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MSIAfterburnerUserManual
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Catalog1.TheIntroduction.P.22.GetMSIAfterburner.P.33.SoftwareInstallationP.74.OverclockingFeatures..P.11
41.GraphicsCard&DriverVersionP.1142.InformationP.1243.CoreVoltage(mV)P.1344.CoreClock(MHz)P.1345.ShaderClock(MHz).P.1346.MemoryClock(MHz).P.1447.FanSpeed(%)P.1448.ProfileSlot1~5..P.1449.Applyoverclockingatsystemstartup..P.15410.Apply&Reset&SettingsP.15
5.MonitoringWindow..P.176.AdvancedProperties.P.18
61.General.P.1862.FanP.1963.Monitoring.P.2164.OnScreenDisplay.P.2365.Profiles.P.2466.UserInterface..P.25
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1.Introduction
CodevelopmentbymsiandRivetuner,MSIreleasestheultimategraphicscardutilityAfterburner.ThisutilityenablesallMSIgraphicscarduserstoboostperformanceandtomonitorallkindsofcriticalinformationonthefly.Afterburnerisakindcompletefreeutilitywhichiscompatiblewithalmostallgraphicscards.
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2.GetMSIAfterburner TheMSIAfterburnerCDwillbebundledwitheveryMSIgraphicscard.Ifyouwantanewerversion,YoucanalsovisittheMSIAfterburnerofficialwebsite(http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/)todownloadit.
Step1:RunyourWWWbrowsersoftwareandvisittheMSIAfterburnerofficialwebsite(http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/).Clicktoenterthemainpage.
Step2:Afterenteringthemainpage,clickthebuttontoentertheDownload&DiscussionPage.
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Step3:IntheDownload&Discussionpage,clickthebuttontodownloadthelatestversionofMSIAfterburner.
Step4:Whenthedownloaddialoguewindowappears,clickthebuttontodownloadtheMSIAfterburnerzipfile.
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Step5:SelectafoldertosaveMSIAfterburnerzipfile.
Step6:Thedownloadprogressstarts.Itwillspendsometimetodownloadit.
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Step7:Afterthedownloadprogressiscomplete,youwillseetheMSIAfterburnerzipfileinthefolderyouselected.
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3.SoftwareInstallation
Step1:Runthe.exefileinthezipfile.
Step2:Clicktocontinuetheinstallation,orclickthebuttontocancelit.
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Step3:IfyouagreewiththeLicenseterms,choosetheandclickthebuttontocontinuetheinstallation.
Step4:ClicktoselectanotherfoldertoinstalltheMSIAfterburner,orjustclicktoacceptthedefaultvalue.
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Step5:ChooseaStartMenuFolderfortheMSIAfterburnershortcuts,orenteranametocreateanewfolder.ThedefaultfolderisMSIAfterburner.
Step6:Afterfinishingtheseselectionsbefore,theMSIAfterburnersetupprogramwillstartinstalling.Clicktoseewhattheinstalliondoesinyoursystem.
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Step7:Whenyouseethispage,itmeanstheMSIAfterburnerinstallationiscomplete.Clicktoclosethewizard.YoucanuncheckRuntheMSIAfterburnerandShowReadmeifyoureallydon'twanttodothesetwothings.
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4.OverclockingFeatures
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GraphicsCardDisplaymasterGPUgraphicscardmodel. DriverVersionDisplaymasterGPUdriverversion.
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InformationDisplayinformationaboutyourgraphicshardwareandsoftware.InamultiGPUsystem,userswillseetheinformationlistedasGPU1,GPU2and,etc.Thedifferenceisjustasbelow:
SystemInformation(SingleGPU) SystemInformation(2GPUsorabove)
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CoreVoltage(mV)AdjustmsterGPUcorevoltage.Dependingongraphicscardmodelthevoltagecanberepresentedeitherexplicitlyorasanoffsetaddedtobasevoltage.Singedvaluesrepresentedtheoffsetwhilstunsignedvaluesrepresentabsolutevoltage.Dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasetheGPUvoltage;orinputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn.YoucantrytoadjusttheGPUvoltagetogethigheroverclockingcapability. Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledintabinadvancedproperties,anychangesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem. Hint2:Voltagecontrolisavailableonlimitedsetofgraphicscardmodelsequippedwithprogrammablevoltageregulationmodule.Pleaserefertodocumentationtogetfulllistofgraphicscardmodelssupportingvoltageadjustments.
Hint3:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock.Hint4:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock.
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CoreClock(MHz)AdjustmasterGPUcoreclock.Dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasethemasterGPUclock,orinputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn.Whenitissethigher/lower,itwillincrease/decreasethe3Dperformance,andtheworkingtemperaturewillbehigher/lower. Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledintabinadvancedproperties,anychangesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem. Hint2:Whenadjustingcoreandshaderclocksindependently,pleaserememberthattheminimumshadertocoreclockrationislimitedbyhardware.Attempttodrivetheratiooutofrangemaypreventtheclocksfromapplying.
