How to use MSI Afterburner
MSI Afterburner co-developed by MSI and RivaTuner can enhance the performance of MSI graphics cards and monitoring the device information.
Overclocking Feature Setting
Hardware Monitor
Advanced Properties Settings
● Overclocking Feature Setting
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Graphics Card: Graphics card model. |
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Driver Version: Graphics card driver version. |
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Core Voltage (mV): Adjust the mster GPU core voltage. |
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Core Clock (MHz): Adjust the main GPU core voltage. |
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Shader Clock (MHz): Adjust the main GPU shader clock. |
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Memory Clock (MHz): Adjust the main GPU memory clock. |
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Fan Speed (%): Allow to control the fan speed of the main GPU to automatic or manual mode. |
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Apply overclocking at system startup: If it is enabled, it will allow applying the current voltage, clock and the fan control setting when the Windows starts up. |
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Apply: Apply the current setting to the main GPU. |
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Reset: Reset the main GPU to the default setting. |
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Settings: Display the advanced properties. |
● Hardware Monitor
o Hardware Monitor: A graphical parameter that displays the history records of the GPU temperature and other hardware in the operating state.
● Advanced Properties Settings
o Please click the [Setting] icon on the MSI Afterburner home page to enter Advanced Properties Settings interface.
o General
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Master graphics processor selection: Through the drop-down list, users can select Master graphics processor to adjust overclocking setting and monitor its temperature and other hardware health parameters. |
➢ General properties
♦ Start with Windows: After logging on Windows, start Afterburner.
♦ Start minimized: After logging on Windows, start Afterburner and minimize it into the system.
o Fan
o Monitoring
➢ Hardware monitoring properties: Hardware polling period (in milliseconds): When the set value increases/decreases, the time on the response monitoring window will be lower/faster.
➢ Active hardware monitoring graphs
♦ Check each item like “GPU1 temperature” and so on, it will display on the monitoring window.
➢ GPU1 temperature graph properties
♦ Show in OSD (On‐Screen Display): Selecting this item can display the GUP1 temperature on the upper left corner of the screen when playing 3D games/applications.
♦ Show in Logitech keyboard LCD display: Selecting this item can display GPU1 temperature in Logitech keyboard LCD display.
♦ Show in tray icon: Selecting this item can display GPU1 temperature in tray icon.
♦ After finishing settings, click [OK] to apply settings and close the MSI Afterburner window.
o On‐Screen Display
➢ OSD hotkeys
♦ Toggle On-Screen Display: Set hotkeys combination to switch the screen display information that 3D applications are running.
♦ Show On-Screen Display: Set hotkeys combination to show the screen display information that applications are running when running 3D.
♦ Hide On-Screen Display: Set hotkeys combination to hide the screen display information that applications are running when running 3D.
♦ After finishing settings, click [OK] to apply settings and close the MSI Afterburner window.
o Profiles
➢ Global profile hotkeys
♦ Setting 1 ~ 5: Set them as hotkeys respectively, users can set their own password to quickly switch profile combination.
➢ Automatic profiles management
♦ 2D profile: Set it in 2D mode.
♦ 3D profile: Set it in 3D mode.
♦ After finishing settings, click [OK] to apply settings and close the MSI Afterburner window.
o User interface
➢ Regional properties
♦ Language: You can choose your language here.
♦ Temperature format: You can choose temperature format here.
♦ Time format: You can choose time format here.
➢ User interface skinning properties
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Through the drop-down list on the bottom, users can choose the skin type they want and preview the skin they have choosen. After finishing settings, click [OK] to apply settings and close the MSI Afterburner window. |
