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MSI Afterburner
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Setting Up
Configuration Options Afterburner
Instructions
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- Download MSI Afterburner then extract it and install it.
- When prompted select both MSI Afterburner and RivaTuner Statistics Server, then install them.
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Video recording
Recording videos
Instructions
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- Run MSI Afterburner, click on the Settings button.
- Find the Video capture tab, then set Video capture setting to a key.
- Find the On-Screen Display tab, then uncheck the Show On-Screen Display on captured screenshots and videos checkbox.
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Ignoring launchers and other background applications
- Useful for games such as Grand Theft Auto V.
Instructions
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- Navigate to the main RivaTuner Statistics Server installation path and run RTSS.exe
- On the bottom left, click on the big plus sign button, then add the desired launcher.
- On the top right, under the Application detection level header, select None.
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Suggested settings
- These settings can be used as a guideline.
Instructions
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- Run MSI Afterburner, then click on the Settings button.
- Find the Video capture tab.
- Under Video capture properties, Video format, select External Plugin.
- Click on the dotted button, then under Encoder select the NVIDIA NVENCH H.264 plugin.
- Click on the Configure button, and set both the Preset and Target bitrate to the highest values.
- Set the Container format to Matroska MKV.
- Check if Frame size is set to Full Frame, then set both Framerate and Framerate limit to the same desired values.
- Under Video capture compatibility properties, select the Use dedicated encoder server checkbox.
- Check if Multithreaded optimization is set to Automatic.
Notes
- Certain video players may display the recorded videos incorrectly, disable the YUV conversion or hardware acceleration.
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RivaTuner Statistics Server
App menu (with fps limit set to 20).
Configuration Options RivaTuner
Framerate limiter
Instructions
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- Run the RivaTuner Statistics Server, then click on the Plus icon, located in the bottom left corner.
- Locate the desired game executable and Double Click on it.
- Find the Framerate limit text field, located on the right side.
- Click on the 0 value and type the new desired value, then push ↵ Enter to save.
Notes
- The RivaTuner Statistics Server needs to be left open while playing.
- If the program needs to be run every time the computer boots, then tick the Start with Windows checkbox.
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Issues fixed
Won't stop recording videos
Run MSI Afterburner as an Administrator
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Game overlays don't work while RivaTuner Statistics Server is running
- Client overlays occasionally do not display while RTSS is running, such as Steam, GOG Galaxy, and Discord.
Instructions
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- Navigate to the Profiles directory in your RTSS install directory (ex: C:\Program Files (x86)\RivaTuner Statistics Server\Profiles).
- Edit the Global file.
- Locate the
[Hooking] section and add the following lines under it. If there is no [Hooking] section, create it. InjectionDelay=15000 InjectionDelayTriggers=IGO64.dll,IGO32.dll,GameOverlayRenderer.dll,GameOverlayRenderer64.dll,steam_api64.dll,steam_api.dll,d3d9.dll,dxgi.dll,d3d9_smaa.dll,d3d11.dll,DiscordOverlay.dll,DiscordOverlay64.dll,Galaxy.dll,Galaxy64.dll
- Save the file.
- Optional: Set the file to read-only mode to prevent the settings from being modified.
- Close and re-launch RivaTuner Statistics Server.
- You can add any DLL file to this list.
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"Core Voltage" option is greyed out
- "Core Voltage" option can be grayed out on some graphics cards (mostly non-MSI ones), even if they support overclocking.
Modify graphics card's profile[1]
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- Go to your MSI Afterburner Profiles folder (ex: C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner\Profiles).
- Right-click the file named
VEN_10DE&DEV... and go to Properties > Security.
- Select "Edit" and then click on "Users (username\Users)" and with the permission boxes below, check "Allow" for the first box - "Full control". Click OK and OK again (this allows the file to be saved after editing it).
- Now you can open the file named
VEN_10DE&DEV... in Notepad (or WordPad) and replace everything you see with this:
[Startup]
Format=2
CoreVoltageBoost=
PowerLimit=
ThermalLimit=
ThermalPrioritize=
CoreClkBoost=
MemClkBoost=
Settings]
VDDC_Generic_Detection=1
5. Save the file and restart MSI Afterburner.
6. Go into MSI Afterburner's Settings and check the boxes under General > "Unlock voltage control" and "Unlock voltage monitoring" then click OK and restart Afterburner.
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