MSI Afterburner 1.4.0 Final is Out

[usoldier]

Version 1.4.0

- Added initial AMD RADEON HD 5970 series graphics cards support
- Added voltage control for cost down reference design AMD RADEON HD 4870
series graphics cards with L6788A voltage regulators
- Added voltage control for custom design MSI R4770 Cyclone graphics cards
series with uP6204 voltage regulators
- Ineffective and slow temperature, clock, GPU usage and fan speed monitoring
implementation provided by native AMD's ADL SDK has been replaced with own
more effective low-level codepath. Due to new codepath hardware monitoring
related CPU performance hit has been reduced drastically on the systems
with AMD graphics cards and drivers
- On-Screen Display and Logitech LCD monitoring modules no longer explicitly
read displayed data from hardware and retrieve cached data from monitoring
graphs instead. Due to this change CPU performance hit is reduced when OSD
or LCD monitoring features are enabled
- Fan speed slider position and numeric fan speed input field are now being
refreshed in automatic fan speed mode only when MSI Afterburner window is
active
- Added configuration file switch allowing power users to unlock unofficial
overclocking codepath in AMD display drivers (similar to AMDGPUClockTool,
ATITool and RivaTuner overclocking implementation on AMD graphics cards).
Unlike AMD's official ADL SDK overclocking ways, unofficial ones are not
limited with CCC clock limit but have some alternate disadvantages (e.g.
PowerPlay support limitation).
Please take a note that unofficial overclocking methods are not supported
either by AMD or by MSI, so unlock and use it at your own risk
- Now it is possible to toggle performance profiler status info visibility
in hardware monitor window via <Show status> option in the context menu
- Fixed L6788A database entry for AMD RADEON HD 4770 series graphics cards
- GPU voltage monitoring feature is now locked and not available by default.
Unfortunately some inexperienced users don't understand the risk of running
multiple tools accessing voltage regulator at the same time and tend to use
helper voltage monitoring features in everyday hardware monitoring sessions
in conjunction with third party VRM monitoring tools, intensively writing
data to VRM and periodically causing it to enter wrong state due to write
collision. Unfortunately such issues are wrongly treated by certain users
as instability of our product. To prevent such rumors, since this version
voltage monitoring feature is no longer available to beginners by default.
Experienced users understanding these specifics and accepting these risks
may unlock voltage monitoring features via new safety option in <General>
tab
- AMD RV8xx I2C microcontroller is now being forcibly reset prior to starting
new I2C transaction to minimize the risk of I2C collisions with third party
tool without I2C synchronization protocol support (e.g. AMDGPUClockTool)
- Added safety option allowing users to disable voltage control feature if it
is not needed
- Now Afterburner forcibly changes memory clock for all performance levels at
once on AMD graphics cards with equal default memory clocks defined for all
performance levels to bypass flickering issue caused by incorrect PowerPlay
dynamic memory clock changing implementation on some cards
- Added Catalyst driver family version detection for AMD graphics cards
- Added option to display system time in the On-Screen Display
- Added red and blue editions of default skin
- Various minor user interface and skin tweaks
- Added configuration file switches allowing power users to tweak Afterburner
startup process and define startup delay or force the startup to be handled
by Windows Vista / Windows 7 Task Scheduler to bypass UAC evaluation window
(additional Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 runtime libraries installation is
required for task scheduler based startup way)
- MSI On-Screen Display server has been upgraded to version 3.6.0. New server
provides improved desktop windows notification mechanism and also features
optional power user oriented task scheduler based startup way
- Added skin format reference documentation. Now third party skin designers
may use this local offline documentation to create their own skins for MSI
Afterburner. Official MSI Afterburner skin creation contest is approaching!
Do you feel that you can design nice skins for MSI Afterburner? Stay tuned
and don't miss your chance to win the prize!

Download :http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm

[flopper]

- Ineffective and slow temperature, clock, GPU usage and fan speed monitoring
implementation provided by native AMD's ADL SDK has been replaced with own
more effective low-level codepath. Due to new codepath hardware monitoring
related CPU performance hit has been reduced drastically on the systems
with AMD graphics cards and drivers

I like this guy, he was upset with how badly amd had written the drivers for polling data.
cudos to write something better.
amd should hire him.

[Garrett_Wu]

Afterburner 1.4.0 supports 5970 over voltage, someone gives it try?

