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    [SOLVED] GTX 980TI poor performance after OC

    Hello, I have Gigabyte GTX 980Ti G1 After playing with msi afterburner (stock BIOS). I had stable OC With: +87mV +130% power limit +110 Mhz core +400 Mhz memory Then I tried with +450 Mhz memory and the PC froze. I rebooted, reverted to the last stable OC profile, but since then the GPU...
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    Question After setting the power limit to 125%, the graphics card only shows an image if it is operated without an additional pci cable ?

    Hi guys. I recently had the problem that my Gainward GTX980 no longer gives an image. I have run benchmarks or stress tests under the pretext of testing the performance of my power supply unit in the last few days (I wanted to check whether my power supply unit has enough power for my system). I...
  3. LittleKat

    [SOLVED] MSI Afterburner's OSD not showing CPU Core Clock? 5600X - MSI X570 Tomahawk.

    Hi guys, looking for some suggestions on how to fix MSI Afterburner's OSD not showing CPU core clock speed. Every other option showing up just fine such as GPU Temp, GPU Clock, FPS, Mobo temps.... I even have CPU temp but not the CPU clock speed LOL. Any suggestions would greatly appreciated...
  4. Hucu

    [SOLVED] Hello, got a tricky issue here... (High GPU Temp 90C+ After changing thermal paste)

    I've recently gone into cleaning my whole pc, blowing the dust off, changing thermal paste, adjusting and cable managing and checking all the connections... etc... Not sure if the thermal paste I've used was bad or it didn't align well...My GPU is 1060 3GB, Used Msi Afterburner Max core voltage...
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    [SOLVED] Idle temperature stays relatively high after closing a game ?

    So, I have a MSI Ventus 3X OC RTX 3080. Whenever I boot the computer, idle temperature is around 35ºC, which is fine. When I'm playing, temps are usually around 65ºC (I use a custom fan curve in MSI Afterburner, which has 85% fan speed for 65ºC). However, when I stop playing, temperatures don't...
  6. AdrianTheHumble

    Question RTX 3070 reboots PC when Core Voltage is set to 100%? please help!

    Guys I have an MSI Ventus 2X RTX 3070 and i never overclocked my GPU or any previous Gpus, I just set the Temp limit and Power limit to max for more performance, I also set Core Voltage to 100% on afterburner I thought it would make the GPU more stable but it crashed and restarted my PC 3 times...
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    [SOLVED] Need some help, new at overclocking!

    Hey everyone, I just want some help with overclocking. Starting off, these are my specs: Mobo: ASRock Z490 Taichi CPU: Intel i9-10900 (yes, NOT the 10900K) GPU: MSI GAMING X TRIO 24G 3090 RAM: Dual-Channel 2x Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4-3200MHz (CMK32GX4M2B3200C16) PSU: Corsair HX1200 CPU...
  8. DryreL

    Question MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GAMING X is running at 60 degrees idle, 85 degrees in game! (Fans loud as jet engine)

    When I first bought the graphics card, it was working at maximum 70-75 degrees at load, which is normal values, as well as silent. Now, while under load, the temperature hits 85-86 degrees and automatically increases the fan speed to 88% or 100%. I didn't understand what happened suddenly. I...
  9. alexadiyasa

    [SOLVED] msi gtx 970 tiger edition restarts my pc when gaming

    so recently I switched out my gtx 1050ti to an msi gtx 970 tiger edition, the 1050ti worked greatly, no crashes or problems happened, but it can't keep up with current titles so I switched it for a gtx 970. when gaming my pc kept on restarting on its own. while in the middle of a game, the...
  10. NorthernEar

    [SOLVED] GPU Fans are so loud!

    Hi! I have an ASUS Dual RX580 4gb that is super loud! The only time they slow down is when the computer is in sleep mode or off! I tried MSI afterburner to turn the fans down but it doesn’t do anything. The GPU is 32° and the fans are full blast! I heard that AMD software overrides MSI so I...
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    Question MSI Afterburner shows Power %, and Memory clock spiking to max while idle and during games

    Hello, so MSI Afterburner shows that my "Power, %" and "Memory clock, MHz" are randomly spiking to max at the same time, it very predictably happens when I open any program, and occasionally from idle. The GPU seems fine, normal temps for idle, when gaming before this I had what I believe to be...
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    [SOLVED] Over clocking 2070 core keeps going w/out shutoff/particles but then freeze when gaming need advice

    So i got a new build heres specs: i7 9700k msi rtx 2070 gaming X twin msi meg ace z390 2x8 corsair vengeance 3200 650 watt gold thermaltake full modular psu Heres the problem, im overclocking with afterburner, still kinda new to it, and after burner will allow my core clock to overclock +160...
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    Question [NOOB Question] Why is GPU undervolting more complicated than CPU?

