MSIAfterburner UserManual

Catalog

1.TheIntroduction.P.2

2.GetMSIAfterburner.P.3

3.SoftwareInstallationP.7

4.OverclockingFeatures..P.11
41.GraphicsCard&DriverVersionP.11 42.InformationP.12 43.CoreVoltage(mV)P.13 44.CoreClock(MHz)P.13 45.ShaderClock(MHz).P.13 46.MemoryClock(MHz).P.14 47.FanSpeed(%)P.14 48.ProfileSlot1~5..P.14 49.Applyoverclockingatsystemstartup..P.15 410.Apply&Reset&SettingsP.15

5.MonitoringWindow..P.17

6.AdvancedProperties.P.18
61.General.P.18 62.FanP.19 63.Monitoring.P.21 64.OnScreenDisplay.P.23 65.Profiles.P.24 66.UserInterface..P.25
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1.Introduction
CodevelopmentbymsiandRivetuner,MSIreleasestheultimategraphicscardutilityAfterburner.This utilityenablesallMSIgraphicscarduserstoboostperformanceandtomonitorallkindsofcriticalinformation onthefly.Afterburnerisakindcompletefreeutilitywhichiscompatiblewithalmostallgraphicscards.

2.GetMSIAfterburner
TheMSIAfterburnerCDwillbebundledwitheveryMSIgraphicscard.Ifyouwantanewerversion,You canalsovisittheMSIAfterburnerofficialwebsite(http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/)todownloadit. Step1:RunyourWWW browsersoftwareandvisittheMSI Afterburnerofficialwebsite (http://event.msi.com/vga/afterb urner/).Click<Go>toenterthe mainpage. Step2:Afterenteringthe mainpage,clickthe<Download& Discussion>buttontoenterthe Download&DiscussionPage.
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 Step3:IntheDownload& Discussionpage,clickthe <DownloadMSIAfterburner> buttontodownloadthelatest versionofMSIAfterburner. Step4:Whenthedownload dialoguewindowappears,clickthe <save>buttontodownloadtheMSI Afterburnerzipfile.

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 Step5:SelectafoldertosaveMSIAfterburnerzipfile. Step6:Thedownloadprogress starts.Itwillspendsometimeto downloadit.

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 Step7:Afterthedownload progressiscomplete,youwillsee theMSIAfterburnerzipfileinthe folderyouselected.

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3.SoftwareInstallation
Step1:Runthe.exefileinthezipfile. Step2:Click<Next>to continuetheinstallation,or clickthe<Cancel>buttonto cancelit.
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 Step3:Ifyouagreewith theLicenseterms,choose the<Iacceptthetermsinthe LicenseAgreement>andclick the<Next>buttonto continuetheinstallation. Step4:Click<Browse> toselectanotherfolderto installtheMSIAfterburner,or justclick<Next>toaccept thedefaultvalue.
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 Step5:ChooseaStart MenuFolderfortheMSI Afterburnershortcuts,or enteranametocreateanew folder.Thedefaultfolderis MSIAfterburner. Step6:Afterfinishing theseselectionsbefore,the MSIAfterburnersetup programwillstartinstalling. Click<Showdetails>tosee whattheinstalliondoesin yoursystem.
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 Step7:Whenyousee thispage,itmeanstheMSI Afterburnerinstallationis complete.Click<Finish>to closethewizard.Youcan uncheckRuntheMSI AfterburnerandShow Readmeifyoureallydon't wanttodothesetwothings.

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4.OverclockingFeatures
41. GraphicsCardDisplaymasterGPUgraphicscardmodel. DriverVersionDisplaymasterGPUdriverversion.
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InformationDisplayinformationaboutyourgraphicshardwareandsoftware.InamultiGPUsystem, userswillseetheinformationlistedasGPU1,GPU2and,etc.Thedifferenceisjustasbelow:

SystemInformation(SingleGPU)
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SystemInformation(2GPUsorabove)

43. CoreVoltage(mV)AdjustmsterGPUcorevoltage.Dependingongraphicscardmodelthevoltagecanbe representedeitherexplicitlyorasanoffsetaddedtobasevoltage.Singedvaluesrepresentedtheoffsetwhilst unsignedvaluesrepresentabsolutevoltage.Dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasetheGPUvoltage;or inputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn.YoucantrytoadjusttheGPUvoltagetogethigher overclockingcapability. Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem. Hint2:Voltagecontrolisavailableonlimitedsetofgraphicscardmodelsequippedwithprogrammable voltageregulationmodule.Pleaserefertodocumentationtogetfulllistofgraphicscardmodelssupporting voltageadjustments. Hint3:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock. Hint4:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock. 44. CoreClock(MHz)AdjustmasterGPUcoreclock.Dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasethemaster GPUclock,orinputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn.Whenitissethigher/lower,itwill increase/decreasethe3Dperformance,andtheworkingtemperaturewillbehigher/lower. Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem. Hint2:Whenadjustingcoreandshaderclocksindependently,pleaserememberthattheminimum shadertocoreclockrationislimitedbyhardware.Attempttodrivetheratiooutofrangemaypreventthe clocksfromapplying. Hint3:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock. Hint4:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock. 45. ShaderClock(MHz)AdjustmasterGPUshaderclock.Dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasethe GPUShaderClock,orinputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn(NVIDIAGPUonly). Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem. Hint2:ShaderclockadjustmentisavailableonlyonNVIDIAGeForce8orhigherseriesgraphicscards.ATI
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graphicscardsdontsupportindependentshaderclockadjustment. Hint3:Whenadjustingcoreandshaderclocksindependentlypleaserememberthatthemaximum allowedshadertocoreclockratioislimitedbyhardware.Attempttodrivetheratiooutofrangemayprevent theclocksfromapplying.