[Jamesrt2004]

Afterburner 1.4.0 supports 5970 over voltage, someone gives it try?

theres still NDA.. we can assume he has one though :P

[justin.kerr]

Does this version allow for over 1.35v? Please? lol

[pr@$r1g]

^^^ yes lol
Works great with my Sapphire 5770 :)

http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss42/prasrig/afbu14.jpg

[TheKarmakazi]

this is like the "new" rivatuner, but without all the nice tweaking options...

[justin.kerr]

just downloaded the new version. still stuck at a max of 1.35v... which is undervolting from stock..Such a great program, just needs to have the option to push the voltage to at leat 1.45v

[BooStFeD]

Please someone edit this application to allow a larger voltage increase. This is what we need :cool:

[slavetonet]

MSI Afterburner 1.4.0 Final is Out
- Added configuration file switch allowing power users to unlock unofficial
overclocking codepath in AMD display drivers (similar to AMDGPUClockTool,
ATITool and RivaTuner overclocking implementation on AMD graphics cards).
Unlike AMD's official ADL SDK overclocking ways, unofficial ones are not
limited with CCC clock limit but have some alternate disadvantages (e.g.
PowerPlay support limitation).


How do you do that? Give more unofficial overclocking to by-pass the limited of CCC without bios over the original bios?

Nevermind.. I found the config file. MSIAfterburner.cfg
Changed the [ATIADLHAL]
EnableUnofficialOverclocking = 1

[pr@$r1g]

MSI Afterburner 1.4.0 Final ....

How do you do that? Give more unofficial overclocking to by-pass the limited of CCC without bios over the original bios?

Nevermind.. I found the config file. MSIAfterburner.cfg
Changed the [ATIADLHAL]
EnableUnofficialOverclocking = 1

does it help OCing ?

[..::G80::..]

Nice tool, but I want oc over CCC limits.

[slavetonet]

does it help OCing ?

It sure does. Once you have change the config file. You can overclock it above and beyond the CCC limit imposed by ATI.


Nice tool, but I want oc over CCC limits.

As above post. It does work. Overclocking my HIS HD5770 to 1000 / 1350. All this is done on that program on default voltage and I leave the fans on 50%.
It all ran fine for 20mins on Furmark 1.7 stability test. :yepp:

[Glow9]

this is like the "new" rivatuner, but without all the nice tweaking options...

I take it you never tried evga precision. I love these programs, I tried rivatuner a couple times and felt like smashing my face into my desk. These do the job and do it well w/out the useless crap.

[firestarter.pt]

Any known hack on how to set the voltage above 1.35v on a 4890? :)

[Viss]

I take it you never tried evga precision. I love these programs, I tried rivatuner a couple times and felt like smashing my face into my desk. These do the job and do it well w/out the useless crap.

For volts, clocks, temp and fan you are right but Rivatuner can do so much more as far as tweaking is concerned ;)

[ReverendMaynard]

For volts, clocks, temp and fan you are right but Rivatuner can do so much more as far as tweaking is concerned ;)

ain't that the truth!

Turned a few of my not-so-great cards into kickass cards with that old pipeline unlock feature :)

[ChinStrap]

Nice tool, but I want oc over CCC limits.

flash that bios. :)

[ReverendMaynard]

my MSI was locked, I just set it to 1000mhz core in AMD GPU Tool and it works like a charm...no bios flashing necessary.

[Mayke]

I also like the custom fan settings, much better than the default of ATI

[..::G80::..]

It sure does. Once you have change the config file. You can overclock it above and beyond the CCC limit imposed by ATI.



As above post. It does work. Overclocking my HIS HD5770 to 1000 / 1350. All this is done on that program on default voltage and I leave the fans on 50%.
It all ran fine for 20mins on Furmark 1.7 stability test. :yepp:

It doesn't work!
I tried with 5970 yesterday.
When unofficial oc is enable, I cant oc with MSI AB, when I rise clocks and press apply system freezez. :shakes:
But card does with 1.27V 1000MHz core and 1200MHz mem. :up:
Any ides why i cant go over CCC limits?

[kpablo]

They already released a new one... 1.4.1

[FireDragon]

It is really no diff clock wise then the rest of them ( was using V 1.3.0 or 1 pretty sure cant remember) i still cant set my mem over 1441 with it and this ram will go all the way to 1465 with amd gpu tool.....so idk, is there anyway to change that?

O, yeah the card is an Asus 5770 Voltage Tweak edition 1004 MHz core at 1.25 volts and 1465 on the mem with AMD gpu tool, custom fan profile in after burner ramping it up pretty aggressive to 100% at 76deg c that is about the max temp i have seen with those clocks, everything on the card is stock haven't even changed the TIM yet, about 20 c ambient temps
Dragon

Dragon

[..::G80::..]