Hint3:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock.Hint4:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock.
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ShaderClock(MHz)AdjustmasterGPUshaderclock.Dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasetheGPUShaderClock,orinputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn(NVIDIAGPUonly). Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledintabinadvancedproperties,anychangesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem. Hint2:ShaderclockadjustmentisavailableonlyonNVIDIAGeForce8orhigherseriesgraphicscards.ATI
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graphicscardsdontsupportindependentshaderclockadjustment. Hint3:Whenadjustingcoreandshaderclocksindependentlypleaserememberthatthemaximumallowedshadertocoreclockratioislimitedbyhardware.Attempttodrivetheratiooutofrangemaypreventtheclocksfromapplying.
Hint4:The buttonmustbeuncheckedtoadjustshaderclockindependentlyofcoreclock. Hint5:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock. Hint6:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock.
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MemoryClock(MHz)AdjustmasterGPUmemoryclock.Dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasethegraphicsmemorysclock,orinputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn. Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledintabinadvancedproperties,anychangesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem. Hint2:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock. Hint3:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock.
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FanSpeed(%)AllowcontrolofmasterGPUfanspeedtobeautomaticormanual.ThedefaultvalueisAuto.Afterdisablingit,dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasethegraphicscardscoolingfanspeed,orinputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn.Whenthefanspeedissetlower,thegraphicscardwillworkmorequietly,buttheworkingtemperaturewillbehigher.Whenthefanspeedissethigher,thegraphicscardsworkingtemperaturewillbelower,butthefannoisewillbeincreased. Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledintabinadvancedproperties,anychangesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem. Hint2:Fanspeedcontrolisnotavailableifgraphicscardisnotequippedwithfancontrollerchipand(or)controllablecoolingsystem. Hint3: buttonmustbeuncheckedinordertocontrolthefandirectly. Hint4:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock. Hint5:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock.
UserDefine:Click toenableuserdefinedsoftwareautomaticfancontrolmode.Inthismode
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softwarewillperiodicallydetectGPUtemperatureandsetsnewfanspeedaccordingtothefanspeedcurve,definedinthetabinadvancedproperties. Hint1:Youcanstilluse toswitchbetweenautomaticandmanualfanspeedcontrolmodeseveniftheuserdefinedautomaticsoftwarefancontrolmodeisenabled.
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ProfileSlot1~5Savecurrentappliedvoltage,clockandfancontrolsettingstoProfileSlot1~5.Hint1:Youmayclick button,thenclickeachprofileslotbutton( , , , ,and )
whileitisflashingtosavecurrentappliedsettingstotheprofileslotyouselect.ProfileSlotsofallGPUsinstalledinthesystemaresavedsynchronically.
Hint2:Youmaysave/deleteaprofilebyrightclickingeachprofileslotbutton.ProfileSlotsofallGPUsinstalledinthesystemaresavedsynchronically.
Hint3:Youmaysave/deleteaprofiletoprofileslot1/2/3/4/5bypressing+/+/+/+/+onthekeyboard.ProfileSlotsofallGPUsinstalledinthesystemaresavedsynchronically.
Hint4:YoumayloadmasterGPUprofilefromprofileslot1,2,3,4,or5byclicking( , , , ,or
) button,orbypressing,,,,orkeyonyourkeyboard.Hint5:Youmayloadandautomaticallyapplytheprofilesviatraymenuorevenassignglobalhotkeysfor
eachprofileslotviaadvancedpropertieswindow.Hint6:Youmayuseautomaticprofilesmanagementfunctionandassigndifferentprofilesfor2Dand3D
applicationsviathetabin
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ApplyoverclockingatsystemstartupWhenitisenabled,itallowsapplyingcurrentvoltage,clockandfancontrolsettingsatWindowsstartup.
Hint1:YoumaypressandholdkeyimmediatelyafterloggingintoWindowstobypassapplyingthesettings.
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ApplyAppliescurrentsettingstothemasterGPU.Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledintabinadvancedproperties,any
changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinstalledinthesystem.Hint2:AlwaysapplytothechangesyouvemadebeforeswitchingtoanewmasterGPU.Anyunapplied
GPUsettingsarelostonnewmasterGPUselection.
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ResetResetsmasterGPUtodefaultsettings.Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledintabinadvancedproperties,any
changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinstalledinthesystem.Hint2:Youmaypress+keystoresetmasterGPUtodefaultsettingsfromyourkeyboard.
SettingsDisplaysadvancedproperties.
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5.MonitoringWindow
MonitoringWindowItdisplayshistorygraphforyourGPUtemperaturesandotherhardwarehealthparameters.Ifyouclickthe button,itwillseparatefromthemainwindow,andbecomeastandalonemonitoringwidow.Itwillbeliketheexamplebelow:
Clickthe button
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CombineMode(default) DetachMode(separated)!