    I already asked this question on r/undervolt subreddit and LTT Forum. But I haven't got any proper answer. I know what undervolting is and the other basic stuff. I undervolted my CPU with Intel XTU. It was straightforward (just setting the voltage offset). I wanted to do the same with my GPU...
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    Question Help Me With My First Custom PC Build (I3 9100F & GTX 1650 Super) !

    Hi Everyone, I just build a PC for gaming purpose with the following specs: Intel Core i3-9100F CUBE GAMING ELTRON Enermax MaxPro II 500W 80+ White Windows 10 Home TP-Link 150 Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter - TL-WN781ND GEIL DDR4 EVO POTENZA PC21330 2666MHz Dual Channel 16GB (2x8GB)...
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    Question MSI Afterburner Base and Boost clock Arrows

    In MSI afterburner I has seen some people have a White and Red arrow mentioned as Base and Boost clock how to enable those arrows? Is it available only for Nvidia cards or is it also available for AMD cards. Most of the videos I had seen are people with NVidia cards have those arrows and people...
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    [SOLVED] MSI Afterburner complications

    I've been using MSI Afterburner since I can remember, without any hiccups or complications. This morning, I turned on my rig, and noticed immediately that MSI Afterburner had stopped monitoring nearly everything. Upon opening settings, and going to the monitoring tab, the only things MSI...
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    Question GPU VRAM in MSI afterburner

    The RX580 and the GTX 1060 uses GDDR5 but in MSI Afterburner it says the GTX 1060 as 8000MHz and the RX580 as 2000MHz does this mean the GTX 1060 has a 4X faster VRAM?
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    [SOLVED] MSI Afterburner Voltage Monitoring displays 0mV

    MSI Afterburner Voltage Monitoring displays 0mV Tried restarting(Both PC and the program) and reinstalling. Enable Voltage monitor in settings(I am able to unlock voltage control and move the slider). Tried switching the physical BIOS switch on the card between both Silent and OC modes and then...
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    Question Worse Results after Overclocking GPU?

    hello, i have overclocked my AMD Radeon RX 590 GPU with MSI Afterburner. I have done the tests with Heaven Benchmark. The results were very interesting! When i was using the default Afterburner settings (or rather when not changing anything with Afterburner) i got much better results within...
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    [SOLVED] Suggested Fan Curve for my Asus Strix RTX 2070 Super

    Hi everyone, Recently got this card and I've been playing battlefield 1 again due to lockdown boredom and I've been reaching gpu temps of up to 79/80c at max settings and even reached 81c playing Resident Evil 3 Remake today. Was wondering if anyone can suggest a custom fan curve that they use...
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    [SOLVED] GPU Clock Won't Go Up After Changing The Offest

    I wanna overclock my gt740m in my old laptop I don't really care about and I have overclocked the memory clock for the card successfully. But the gpu clock won't increase even though I cranked up the offset. So I feel like I'm leaving performance on the table here. I've tried nvidia...
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    [SOLVED] fan info in hwinfo64

    Hi all I am running afterburner it gets fan speed from hwino64 but if I look at hwinfo64 osd rts I do not see fan info I like to just use hwinfo ods and not use afterburner my system is CPU: Intel i7-6700K Motherboard: Asus Z170-K thanks, Beau
  23. benjamin_a_hu92

    [SOLVED] AORUS ENGINE or MSI AFTERBURNER for a GIGABYTE GPU?

    Hi guys! My question is simple. I have an GIGABYTE RTX 2070 SUPER gpu. I want to customize fan settings for optimal usage/cooling. And i have some problem with the AORUS ENGINE which is from GIGABYTE, so this should be the best for a GIGABYTE gpu. But I think the MSI AFTERBURNER is a better...
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    [SOLVED] Cannot overclock my GPU it goes back to base clock (RX580)

    I have a Sapphire NITRO+ RX 580 8G GPU and for some reason it wouldn't go over 1250 mhz even though it supposed to go up to 1411 mhz boost clock. I tried to overclock it but every time I set a clock speed and apply it, it instantly reverts back to 1250 mhz. I tried it in Adrenalin and MSI...
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    [SOLVED] GPU temperatures seems higher than before

    hi , Yesterday I was stressing my system on AIDA 64 as I bought a new power supply and already have done 3 stress tests on GPU only , I decided to do one final test to the whole system , but on that test the GPU is with higher temps that on the tests that I did to stress test the gpu only , I...
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    Question GPU fans revs loudly under load, custom fan curve not helping

    Hey, I'm having some issues with my GPU revving while under load (around 70°C and above). While gaming the GPU fans spins up loudly for a few seconds before spinning down again. From MSI Afterburner it seems that the fan speed and fan tachometer doesn't really match when these spikes happen -...
  27. SparkyTech934

