It is in agreement with the situation of total retirement of the T-55 and T-62 in Russia.
In the case of the heavy artillery the situation is also very logical. The reports are in agreement with the situation of total retirement for the 122mm M-30, and also it would be a situation of total retirement of the heavy artillery (over 120mm man-portable mortars) of the Russian security forces, where it was reported the existence of some units of 2S9 and D-30.
In the case of the infantry vehicles, I see the movement of BMP-1 and BMP-2 a little less logical, taking into account that there are reports of the presence in Russia of BTR-60 and BMD-1, in both the Russian Armed Forces and the Russian security forces. If there is some BMP-1 and BMP-2 moved to Syria from Russia I would expect to be in low amounts, while the BTR-60 and BMD-1 are not totally exhausted.
Thanks for the reply and link to the earlier article. It did indeed clarify the "manpower resource ideas" behind 5th corps.Delete
That being said, can anyone elaborate, especially as to how well the idea of "baiting" militia "veterans" worked? I seriously doubt, that a large majority conscript force has a chance to be an effective offensive force in Syria at the present time.
- Anonymous25 June 2017 at 21:49
Can you do an article on Iran missile strikes in Syria. Apparently Iran used both Fateh long range versions and Shahab. ISIS have accepted the attack happened but denied any member died while Israeli IDF Arab spokesman said ISIS suffered painful losses and the another Israeli says they landed in a Iraqi desert.ReplyDelete
Iranian drone videos prove that at least a few of them reached their targets eventhough they may have not been able to do considerable damage.
Also whats the Fateh long range version that use boosters? Is putting boosters on short ranged missiles to increase range effective?
It is good article thanks for sharing this blog it give lots of informationReplyDelete
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Where are the beards hiding?
In DAZ studio, it's pretty easy. Load up a figure, scroll a little, and you can select eye colors, beards, skin options...
Where is all of this in the 8.5 beta?
I swear I've been through all of my options and can't find a the basic M5 beards included in DAZ studio anywhere.
Who can help with the locations of these options?
"Load up a figure, scroll a little, and you can select eye colors, beards, skin options…
Where is all of this in the 8.5 beta?"
Right where they should be, poses. Unless you are talking about genesis; which is a completely different set up. For that one you will have to find "my library" in the content tab. People, materials. Can't tell you anything about the smart content tab because I absolutely refuse to have CMS on my comp.
Personally I steer clear of the studio content folder as much as possible. I'd prefer not to have to use it at all. I like to work in my runtimes and finding anything in a studio content folder; for me, is like playing hide and seek with a pooka.
More over there are no beards included in studio for M5. As far as I know the genesis beard is a separate purchase. There is a skin texture that has a beard that is included with M5, again this would be in my library, people, genesis, materials.
For me everything is listed in the same place, the same way as studio, in carrara.Post edited by ManStan on
Well, I appreciate you stopping by to help, sir. ;)
Yes, I was just looking for the simple skin textures provided with M5, and sure enough I have those folders, but they're completely empty.
A lot of the smart content and folders in Carrara 8.5 has just struck me as so wonky, I can't really tell what's a bug and what's me just being stupid.
So, at least I know where they SHOULD be. Perhaps a bug report or a reinstall might be my next option...
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As far as I know The M5 preset materials do not work in Carrara yet. The images do not come up in Smart content or content.
You have to change them manually in the shader room for now. I believe they are working on that.
Tried V5 and her materials don't show either.
There may be a possibility of new updates to M5 V5 that have/will fix that... you could try a reset of your M5.
but some of the standard genesis textures are showing up in the and the poses are working now...
As far as beard -
Depends on what you mean by "beard"
If you mean unshaven - it doesn't work in Carrara. The other one I don't own.
(there is a great beard product for Carrara - "Men Only" http://www.daz3d.com/shop/men-only/Post edited by namrettek on
Right, carrara has never been able to use studio's mat files.
I can't give my opinion of CMS or smart content, it keeps getting me in trouble. But mostly I just don't need it. My content is very well organized, I don't need help finding it, I know where it's at because I put it there.
