Tài liệu MSI Afterburner User Manual ppt

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MSIAfterburner
UserManual 
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1.TheIntroduction……………………………………………….P.2
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2.GetMSIAfterburner………………………………………….P.3
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3.SoftwareInstallation…………………………………………P.7
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4.OverclockingFeatures…………………………………… P.11
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4‐1.GraphicsCard&DriverVersion…………………………………………………………………………………………………P.11
4‐2.Information………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………P.12
4‐3.CoreVoltage(mV)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………P.13
4‐4.CoreClock(MHz)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………P.13
4‐5.ShaderClock(MHz)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….P.13
4‐6.MemoryClock(MHz)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….P.14
4‐7.FanSpeed(%)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………P.14

4‐8.ProfileSlot1~5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… P.14
4‐9.Applyoverclockingatsystemstartup…………………………………………………………………………………… … P.15
4‐10.Apply&Reset&Settings…………………………………………………………………………………………………………P.15
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5.MonitoringWindow……………………………………… P.17
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6.AdvancedProperties……………………………………….P.18
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6‐1.General…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….P.18
6‐2.Fan……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………P.19
6‐3.Monitoring……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….P.21
6‐4.On‐ScreenDisplay…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….P.23
6‐5.Profiles…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….P.24
6‐6.UserInterface………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… P.25
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1.Introduction
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Co‐developmentbymsiandRivetuner,MSIreleasestheultimategraphicscardutility“Afterburner.”This
utilityenablesallMSIgraphicscarduserstoboostperformanceandtomonitorallkindsofcriticalinformation
onthefly.Afterburnerisakindcompletefreeutilitywhichiscompatiblewithalmostallgraphicscards.
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2.GetMSIAfterburner
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TheMSIAfterburnerCDwillbebundledwitheveryMSIgraphicscard.Ifyouwantanewerversion,You
canalsovisi ttheMSIAfterburnerofficialwebsite( />
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Step1:RunyourWWW
browsersoftwareandvisittheMSI
Afterburnerofficialwebsite

( />urner/).Click<Go>toenterthe
mainpage.
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Step2:Afterenteringthe
mainpage,clickthe<Download&
Discussion>buttontoenterthe
Download&DiscussionPage.
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Step3:IntheDownload&
Discussionpage,clickthe
<DownloadMSIAfterburner>
buttontodownloadthelatest
versionofMSIAfterburner.
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Step4:Whenthedownload
dialoguewindowappears,clickthe
<save>buttontodownloadtheMSI

Afterburnerzipfile.
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Step5:SelectafoldertosaveMSIAfterburnerzipfi le.
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Step6:Thedownloadprogress
starts.Itwillspendsometimeto
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Step7:Afterthedownload
progressiscomplete,youwillsee
theMSIAfterburnerzipfileinthe
folderyouselected.
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3.SoftwareInstallation
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Step1:Runthe.exefileinthezipfile.
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Step2:Click<Next>to
continuetheinstallation,or
clickthe<Cancel>buttonto
cancelit.
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Step3:Ifyouagreewith
theLicenseterms,choose
the<Iacceptthetermsinthe
LicenseAgreement>andclick
the<Next>buttonto
continuetheinstallation.
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Step4:Click<Browse>
toselectanotherfolderto
installtheMSI
Afterburner,or
justclick<Nex t>toaccept
thedefaultvalue.
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Step5:ChooseaStart
MenuFolderfortheMSI
Afterburnershortcuts,or
enteranametocreateanew
folder.Thedefaultfolderis
MSIAfterburner.
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Step6:Afterfinishing
theseselectionsbefore,the

