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Afterburner User Manual PDF
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.
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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.
Step3:IntheDownload&
Discussionpage,clickthe
<DownloadMSIAfterburner>
buttontodownloadthelatest
versionofMSIAfterburner.
Step4:Whenthedownload
dialoguewindowappears,clickthe
<save>buttontodownloadtheMSI
Afterburnerzipfile.
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.
Step3:Ifyouagreewith
theLicenseterms,choose
the<Iacceptthetermsinthe
LicenseAgreement>andclick
the<Next>buttonto
continuetheinstallation.
Step4:Click<Browse>
toselectanotherfolderto
installtheMSIAfterburner,or
justclick<Next>toaccept
thedefaultvalue.
Step5:ChooseaStart
MenuFolderfortheMSI
Afterburnershortcuts,or
enteranametocreateanew
folder.Thedefaultfolderis
MSIAfterburner.
Step6:Afterfinishing
theseselectionsbefore,the
MSIAfterburnersetup
programwillstartinstalling.
Click<Showdetails>tosee
whattheinstalliondoesin
yoursystem.
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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42.
InformationDisplayinformationaboutyourgraphicshardwareandsoftware.InamultiGPUsystem,
userswillseetheinformationlistedasGPU1,GPU2and,etc.Thedifferenceisjustasbelow:
SystemInformation(SingleGPU) SystemInformation(2GPUsorabove)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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MemoryClock(MHz)AdjustmasterGPUmemoryclock.Dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasethe
graphicsmemorysclock,orinputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn.
Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any
changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem.
Hint2:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock.
Hint3:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock.
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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.
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ProfileSlot1~5Savecurrentappliedvoltage,clockandfancontrolsettingstoProfileSlot1~5.
Hint4:YoumayloadmasterGPUprofilefromprofileslot1,2,3,4,or5byclicking( , , , ,or
) button,orbypressing<1>,<2>,<3>,<4>,or<5>keyonyourkeyboard.
Hint5:Youmayloadandautomaticallyapplytheprofilesviatraymenuorevenassignglobalhotkeysfor
eachprofileslotviaadvancedpropertieswindow.
Hint6:Youmayuseautomaticprofilesmanagementfunctionandassigndifferentprofilesfor2Dand3D
applicationsviathe<Profiles>tabin
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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 button
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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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tray.
62.Fan
Automaticfancontrolproperties
EnableuserdefinedsoftwareautomaticfancontrolAftercheckingit,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~Profile5SetthehotkeysfortheProfile1toProfile5individually,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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