6.AdvancedProperties
61.General
Mastergraphicsprocessorselection Throughthedropdownlist,userschoosethemastergraphicsprocessortoadjusttheoverclockingconfigurationandmonitoringitstemperaturesandotherhardwarehealthparameters. SynchronizesettingsforsimilargraphicsprocessorsSynchronizeyoursettingsforsimilargraphicsprocessors.ItisusefulforasystemwithmultiGPUtechnologysuchasCrossFire/SLItosynchronizeitsoverclockingsettingstoallGPUs.
Generalproperties StartwithWindowsAfterloggingintotheWindows,startuptheAfterburner. StartminimizedAfterloggingintotheWindows,startuptheAfterburnerandminimizeittothesystem
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62.Fan
Automaticfancontrolproperties
EnableuserdefinedsoftwareautomaticfancontrolAftercheckingit,theFanspeedcurvewillbeshown,anduserscancustomizethefanspeedsettingsbyaddingandadjustingnewfanspeed/temperaturenode,justastheexamplebelow:
addingnewcheckpoints
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DefaultSettings CustomizedSettings Hint1:Youmayperformthefollowingactionswhileeditingthecurve
Hint11:Clickthecurvetoaddnewnodeinthecursorposition.Itisallowedtoaddupto8nodes. Hint12:Clickexistingnodetoselectitanddragitwithmousecursortoadjustthecurve.Selected
nodepositioncanbealsofinetunedfromthekeyboardwithcursorkeys. Hint13:Presstodeletetheselectednode. Hint14:Press+toresetthecurvetodefaultstate. Hint15:Doubleclicktheeditareatoswitchbetweenlinerandstepcurvemodes.
Hint2:ThesoftwareautomaticfanspeedcurveisaglobalsettingforallGPUsinstalledinthesystem,andisnotaffectedbytheprofiles. Hint3:Ifthegraphicscardisnotequippedwithafancontrollerchipand(or)acontrollablecoolingsystem,thefanspeedcontrolwillnotbeavailable. Fanspeedupdateperiod(inmilliseconds)Whenthevalueissetincreased/decreased,therespondingtimeofFanspeedintheMonitoringWindowwillbeslower/faster.Thedefaultvalueis5000,andthemax/minvaluewillbe60000/100.
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63.Monitoring
Hardwaremonitoringproperties
Hardwarepollingperiod(inmilliseconds)Whenthevalueissetincreased/decreased,therespondingtimeofmonitoringwindowwillbeslower/faster.Thedefaultvalueis1000,andthemax/minvaluewillbe60000/100.
Activehardwaremonitoringgraphs CheckeachitemlikeGPU1temperature,itwillbeshownintheMonitoringWindow.Ifyouwanttohideit,youcanuncheckit.
GPU1temperaturegraphproperties ShowinOnScreenDisplayCheckthistodisplayGPU1temperatureontheupperleftsideofthescreenwhenthe3Dgame/applicationisrunning.
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ShowinLogitechkeyboardLCDdisplayCheckthisoptiontodisplayGPU1temperatureintheLogitechkeyboardLCDdisplay. ShowintrayiconCheckthistoshowGPU1temperatureinthetaskbar.
Afterthesettingsaredone,press toapplythesettingsandclosetheMSIAfterburnerpropertieswindow.
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64.OnScreenDisplay
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GlobalOnScreenDisplayhotkeys
ToggleOnScreenDisplaySetahotkeycombinationtotoggleOnScreenDisplayinformationwhenthe3Dapplicationisrunning. ShowOnScreenDisplaySetahotkeycombinationtoshowOnScreenDisplayinformationwhenthe3Dapplicationisrunning. HideOnScreenDisplaySetahotkeycombinationtohideOnScreenDisplayinformationwhenthe3Dapplicationisrunning.
Aftertheselectionisdone,click toapplythesettingsandclosetheMSIAfterburnerpropertieswindow.
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65.Profiles
Globalprofilehotkeys
Progfile1~Profile5SetthehotkeysfortheProfile1toProfile5individually,userscansettheirownkeycombinationsforquicklyswitchingtheprofile.
Automaticprofilesmanagement 2DprofileChooseoneamongProfie1~Profile5,Afterburnerwillautomaticallyapplyitwhenthesystemisinthe2Dmode,suchasInternetsurfingortextediting. 3DprofileChooseoneamongProfie1~Profile5,Afterburnerwillautomaticallyapplyitwhenthesystemisinthe3Dmode,suchasplayinggamesorusingCADsoftware.
Aftertheselectionisdone,click toapplythesettingsandclosetheMSIAfterburnerpropertieswindow.
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66.UserInterface
Userinterfacehelpsystemproperties
ShowuserinterfacetooltipsShowtooltipswhenusersputthecursoronthefeatureitems.
Userinterfaceskinningproperties Throughthedropdownlistinthebottom,userscanselecttheSkintypetheywant,andtheskinspreviewwillbeshown.ThedefaultisMSIAfterburnerskin.Aftertheselection,click toapplythesettingsandclosetheMSIAfterburnerpropertieswindow.