MSIAfterburnersetup
programwill
startinstalling.
Click<Showdetails>tosee
whattheinstalliondoesin
yoursystem.
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Step7:Whenyousee
thispage,itmeanstheMSI
Afterburnerinstallationis
complete.Click<Finish>to
closethewizard.Youcan

uncheckRuntheMSI
AfterburnerandShow
Readmeifyoureallydon't
wanttodothesetwothings.
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4.OverclockingFeatures
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4‐1.
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GraphicsCard：DisplaymasterGPUgraphicscardmodel.
DriverVersion：DisplaymasterGPUdriverversion.
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 Information：Displayinformationaboutyourgraphicshardwareandsoftware.Inamulti‐GPUsystem,
userswillseetheinformationlistedasGPU1,GPU2……and,etc.Thedifferenceisjustasbelow:
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SystemInformation(SingleGPU) SystemInforma tion(2GPUsorabove)
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CoreVoltage(mV)：AdjustmsterGPUcorevoltage.Dependingongraphicscardmodelthevoltagecanbe
representedeitherexplicitlyorasanoffsetaddedtobasevoltage.Singedvaluesrepresentedtheoffsetwhilst

unsignedvaluesrepresentabsolutevoltage.Dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasetheGPUvoltage;or
inputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn.YoucantrytoadjusttheGPUvoltagetogethigher
overclockingcapability.
Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any
changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem.
Hint2:Voltagecontrolisavailableonlimitedsetofgraphicscardmodelsequippedwithprogrammable
voltageregulationmodule.Pleaseref ertodocumentationtogetfulllistofgraphicscardmodelssupporting
voltageadjustments.
Hint3:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock.
Hint4:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock.
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CoreClock(MHz)：AdjustmasterGPUcoreclock.Dragthebarleft/righttode crease/increasethemaster
GPUclock,orinputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn.Whenitissethigher/lower,itwill 
increase/decreasethe3Dperformance,andtheworkingtemperaturewillbehigher/lower.
Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any
changesapplied
tothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem.
Hint2:Whenadjustingcoreandshaderclocksindependently,pleasere memberthattheminimum
shadertocoreclockrationislimitedbyhardware.Attempttodrivetheratiooutofrangemaypreventthe
clocksfromapplying.
Hint3:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock.
Hint4:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock.
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ShaderClock(MHz)：AdjustmasterGPUshaderclock.Dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasethe
GPUShaderClock,orinputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn(NVIDIAGPUonly).
Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any
changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedto
allsimilarGPUsinthesystem.
Hint2:ShaderclockadjustmentisavailableonlyonNVIDIAGeForce8orhigherseriesgraphicscards.ATI

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graphicscardsdon’tsupportindependentshaderclockadjustment.
Hint3:Whenadjustingcoreandshaderclocksindependentlypleaserememberthatthemaximum
allowedshadertocoreclockratioislimitedbyhardware.Attempttodrivetheratiooutofrangemayprevent
theclocksfromapplying.
Hint4:The  buttonmustbeuncheckedtoadjustshaderclockindependentlyofcoreclock.
Hint5:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock.
Hint6:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock.
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MemoryClock(MHz)：AdjustmasterGPUmemoryclock.Dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasethe
graphicsmemory’sclock,orinputthecustomvaluedirectlyinthefinalcolumn.
Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any

changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem.
Hint2:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock.
Hint3:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock.
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FanSpeed(%)：AllowcontrolofmasterGPUfanspeedtobeautomaticormanual.Thedefaultvalueis
Auto.Afterdisabling it,dragthebarleft/righttodecrease/increasethegraphicscard’scoolingfanspeed,or
inputthecustomvaluedirectlyin
thefinalcolumn.Whenthefanspeedissetlower,thegraphicscardwill
workmorequietly,buttheworkingtemperaturewillbehigher.Whenthefanspeedissethigher,thegraphics
card’sworkingtemperaturewillbelower,butthefannoisewillbeincreased.
Hint1:When
GPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any
changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinthesystem.
Hint2:Fanspeedcontrolisnotavailableifgraphicscardisnotequippedwithfancontrollerchipand(or)
controllablecoolingsystem.
Hint3:  buttonmustbeuncheckedinordertocontrolthefandirectly.
Hint4:Whenthesliderisfocused,youmayusecursorkeysonyourkeyboardtofinetunetheclock.
Hint5:Youmayclicktheadjacenteditfieldtodirectlytypetheinadesiredclock.
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softwarewillperiodicallydetectGPUtemperatureandsetsnewfanspeedaccordingtothefanspeedcurve,

