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Download: MSI Afterburner 4.6.1 Beta 2
We've just made MSI Afterburner 4.6.1 Beta 2 available for public download. Our popular graphics card tweaking and monitoring utility has been updated updates to provides a number of new features, options and skins.
MSI Afterburner 4.6.1 Beta 2 is now raised to build number 15447. For those interested, we added a new skin called Touch of Modern (see below). Also, we started implementing dual-fan control for reference design NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20x0 series graphics cards.
Touch of Modern skin - accessible though properties -> user interface
There are a number of specific changes listed for this build, which we like to mention once more, is a beta release.
MSI Afterburner 4.6.1
- Added new MSI Touch of Modern skin by Drerex design
- Added asynchronous dual fan control support for reference design NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20x0 series graphics cards. Please take a note that only 100% NVIDIA reference design dual fan control implementations are supported, third-party proprietary asynchronous fan control solutions (e.g. EVGA iCX series asynchronous fans) are not supported and will not be supported in future versions. The following asynchronous fan control functionality is available:
- Added new “Synchronize fan speeds” button, which is allowing you to switch between synchronous and asynchronous fan control modes. Please take a note that new fan speed controls are available in v4 skins only, v3 and v2 skins are deprecated and no longer receive new functionalitWhen fan speeds synchronization is enabled, MSI Afterburner’s fan control functionality behaves exactly like in the previous version, i.e. both fans are running a synchronically in default hardware automatic fan speed control mode but become linked synchronically if you enable manual or software automatic fan speed control mode
- When fan speeds synchronization is disabled, you may select and adjust each fan speed independently. For software automatic fan speed control mode independent temperature curves are also adjustable for each fan
- Improved hardware monitoring module:
- Inverted hotkeys handling approach for multiple selected hardware monitoring graphs. Previously single graph settings mode was active by default, but you could apply some settings (e.g. “Show in On-Screen Display”) to multiple selected graphs with <Ctrl> hotkey modifier. Now such settings are applied to multiple selected graphs by default and <Ctrl> hotkey modifier is used to apply settings to single focused graph
- Group operation notifier has been moved to hardware monitoring graph properties header
- Improved backward compatibility with monitoring profiles created in the previous versions of application. It is no longer necessary to recreate the profiles having monitoring settings without On-Screen Display layout
- It is no longer necessary to click <Apply> button inside the On-Screen Display layout editor after changing current layout, now the changes are applied properly on closing the editor
- Improved voltage/frequency curve editor for both AMD and NVIDIA GPUs:
- Now you may hold <Shift> and press left mouse button on initial desired horizontal position in the editor window to begin fragment selection, then drag mouse cursor to desired final horizontal position and release left mouse button to select a fragment. The following functionality is available for selected fragments:
- You may double click the editor window to reset fragment selection
- You may adjust the offset for any point inside the selection with mouse cursor to apply the same offset simultaneously to all selected points
- You may adjust the offset for any point inside the selection with keyboard cursor keys, <Enter> or <Shift>+<Enter> keys to apply the same offset or specify the same target frequency or voltage for all selected points
- Improved skin engine:
- Skin engine no longer crashes when switching between the skins having the same site with and without alpha channel
- Added thumbless skinned slider controls support
- Added alpha path threshold support for skinned slider controls
- Improved skin cross-compatibility layer:
- Extended list of applications supported by skin cross-compatibility layer
- Various compatibility fixes for third party skins supported by cross-compatibility layer
- Fixed issue with GUI stopping responding during adjusting skin scaling ratio on the fly in high DPI mode when skin composition mode was set to layered mode with alpha
- RivaTuner Statistics Server has been upgraded to v7.2.2
You can download this new version right here.
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#5658979 Posted on: 04/11/2019 10:55 AM
Thank you for all the effort @Unwinder , that's a neat skin indeed.
Would love to see more colour variations for it!
Thank you for all the effort @Unwinder , that's a neat skin indeed.
Would love to see more colour variations for it!
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#5658980 Posted on: 04/11/2019 10:56 AM
There were some teasers in AB forum section, demonstrating new 4.6.1 features in action. I'll duplicate them here in case somebody missed it. So here it is:
New "Touch of Modern" skin by Chris Drerex Drerup, simplified group operations for faster monitoring and OSD setup, async fan control on reference design RTX 20x0 series cards:
pL7oPmFg1nk
Improved skin cross-compatibility layer, my tribute to Drerex:
sI2uK1RRa1Q
Improved voltage/frequency curve editor, new fragment selection features:
A6kj5LoPhZQ
Hope you'll find some of those new features useful
There were some teasers in AB forum section, demonstrating new 4.6.1 features in action. I'll duplicate them here in case somebody missed it. So here it is:
New "Touch of Modern" skin by Chris Drerex Drerup, simplified group operations for faster monitoring and OSD setup, async fan control on reference design RTX 20x0 series cards:
pL7oPmFg1nk
Improved skin cross-compatibility layer, my tribute to Drerex:
sI2uK1RRa1Q
Improved voltage/frequency curve editor, new fragment selection features:
A6kj5LoPhZQ
Hope you'll find some of those new features useful
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#5658987 Posted on: 04/11/2019 11:26 AM
"Also, we started implementing dual-fan control for reference design NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20x0 series graphics cards." Will we see support for custom brand cards as well in the future? Im so annoyed to use gpu tweak 2 to control my Strix 2080 OC's fans.
"Also, we started implementing dual-fan control for reference design NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20x0 series graphics cards." Will we see support for custom brand cards as well in the future? Im so annoyed to use gpu tweak 2 to control my Strix 2080 OC's fans.