    [SOLVED] MSI Afterburner and Unlocking Voltage Control

    Hi all, So I've been into PC building and gaming for quite some time now (since about 2014), so I feel pretty confident with my computer hardware skills. One avenue that I have more recently been exploring is GPU overclocking. I've definitely gotten the hang of general overclocking and...
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    Question Can't cap graphics card temp (RX480)

    Have had problems with my graphics card in the past so have had to cap the temp of it to around 70c using MSI Afterburner. My PC just crashed and when I loaded it back up MSI afterburner wont let me adjust the temp below the max (90) as it just resets itself when i click apply. I had this...
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    Question Help! My GPU with factory settings gets higher clock speeds than the manufacturers default boost clock.

    I recently added a gtx 1050 ti to my system with a base clock of 1290MHz and a boost clock of 1392MHz (not overclocked). When using msi afterburner (at default settings) I've noticed that while gaming the frequency rises to 1750MHz. I've read that this is the cause of GPU boost 3.0 and most...
  30. Jack12346

    Question ASUS FX505D "Power Throttled" brand new laptop, what to do

    Hi, I just bought an ASUS laptop yesterday. The model is ASUS TUF Gaming FX505D. Specs are RTX 2060, Ryzen 3750, 16 GB of RAM. I have another desktop which has a GTX 1060, 16 GB of RAM and an Intel i5-7400. I've tried only one game so far on both (DotA 2) and I was getting about 20-30 less FPS...
  31. best_wink

    Question MSI Afterburner custom fan curve, fan tachometer oscillating

    Hey. I just got a new GPU (MSI GTX 1660 Ti). While the card seems to work great for the most part I don't like the sound of the fans spinning up and down all the time when playing games. So I set a custom fan curve in MSI Afterburner to have it never go below 15% fan speed. However, while the...
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    [SOLVED] MSI afterburner fps overlay updating too quickly

    I recently installed msi afterburner as an overlay to show fps, but for some reason the fps is updating way too fast and you cant even read what the fps says because its updating too quickly instead of updating every 1 second or so. Is there a way to change this.
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    Question MSI Afterburner home screen, not on screen display

    Hi all, Really sorry if this has already been asked (did a search but couldn't find my answer) or in wrong place. I've just installed MSI afterburner and plan to use the home screen (not in game on screen display) on a separate monitor to keep an eye on gpu and cpu temp etc as really like the...
  34. oliver.kausland

    Question Fan speed when saving overclock

    Hi, so I just overclocked my GPU and when I was going to save it I started thinking about the fan speed. When i'm saving it, should i set the fan speed to around 75 (thats where I liked the GPU temperature) or auto or something low? This may be an obvious question, but I just want to do it...
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    [SOLVED] 2070 Super not running at full clock speed idle or in-game/3dmark

    Purchased my Aorus 2070 Super last week and it finally arrived early this morning, after a few hours of enjoying games and benchmarking I noticed it was only running at a constant 1410 MHz on the core clock, this is at idle and in Battlefield V, 3DMark Time Spy & Escape From Tarkov (all max...
  36. Ashraf546

    [SOLVED] Oc will not apply

    Hi, There! How'y guys been doin'? I needed some sorta help Overcockin', I've looked into it over the internet, couldnet found any help, There ain't nothin' regardin' this. I've got Msi Afterburner and the usual problem is, OC won't apply, Whenever I play something as video on my computer. It...
  37. extreme_noob

    [SOLVED] GPU Fan curve safe?

    I set a custom fan curve in MSI Afterburner for overclocking my GPU, an evga RTX 2070 XC Gaming. When I used TimeSpy to test the Overclock the fans were spinning at 80%. Would this be unsafe in terms of shortening the lifespan of the fans? Should I use a less aggressive curve? Here's a...
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    Question Did my GPU overclock cause a decrease in graphics performance? If so, how do I fix this?

    Recently, I overclocked my Radeon RX 580 XTR and my power limit and it performed well in specifically Fortnite for that day, maintaining frames of 200+. A day later, I got back on and I was getting no more than 150 FPS and sometimes dropping to 48 FPS for a good five seconds. There is a mode in...
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    Question MSI Afterburner Showing Different Graphics Card

    I've always known I had a NVIDIA GTX 750ti graphics card. But I got a little concerned when I recently tried overclocking. As the image below shows, my graphics card is apparently GTX 860m and not GTX 750ti. I already tried Googling this first before posting here. What I did found out...
  40. __Dodger__

    Question Broken AVI File

    Hi not sure if this is the right place for this but I'm in a pickle and need some help. I've got a large video file (153GB). I was screen recording with MSI afterburner and the program i was recording crashed meaning the recording stopped unexpectedly. The video file can now no longer open...