They already released a new one... 1.4.1

No diference to 5970 users.

[Razrback16]

I just downloaded this program and started using it for the first time. It works like a champ on my 4890s, but I'm with the other guys complaining about the voltage cap...my cards can do over 1GHz -- doing 985MHz right now with 1.35v (recently upgraded my radiators and fans) but need more volts. I just want to use one application for tuning my cards. Does anyone know how to bypass the voltage limit?

[rony1434]

Hi.
Hey man thanks a lot for sharing this news.
Its really helpful.

[XRogerX]

Does this only work with MSI or any brand , also does it work with the Sapphire and HIS 4890's ?

[Seth-01]

Hello !

does MSI A.F support vcore modification with a HD4850 Vapor-X or a Sapphire HD4830 with the blue PCB ?

[i found nemo]

will this work with 4670's

[Razrback16]

Does this only work with MSI or any brand , also does it work with the Sapphire and HIS 4890's ?

No, it works with other models. I have HIS & Sapphire 4890s -- both reference.

[XRogerX]

No, it works with other models. I have HIS & Sapphire 4890s -- both reference.

ok im confused you saying no it dont work with it?

[Baulten]

It works with any brand AFAIK.

[Razrback16]

ok im confused you saying no it dont work with it?

It should work with multiple brands -- likely any brand with a reference design.

[Seth-01]

I tried MSI A.F with both my HD4850 Vapor-X and my HD4830 built by Sapphire with the blue PCB et there is no way to increase the vcore :(

[XRogerX]

Sweet i just did mine for my 2xSapphires and my 1x HIS now there all clocked @ 975/1080 and volts is 1.35

[Razrback16]

Sweet i just did mine for my 2xSapphires and my 1x HIS now there all clocked @ 975/1080 and volts is 1.35

;) Are you trying to be like me?

[XRogerX]

;) Are you trying to be like me?

no im trying to see how far i can get it but w9ith your help yes cause i wasnt sure

[Razrback16]

no im trying to see how far i can get it but w9ith your help yes cause i wasnt sure

Little off-topic, but honestly did you see much scaling at all when you added a third 4890 in Crysis/Warhead?

[Xerran]

Download MSI Afterburner and navigate to the folder you installed it to (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner) and open the MSIAfterburner.cfg file using Wordpad. Find the following setting:
Code:

EnableUnofficialOverclocking = 0

and change it to:
Code:

EnableUnofficialOverclocking = 1

This will allow us to bypass the limitation that stops you from passing the limits of ATi Overdrive (This tip was found on HWBot news). A BIOS flash is not necessary to do this, you just need to edit the file
Run MSI Afterburner. (http://www.overclock.net/ati/633816-new-how-overclock-your-ati-gpu.html)

[safan80]

Download MSI Afterburner and navigate to the folder you installed it to (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner) and open the MSIAfterburner.cfg file using Wordpad. Find the following setting:
Code:

EnableUnofficialOverclocking = 0

and change it to:
Code:

EnableUnofficialOverclocking = 1

This will allow us to bypass the limitation that stops you from passing the limits of ATi Overdrive (This tip was found on HWBot news). A BIOS flash is not necessary to do this, you just need to edit the file
Run MSI Afterburner.

Anybody that bothers to look at the afterburner.cfg could find this, and anybody who bothers to go here:
http://forums.guru3d.com/forumdisplay.php?f=55
would know about it.

[justin.kerr]

but does anyone know the voltage override??

[Zeus]

I really like the AB prog but i have a little problem.

I can overclock both my crossfired 5770's no problem all the way to the CCC limit (960MHz) as long as i keep EnableUnofficialOverclocking at 0.

As soon as i change this value to 1 i can only overclock one card, the CCC limit is gone though.

Once i select GPU 2, the sliders are all the way to the left and there's no frequency indication whatsoever, only the voltage slider seems to work.

Trying to change one of the value's result in a immidiate reboot.

The box with: "synchronize settings for similar graphics processors" is checked.

Anyone with the same problem knows how to fix this? :shrug:

[snoro]

did you got the crossfire 9.12 hotfix from amd. for some it have helped.

[Zeus]

Yes i did. The hotfix fixes the lockup/stripe problem, this is more a bug in AB imho.

[ChaosAD]

Why Afterburner dont let me undervolt less than 1.1v?

[Zeus]

I can go as low as 1000mV with AB. :shrug:

[ChaosAD]

Ok my fault, i tried small steps so i wanted to test 1.09v first. But jumped to 1.1v. Next possible decrease is 1.087v, thats why i got stuck. Thanx anyway.