But namrettek is right, you are going to have to do some folder diving, find the texture you are looking for, and apply it in the shader room. No problem for me, I spend a lot of time in the shader room and make a lot of my own textures. If that is too much work for you, maybe carrara isn't your app. But remember C8.5 is a beta, the beta part is genesis compatibility.
Do what I do, open studio, preset genesis with skins, then save as a DSF. Carrara can open that fine and should have the right textures.
Carrara and studio were developed with 2 different philosophies, Carrara was designed for the digital artiest that wants to create an entire scene from scratch in one app. Studio is just the opposite, it was designed to do as much as possible for you and is dependent on premade content. One gives you total creative freedom; just look at wendy's stuff, and one restricts you to premades and presets.
One was designed for you to be creative the other was designed to sell you content. Till DAZ made the figure set up tools I considered studio to be one of the best sales gimmicks ever conceived.Post edited by ManStan on
Well, I've been using DS4.5... goodness knows why.
The DSF option is gone now, I guess? And it looks like the DUF file is all I can save anything as.
After playing with this for about twenty minutes, I'm going to take another wild swing here...
DUF isn't yet compatible with 8.5, is it? :D
DSF is there but it only works on genesis or any triax figure.
Sorry but I am real confused by all the different save options. It's bad when you need an instruction manual on how to save what :long:
edit to add a simple DUF of V4 and dynamic clothing. morphs are all screwed up and the clothing in undraped. Not to mention the texture.dufc85.jpg512 x 540 - 45KPost edited by ManStan on


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Venetica aims at a high-concept fantasy tale set in the intriguing world of seventeenth century Venice, Italy. It follows a young woman named Scarlett who learns she is Death's daughter. A group of evildoers are pursuing her to bring an end to the natural order of things. With the help of the mythical Moonblade that Death has hidden for her, she begins a quest to bring down the evildoers, learning more about her father and the Twilight World he inhabits along the way.
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There are a few moments of absolute beauty throughout the game. But the awe-striking moments are the exception, and the majority of Venetica takes place in plain areas that don't hit hard on the visual appeal.
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The game's story is its strongest element, though held back by its overall execution and voice acting. Taking control of a woman who finds out she's Death's daughter and must protect the man from an evil Necromancer is a high premise worthy of a good game. The Necromancer is part of an evil group of five villains that grow increasingly stronger as you reach them. One of the more inspired portions of the game is the fact that you fight every boss twice: once in the world of the living and once in their true form in the spirit world. The beasts grow increasingly awesome, and it's up to you to find their weak points. As you learn more about your fate, you gain more powers over Twilight, the world of the dead, and the world of the living. You can find hidden passages, learn from ghosts, and generally wreak havoc on the living with your powers. Leveling up comes quickly, and you can allocate points to your growth depending on your play style (strength versus mental power). As you get new weapons and armor, you truly become a warrior.


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I wanted to know if Shaykh xxxx had any mistakes in his qiraa'ah cause i heard he rolls his ra?
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We are not here to point out mistakes or possible mistakes of individual shuyookh. Every reciter of the Qur'an is human and will have a mistake here and there over the course of time. Remember the leaders of the mosques get sick, lack sleep, and have trials just like the rest of Muslims, and it may be we listen to them on a day that is difficult for them and maybe their reading is not as good that day as on most other days.
As shuyookh get older, they usually get physically weaker and it may be that their reading will suffer on occasions because of this weakness, when previously they did not have this problem.
We have listed shuyookh with good recitation which doesn't mean others don't have good recitation, but we are familiar with their recitation, their recitation is consistently at a good level, and they have ijaazah from mastered shuyookh. May Allah reward all that lead the prayers and make us all of "ahl al-Qur'an."
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Children made posters to express their sorrow over losing fourth-grader Devin Aryal. One read "Devin we miss your kindness."
The Rev. John Stiles told about 250 people gathered for a vigil at Holy Cross Lutheran Church Tuesday night that while many seek answers for the loss of the young boy, there isn't a good answer, but that they should know they are not alone.
The church isn't far from where Devin was fatally shot Monday night as a gunman fired at passing vehicles. Devin's mother and another motorist were injured by gunfire.