Hint4:The buttonmustbeuncheckedtoadjustshaderclockindependentlyofcoreclock. Hint5:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock. Hint6:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock. 46. MemoryClock(MHz)AdjustmasterGPUmemoryclock.Dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasethe graphicsmemorysclock,orinputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn. Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem. Hint2:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock. Hint3:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock. 47. FanSpeed(%)AllowcontrolofmasterGPUfanspeedtobeautomaticormanual.Thedefaultvalueis Auto.Afterdisablingit,dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasethegraphicscardscoolingfanspeed,or inputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn.Whenthefanspeedissetlower,thegraphicscardwill workmorequietly,buttheworkingtemperaturewillbehigher.Whenthefanspeedissethigher,thegraphics cardsworkingtemperaturewillbelower,butthefannoisewillbeincreased. Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem. Hint2:Fanspeedcontrolisnotavailableifgraphicscardisnotequippedwithfancontrollerchipand(or) controllablecoolingsystem. Hint3: buttonmustbeuncheckedinordertocontrolthefandirectly. Hint4:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock. Hint5:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock.

UserDefine:Click

toenableuserdefinedsoftwareautomaticfancontrolmode.Inthismode
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softwarewillperiodicallydetectGPUtemperatureandsetsnewfanspeedaccordingtothefanspeedcurve, definedinthe<fan>tabinadvancedproperties. Hint1:Youcanstilluse toswitchbetweenautomaticandmanualfanspeedcontrolmodeseven iftheuserdefinedautomaticsoftwarefancontrolmodeisenabled. 48. ProfileSlot1~5Savecurrentappliedvoltage,clockandfancontrolsettingstoProfileSlot1~5. Hint1:Youmayclick button,thenclickeachprofileslotbutton( , , , ,and )

whileitisflashingtosavecurrentappliedsettingstotheprofileslotyouselect.ProfileSlotsofallGPUs installedinthesystemaresavedsynchronically. Hint2:Youmaysave/deleteaprofilebyrightclickingeachprofileslotbutton.ProfileSlotsofallGPUs installedinthesystemaresavedsynchronically. Hint3:Youmaysave/deleteaprofiletoprofileslot1/2/3/4/5bypressing<Ctrl>+<1>/<Ctrl>+<2> /<Ctrl>+<3>/<Ctrl>+<4>/<Ctrl>+<5>onthekeyboard.ProfileSlotsofallGPUsinstalledinthesystemare savedsynchronically. Hint4:YoumayloadmasterGPUprofilefromprofileslot1,2,3,4,or5byclicking( ) button,orbypressing<1>,<2>,<3>,<4>,or<5>keyonyourkeyboard. Hint5:Youmayloadandautomaticallyapplytheprofilesviatraymenuorevenassignglobalhotkeysfor eachprofileslotviaadvancedpropertieswindow. Hint6:Youmayuseautomaticprofilesmanagementfunctionandassigndifferentprofilesfor2Dand3D applicationsviathe<Profiles>tabin 49. ApplyoverclockingatsystemstartupWhenitisenabled,itallowsapplyingcurrentvoltage,clockand fancontrolsettingsatWindowsstartup. Hint1:Youmaypressandhold<Ctrl>keyimmediatelyafterloggingintoWindowstobypassapplyingthe settings. 410. ApplyAppliescurrentsettingstothemasterGPU. Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinstalledinthesystem. Hint2:AlwaysapplytothechangesyouvemadebeforeswitchingtoanewmasterGPU.Anyunapplied GPUsettingsarelostonnewmasterGPUselection.
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 ResetResetsmasterGPUtodefaultsettings. Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinstalledinthesystem. Hint2:Youmaypress<Ctrl>+<D>keystoresetmasterGPUtodefaultsettingsfromyourkeyboard. SettingsDisplaysadvancedproperties.

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5.MonitoringWindow
MonitoringWindowItdisplayshistorygraphforyourGPUtemperaturesandotherhardwarehealth parameters.Ifyouclickthe button,itwillseparatefromthemainwindow,andbecomea standalonemonitoringwidow.Itwillbeliketheexamplebelow: Clickthe
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button

CombineMode(default)

DetachMode(separated)!