definedinthe<fan>tabinadvancedproperties.
Hint1:Youcanstilluse  toswitchbetweenautomaticandmanualfanspeedcontrolmodeseven
iftheuserdefinedautomaticsoftwarefancontrolmodeisenabled.
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ProfileSlot1~5：Savecurrentappliedvoltage,clockandfancontrolsettingstoProfileSlot1~5.
Hint1:Youmayclick  button,thenclickeachprofileslotbutton( , , , ,and )
whileitisflashingtosavecurrentappliedsettingstotheprofileslotyouselect.ProfileSlotsofallGPUs
installedinthesystemaresavedsynchronically.
Hint2:Youmaysave/deleteaprofilebyrightclickingeachprofileslotbutton.ProfileSlotsofallGPUs
installedinthesystemaresavedsynchronically.
Hint3:Youmaysave/deleteaprofiletoprofileslot1/2/3/4/5bypressing<Ctrl>+<1>/<Ctrl>+<2>
/<Ctrl>+<3>/<Ctrl>+<4>/<Ctrl>+<5>onthekeyboard.ProfileSlotsofallGPUsinstalledinthesystemare
savedsynchronically.
Hint4:YoumayloadmasterGPUprofilefrompr o fileslot1,2,3,4,or5byclicking( , , , ,or
)button,orbypressing<1>,<2>,<3>,<4>,or<5>keyonyourkeyboard.
Hint5:Youmayloadandautomaticallyapplytheprofilesviatraymenuorevenassignglobalhotkeysfor
eachprofileslotviaadvancedpropertieswindow.
Hint6:Youmayuseautomaticprofilesmanagementfunctionandassigndifferentprofilesfor2Dand3D
applicationsviathe<Profiles>tabin
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Applyoverclockingatsystemstartup：Whenitisenabled,itallowsapplyingcurrentvoltage,clockand
fancontrolsettingsatWindowsstartup.
Hint1:Youmaypressandhold<Ctrl>keyimmediatelyafterloggingintoWindowstobypassapplyingthe

settings.
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Apply：AppliescurrentsettingstothemasterGPU.
Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any
changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinstalledinthesystem.
Hint2:Alwaysapplytothechangesyou’vemadebeforeswitchingtoanewmasterGPU.Anyunapplied
GPUsettingsarelostonnewmasterGPUselection.
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Reset：ResetsmasterGPUtodefaultsettings.
Hint1:WhenGPUsettingssynchronizationmodeisenabledin<General>tabinadvancedproperties,any
changesappliedtothemasterGPUarealsoappliedtoallsimilarGPUsinstalledinthesystem.
Hint2:Youmaypress<Ctrl>+<D>keys
toresetmasterGPUtodefaultsettingsfromyourkeyboard.
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MonitoringWindow：ItdisplayshistorygraphforyourGPUtemperaturesandotherhardwarehealth
parameters.Ifyouclickthe button,itwillseparatefromthemainwindow, andbecomea
standalonemonitoringwidow.Itwillbelike theexamplebelow:
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CombineMode(default) DetachMode(separated)!
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6‐1.General
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Mastergraphicsprocessorselection
Throughthedropdownlist,userschoosethemastergraphicsprocessortoadjusttheoverclocking
configurationandmonitoringitstemperaturesandotherhardwarehealthparameters.
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Synchronizesettingsforsimilargraphicsprocessors：Synchronizeyoursettingsforsimilargraphics
processors.Itisusefulforasystemwithmulti‐GPUtechnologysuchas
CrossFire/SLItosynchronizeits
overclockingsettingstoallGPUs.
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Generalproperties
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StartwithWindows：AfterloggingintotheWindows,startuptheAfterburner.