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At Jet Airways we are committed to make our younger guests travel experience enjoyable and comfortable.
Young guests between 2 and 12 years of age (at the time of travel) will be considered as children. Guests up to 2 years will be
considered as infants and need to be accompanied with an adult at all times throughout their journey. You may request a special meal for children at the
time of booking or at least 12 hours prior to departure.
In compliance with in-flight safety regulations, our crew will ensure that every guest travelling with an infant is provided with an infant life jacket and infant seat belt on board, prior to take-off and the same will be collected after landing.
Guests are reminded that any damage or tampering of the infant life jacket, or its removal from the aircraft without authorization of a cabin crew member, is strictly prohibited and is a punishable act.
We provide a diaper-changing table in lavatories on all flights except those operated by ATR aircraft. Our cabin crew will guide you to
the lavatory equipped with this facility.
Relatives accompanying infants on international flights are required to carry a written letter of consent from the infant's parents confirming the same. The written consent must contain the following:
The relative's passport number, who is accompanying the infant
Confirmation that the relative has been asked to accompany the infant on their behalf
Bassinet seats are available for infants weighing 11 Kgs (24.25 pounds) or less on our international flights operated by Airbus 330,
Boeing 777-300ER and Boeing 737 aircraft. For more details, please refer to our seat maps . The bassinets are usually located behind galleys, lavatories, closets and partitions in Economy. There are 2 bassinets available on B-737 in front of seats 10BE. Requests for Bassinets can now be made at the time of booking.
Bassinets are available on select routes and are subject to availability. In case of non-availability of bassinets due to aircraft change, refund / reissue penalties will be waived for the guest holding confirmed bassinets prior to aircraft change.
You are permitted to use a Child Restraint System (CRS) for infants inside the aircraft, provided an additional seat has been booked for the infant. If
a seat has not been purchased, the infant will be secured to the adult's lap using an infant seat belt.
Optional for a child between 2 and 4 years of age, depending on the manufacturer's guidelines for the device's maximum weight
Jet Airways does not provide for child restraint system(s) and the same must be carried by the adult guest accompanying the infant.
Child Restraint System (CRS) for use in the aircraft must have specifications or labels indicating that the device is approved by FAA
and suitable for aircraft use.
Note: If an approved CRS with a worn out or illegible label is presented for use on an aircraft, then the accompanying adult must
produce a letter from the manufacturer specifying that the presented CRS (indicated through model number, specific make or detailed description) is
approved for use on an aircraft. The Owner's Manual which contains information that the CRS meets safety standards is also acceptable proof.
The following devices are not accepted for use as infant or child restraint systems on Jet Airways flights:
It is mandatory to purchase an additional seat for the infant or child using a Child Restraint System.
An adult must accompany the infant or child occupying the CRS.
The CRS cannot be placed on an exit row seat or on seats ahead of and behind the exit row.
The CRS should be secured to a regular passenger seat at all times or, if not in use, stowed as carry-on baggage.
When travelling with two children, both using CRS, the CRS will require to be installed on the window and middle seats and the
accompanying adult will occupy the aisle seat.
The child or infant must be properly secured in the CRS with the harness fastened during taxi, take off, landing and whenever the
'Fasten Seat-belt' sign is switched on.
The CRS must be properly installed in the forward-facing aircraft seats according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Bassinet seats are available in Economy only.
Bassinet seats are limited and subject to availability.
In case of a change in aircraft, where the new aircraft has fewer bassinets, the seat previously blocked may not be available.
In case of a change in aircraft, where the new aircraft has more bassinets, guests will be appropriately re-accommodated.
Every infant must be accompanied by an adult.


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A trip to Disneyland or Universal Studios would be an enjoyable part of a vacation for any of us. But to see attractions at these parks from the inside truly is one of the highlights of my editorial career. Writing articles based on these visits is always a real challenge — in part because I have to leave out so much fascinating information that goes beyond the scope of the articles. Probably as much information is not written about as what is.