6.AdvancedProperties

61.General

Mastergraphicsprocessorselection
Throughthedropdownlist,userschoosethemastergraphicsprocessortoadjusttheoverclocking configurationandmonitoringitstemperaturesandotherhardwarehealthparameters. SynchronizesettingsforsimilargraphicsprocessorsSynchronizeyoursettingsforsimilargraphics processors.ItisusefulforasystemwithmultiGPUtechnologysuchasCrossFire/SLItosynchronizeits overclockingsettingstoallGPUs.

Generalproperties
StartwithWindowsAfterloggingintotheWindows,startuptheAfterburner. StartminimizedAfterloggingintotheWindows,startuptheAfterburnerandminimizeittothesystem
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62.Fan

Automaticfancontrolproperties
Enableuserdefinedsoftwareautomaticfancontrol Aftercheckingit,theFanspeedcurvewillbeshown, anduserscancustomizethefanspeedsettingsbyaddingandadjustingnewfanspeed/temperaturenode,just astheexamplebelow: addingnewcheckpoints
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DefaultSettings CustomizedSettings Hint1:Youmayperformthefollowingactionswhileeditingthecurve Hint11:Clickthecurvetoaddnewnodeinthecursorposition.Itisallowedtoaddupto8nodes. Hint12:Clickexistingnodetoselectitanddragitwithmousecursortoadjustthecurve.Selected nodepositioncanbealsofinetunedfromthekeyboardwithcursorkeys. Hint13:Press<Del>todeletetheselectednode. Hint14:Press<Ctrl>+<D>toresetthecurvetodefaultstate. Hint15:Doubleclicktheeditareatoswitchbetweenlinerandstepcurvemodes. Hint2:ThesoftwareautomaticfanspeedcurveisaglobalsettingforallGPUsinstalledinthesystem,and isnotaffectedbytheprofiles. Hint3:Ifthegraphicscardisnotequippedwithafancontrollerchipand(or)acontrollablecoolingsystem, thefanspeedcontrolwillnotbeavailable. Fanspeedupdateperiod(inmilliseconds)Whenthevalueissetincreased/decreased,theresponding timeofFanspeedintheMonitoringWindowwillbeslower/faster.Thedefaultvalueis5000,andthemax/min valuewillbe60000/100.
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63.Monitoring

Hardwaremonitoringproperties
Hardwarepollingperiod(inmilliseconds)Whenthevalueissetincreased/decreased,theresponding timeofmonitoringwindowwillbeslower/faster.Thedefaultvalueis1000,andthemax/minvaluewillbe 60000/100.

Activehardwaremonitoringgraphs
CheckeachitemlikeGPU1temperature,itwillbeshownintheMonitoringWindow.Ifyouwanttohide it,youcanuncheckit.

GPU1temperaturegraphproperties
ShowinOnScreenDisplayCheckthistodisplayGPU1temperatureontheupperleftsideofthescreen whenthe3Dgame/applicationisrunning.
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ShowinLogitechkeyboardLCDdisplayCheckthisoptiontodisplayGPU1temperatureintheLogitech keyboardLCDdisplay. ShowintrayiconCheckthistoshowGPU1temperatureinthetaskbar. Afterthesettingsaredone,press toapplythesettingsandclosetheMSIAfterburner propertieswindow.

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64.OnScreenDisplay
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GlobalOnScreenDisplayhotkeys
ToggleOnScreenDisplaySetahotkeycombinationtotoggleOnScreenDisplayinformationwhenthe 3Dapplicationisrunning. ShowOnScreenDisplaySetahotkeycombinationtoshowOnScreenDisplayinformationwhenthe3D applicationisrunning. HideOnScreenDisplaySetahotkeycombinationtohideOnScreenDisplayinformationwhenthe3D applicationisrunning. Aftertheselectionisdone,click toapplythesettingsandclosetheMSIAfterburner propertieswindow.
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65.Profiles

Globalprofilehotkeys
Progfile1~Profile5 SetthehotkeysfortheProfile1toProfile5individually,userscansettheirownkey combinationsforquicklyswitchingtheprofile.

Automaticprofilesmanagement
2DprofileChooseoneamongProfie1~Profile5,Afterburnerwillautomaticallyapplyitwhenthe systemisinthe2Dmode,suchasInternetsurfingortextediting. 3DprofileChooseoneamongProfie1~Profile5,Afterburnerwillautomaticallyapplyitwhenthe systemisinthe3Dmode,suchasplayinggamesorusingCADsoftware. Aftertheselectionisdone,click toapplythesettingsandclosetheMSIAfterburner propertieswindow.
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66.UserInterface

Userinterfacehelpsystemproperties
ShowuserinterfacetooltipsShowtooltipswhenusersputthecursoronthefeatureitems.

Userinterfaceskinningproperties
Throughthedropdownlistinthebottom,userscanselecttheSkintypetheywant,andtheskinspreview willbeshown.ThedefaultisMSIAfterburnerskin.Aftertheselection,click toapplythe settingsandclosetheMSIAfterburnerpropertieswindow.
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