Startminimized：AfterloggingintotheWindows,startuptheAfterburnerandminimizeittothesystem

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tray.
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Enableuserdefinedsoftwareautomaticfancontrol：Aftercheckingit,theFanspeedcurvewillbeshown,
anduserscancustomizethefanspeedsettingsbyaddingandadjustingnewfan‐speed/temperaturenode,just
astheexamplebelow:
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DefaultSettings CustomizedSettings
Hint1:Youmayperformthefollowingactionswhil eeditingthecurve–
Hint1‐1:Clickthecurvetoaddnewnodeinthecursorposition.Itisallowedtoaddupto8nodes.
Hint1‐2:Clickexistingnodetoselectitanddragitwithmousecursortoadjustthecur ve.Selected
nodepositioncanbealsofine tunedfromthekeyboardwithcursorkeys.
Hint1‐3:Press<Del>todeletetheselectednode.
Hint1‐4:Press<Ctrl>+<D>toresetthecurvetodefaultstate.
Hint1‐5:Doubleclicktheeditareatoswitchbetweenlinerandstepcurvemodes.
Hint2:ThesoftwareautomaticfanspeedcurveisaglobalsettingforallGPUsinstalledinthesystem,and
isnotaffectedbytheprofil es.
Hint3:Ifthegraphicscardisnotequippedwithafancontrollerchipand(or)acontrollablecoolingsystem,

thefanspeedcontrolwillnotbeavailable.
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Fanspeedupdateperiod(inmilliseconds)：Whenthevalueissetincreased/decreased,theresponding
timeofFanspeedintheMonitoringWindowwillbeslower/faster.Thedefaultvalueis5000,andthemax/min
valuewillbe60000/100.
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Hardwarepollingperiod(inmi lliseconds)：Whenthevalueissetincreased/decreased,theresponding
timeofmonitoringwindowwillbeslower/faster.Thedefaultvalueis1000,andthemax/minvaluewillbe
60000/100.
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Activehardwaremonitoringgraphs
Checkeachitemlike“GPU1temperature”,itwillbeshownintheMonitoringWindow.Ifyouwanttohide
it,youcanuncheckit.
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GPU1temperaturegraphproperties
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ShowinOn‐ScreenDisplay：CheckthistodisplayGPU1temperatureontheupperleftsideofthescreen
whenthe3Dgame/applicationisrunning.
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ShowinLogitechkeyboardLCDdisplay：CheckthisoptiontodisplayGPU1temperatureintheLogitech
keyboardLCDdisplay.
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Showintrayicon：CheckthistoshowGPU1temperatureinthetaskbar.
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Afterthesettingsaredone,press toapplythesettingsandclosetheMSIAfterburner
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Tog gleOn‐ScreenDisplay：SetahotkeycombinationtotoggleOn‐ScreenDisplayinformationwhenthe
3Dapplicationisrunning.
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ShowOn‐ScreenDisplay：SetahotkeycombinationtoshowOn‐ScreenDisplayinformationwhenthe3D
applicationisrunning.
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HideOn‐ScreenDisplay：Setahotkeycombination
tohideOn‐ScreenDisplayinformationwhenthe3D
applicationisrunning.
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Aftertheselectionisdone,click toapplythesettingsandclosetheMSIAfterburner
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6‐5.Profiles
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Progfile1~Profile5：SetthehotkeysfortheProfile1toProfile5individually,userscansettheirownkey
combinationsforquicklyswitchingtheprofile.
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2Dprofile：ChooseoneamongProfie1~Profile5,Afterburnerwillautomaticallyapplyitwhenthe
systemisinthe2Dmode,suchasInternetsurfingortextediting.
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3Dprofile：ChooseoneamongProfie1~Profile5,Afterburnerwillautomaticallyapplyitwhenthe
systemis
inthe3Dmode,suchasplayinggamesorusingCADsoftware.
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Aftertheselectionisdone,click toapplythesettingsandclosetheMSIAfterburner
properties’window.
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