It's amazing how quickly some of these monumental projects come to fruition and a real testimony to engineering experience in finding solutions through precise, systematic techniques. For example, years ago I met with R. Duncan Mackenzie, whose company, Hoffend & Sons Inc., Honeoye, N.Y., won a contract to design and install an attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood. Duncan explained that after receiving the contract to design and install hydraulic and control systems for the attraction, he and his associates started drawings in January and completed the project, including testing, in time for its opening in June the same year.
Another major attraction at Universal had a total turnaround time of only four months, according to its builder. Circumstances kept me from examining the fluid power in this major attraction, but it contains numerous special effects using hydraulics as well as pneumatics, not to mention fiery explosions, crashes, and chases.
On another front, ride simulators continue to gain popularity in parks not only with the public, but with park management as well. The simulators give the illusion of motion with an audio-visual presentation synchronized with multi-axial movement from a hydraulically articulated base. For a believable simulation, the hydraulics not only have to be in precise synchronization with audio-visual effects, but must also produce sharp, distinct motion. Charles Robertson, an electrohydraulics consultant I met with, illustrated this by explaining how a simulator his company helped build used quick-response servovalves to produce sharp movement of a motion base to simulate impact from hard objects. Later, a similar motion base was built using proportional valves instead of servovalves. As a result, the simulated impacts were not sharp and felt as if the vehicle was under attack by an army of hostile marshmallows.
Oh, yes, the picture. When I arrived at Disneyland at 6:30 a.m., my host, Jack Shippy, was already at work on Splash Mountain. We finished our business some time after 2 o'clock that afternoon, which gave me a few hours to take in the pleasures of Disneyland from out front with the other guests. I ran into Mickey Mouse, Disneyland's "Big Cheese", and just had to get my picture taken with him. Mr. Mouse is the one on the left.


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Friday, March 7, 2008
He Does WHAT for a Living?
Gather the kids, get the camera, try to pretend to give a damn and consider for one last time if any of the following is Ted's true long-standing career:
A Renegade Cop Who Plays by His Own Rules:
"Is that blood?! Oh, God, tell me that's not blood! AUGH! It's blood! It's blood!!! Blood on my pants! Somebody catch me..."
NASCAR Pit Crew Member:
"Seriously, none of you guys saw the Colin Firth 'Pride & Prejudice'? In a word--divine!"
Pastry Chef:
"Not bad...if 'croquembouche' is French for 'travesty'!!!"
Mob Accountant:
"Italian sausages on toasted rolls with sweet pepper and onion saute? That's...that's not a proper breakfast. Here, let me make you some of my patented 'Ted Tahoe Brunch'..."
Gay Porn Star:
"Oh...oh my..."
Gas Station Attendant:
"I think the problem with your car is the corpuscle...wait, is that right?"
"You just have to make do with what you find. See, some mayo, a highlighter, old aluminum foil and viola! Frosted tips!"
Lion Tamer:
"Not the face! Not the face!!!"
8 comments:
- Jim said...
I don't know if I'll be able to sleep tonight, waiting for my Saturday L.A. Times to arrive!
Wait a minute, if I were on the East Coast, I could get a newspaper even earlier. Time to check Yahoo Travel for last-minute plane tickets!
- March 7, 2008 at 1:38 PM
- So-Called Austin Mayor said...
Wait a minute...
You mean Ted isn't a Democratic political operative?
Well, then who is the Clinton campaign going to bring on board to stop Obama?
That would never work!
- March 7, 2008 at 3:11 PM
- ParallaxG said...
My money's on 'rodeo clown'.
- March 7, 2008 at 4:02 PM
- Kaitlyn said...
I'd love for him to be bitter cop who plays by his own rules, who has been beaten down by the system, etc, etc.
On his first day. As a rookie. XD
About Sally Forth events this spring - will his new job be making guest appearances in Pearls Before Swine?
When is that going to happen? It should be soon, Rat's a concierge!
- March 7, 2008 at 8:54 PM
- yellojkt said...
I'm still pulling for donkey show fluffer.
- March 7, 2008 at 9:39 PM
- Andrea said...
Go go boy. Okay, a gone to seed go go boy, but still ...
- March 8, 2008 at 3:36 AM
- yellojkt said...
I wish I could work in the high stakes industry of strategic sourcing. Ted's Wikipedia entry has already been updated with this important addition to the Sally Forth canon.
- March 10, 2008 at 9:54 AM
- So-Called Austin Mayor said...
"I'm still pulling for donkey show fluffer." -- yellojkt
So now we know what Ted does for a living and what Yellojkt does for fun.
- March 10, 2008 at 11:46 PM


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New Intel HD Graphics Driver Improves Game Performance
Subject: General Tech | April 8, 2013 - 03:13 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Ivy Bridge, intel hd, Intel, hd 4000, hd 2500
Intel recently released an updated graphics driver for Ivy Bridge processors sporting either HD 4000 or HD 2500 GPUs. The new 188.8.131.5271 (or 126.96.36.199.3071 for those running a 64-bit OS) driver features several under-the-hood optimizations to reduce CPU overhead and improve the driver architecture itself.
The driver architecture improvements have also led to improved game performance. Intel claims up to 10% better performance in StarCraft II, Batman: Arkham City, and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria (among others).
The chip giant also notes that the new driver supports OpenCL 1.2 for GPGPU calculations. The graphics driver update is only for Ivy Bridge hardware, and is compatible with Ivy Bridge hardware and both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8. If you are running Intel's Driver Update Utility, you should get the new driver automatically.
Otherwise, you can grab the new driver from the following link, depending on your OS.
- 184.108.40.20671 for 32-bit Windows 7/8
- 184.108.40.206.3071 for 64-bit Windows 7/8
Unfortunately, these drivers are generic Intel HD graphics drivers. If your OEM computer is running Windows with an OEM-customized version of Intel's drivers, you are out of luck. You will need to wait for your OEM to update its driver package in order to take advantage of the performance improvements.
Intel's new HD2500 on Linux
Subject: Processors | August 20, 2012 - 04:07 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: linux, Ivy Bridge, Intel, i5-3470, hd 2500
The new Ivy Bridge processors introduced a new member of Intel's graphics processor called the HD 2500, which has received less than positive reviews as the previous HD 3000 outperforms it. However those tests were for Windows applications and games, whereas the testing at Phoronix specifically pertains to the performance under Linux. They compare the i5-2400S, i5-2500K, i5-3470, and i7-3770K together in a series of benchmarks to not only test the performance but also their compatibility with Linux. It seems that perhaps the performance of the HD3000 and HD2500 are much closer in Linux than they were running under Windows, though both still lose out to the HD4000.
"Since the launch of Intel's Ivy Bridge processors earlier this year there have been many benchmarks of the Intel Core i7 3770K with its integrated HD 4000 graphics and then more recently have been Linux testing of the Intel Core i7 3517UE from the CompuLab Intense-PC and Intel Core i7-3615QM as found on the Apple Retina MacBook Pro. The newest Intel Ivy Bridge chip to play with at Phoronix is the Intel Core i5 3470, which bears an Intel HD 2500 graphics core. In this article are benchmarks of the Intel HD 2500 Ivy Bridge graphics with the open-source Intel Linux graphics driver stack."
Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:
- Intel Ivy Bridge: GCC 4.8 vs. LLVM/Clang 3.2 SVN @ Phoronix
- Intel Core i7-3820 Processor Review (10M Cache, 3.60 GHz) @ TechwareLabs
- Desktop CPU Comparison Guide @ TechARP
- Mobile CPU Comparison Guide @ TechARP
- AMD Athlon II X4 641, Athlon II X4 651 @ iXBT Labs


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In his elegy on the death of Yeats, W. H. Auden includes a puzzling couplet:
In the prison of his days
Teach the free man how to praise.
Auden must have observed the tendency of those living in freedom to take their bounty for granted.
One free man who takes little for granted and who has learned how to praise is Thomas Sowell. In his column today Sowell pays tribute to his teacher Milton Friedman on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday. Friedman changed both Sowell's life and the modern world for the better. I can think of few intellectuals whose contribution to the twentieth century was its betterment; that task was left mostly to statesmen such as Churchill and Reagan, and to the twentieth century's soldiers of freedom.
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