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#5658988 Posted on: 04/11/2019 11:29 AM
Literally the second line in the changes log mate:
Please take a note that only 100% NVIDIA reference design dual fan control implementations are supported, third-party proprietary asynchronous fan control solutions (e.g. EVGA iCX series asynchronous fans) are not supported and will not be supported in future versions.
"Also, we started implementing dual-fan control for reference design NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20x0 series graphics cards." Will we see support for custom brand cards as well in the future? Im so annoyed to use gpu tweak 2 to control my Strix 2080 OC's fans.
Literally the second line in the changes log mate:
Please take a note that only 100% NVIDIA reference design dual fan control implementations are supported, third-party proprietary asynchronous fan control solutions (e.g. EVGA iCX series asynchronous fans) are not supported and will not be supported in future versions.
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#5658989 Posted on: 04/11/2019 11:31 AM
Thank you for all the effort @Unwinder , that's a neat skin indeed.
Would love to see more colour variations for it!
MSI Afterburner's built-in skin engine, compiler and decompiler allow you to modify any built-in skin rather easy. You may decompile that skin and either manually change color scheme for desired images or apply new bitmap effects to it to let the compiler to alter colors automatically (e.g. by applying hue effect). To do it:
- Decompile the skin using the following command line:
MSIAfterburner.exe -ds MSIModern,te6Xfjz3
- Edit the skin header (this plain text file will be located in .\Skins\MSIModern\header) after successful skin decompilation. Add the following to the header:
- Add new effect for altering colors for any image inside the skin. To do it add the following section to the header:
Hue = 125
- Apply the effect to desired images in the skin, for example edit skin base image defininition inside section and replace
BMP_BASE = SkinBase.png
with
- Do the same for all images you want to convert to different color scheme.
- Compile modified skin using the following command line:
Thank you for all the effort @Unwinder , that's a neat skin indeed.
Would love to see more colour variations for it!
MSI Afterburner's built-in skin engine, compiler and decompiler allow you to modify any built-in skin rather easy. You may decompile that skin and either manually change color scheme for desired images or apply new bitmap effects to it to let the compiler to alter colors automatically (e.g. by applying hue effect). To do it:
- Decompile the skin using the following command line:
MSIAfterburner.exe -ds MSIModern,te6Xfjz3
- Edit the skin header (this plain text file will be located in .\Skins\MSIModern\header) after successful skin decompilation. Add the following to the header:
- Add new effect for altering colors for any image inside the skin. To do it add the following section to the header:
Hue = 125
- Apply the effect to desired images in the skin, for example edit skin base image defininition inside section and replace
BMP_BASE = SkinBase.png
with
BMP_BASE = SkinBase.png,NewColor
- Do the same for all images you want to convert to different color scheme.
- Compile modified skin using the following command line:
MSIAfterburner.exe -cs MSIModern
Done!
Done!
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#5658990 Posted on: 04/11/2019 11:36 AM
that skin looks great, time for a change after so many years using default
that skin looks great, time for a change after so many years using default
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#5658994 Posted on: 04/11/2019 11:50 AM
MSI Afterburner's built-in skin engine, compiler and decompiler allow you to modify any built-in skin rather easy. You may decompile that skin and either manually change color scheme for desired images or apply new bitmap effects to it to let the compiler to alter colors automatically (e.g. by applying hue effect). To do it:
- Decompile the skin using the following command line:
MSIAfterburner.exe -ds MSIModern,te6Xfjz3
- Edit the skin header (this plain text file will be located in .\Skins\MSIModern\header) after successful skin decompilation. Add the following to the header:
- Add new effect for altering colors for any image inside the skin. To do it add the following section to the header:
Hue = 125
- Apply the effect to desired images in the skin, for example edit skin base image defininition inside section and replace
BMP_BASE = SkinBase.png
with
- Do the same for all images you want to convert to different color scheme.
- Compile modified skin using the following command line:
Thank you for this in-depth explanation. Will test it out later today. Cheers!
MSI Afterburner's built-in skin engine, compiler and decompiler allow you to modify any built-in skin rather easy. You may decompile that skin and either manually change color scheme for desired images or apply new bitmap effects to it to let the compiler to alter colors automatically (e.g. by applying hue effect). To do it:
- Decompile the skin using the following command line:
MSIAfterburner.exe -ds MSIModern,te6Xfjz3
- Edit the skin header (this plain text file will be located in .\Skins\MSIModern\header) after successful skin decompilation. Add the following to the header:
- Add new effect for altering colors for any image inside the skin. To do it add the following section to the header:
Hue = 125
- Apply the effect to desired images in the skin, for example edit skin base image defininition inside section and replace
BMP_BASE = SkinBase.png
with
BMP_BASE = SkinBase.png,NewColor
- Do the same for all images you want to convert to different color scheme.
- Compile modified skin using the following command line:
MSIAfterburner.exe -cs MSIModern
Done!
Done!
Thank you for this in-depth explanation. Will test it out later today. Cheers!
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#5658995 Posted on: 04/11/2019 11:57 AM
I've got a report that thermal priority button is rendered improperly with new skin on graphics cards supporting thermal prioritizing feature (ancient GTX 600 - 900 series cards):
It will be fixed in the next version of skin.
I've got a report that thermal priority button is rendered improperly with new skin on graphics cards supporting thermal prioritizing feature (ancient GTX 600 - 900 series cards):
It will be fixed in the next version of skin.
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#5659009 Posted on: 04/11/2019 12:36 PM
Thanks for pointing that out!
Thanks for pointing that out!
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#5659043 Posted on: 04/11/2019 02:17 PM
Hello
I have been used MSI Afterburner for years, but, untill now I don't know how to disable the "monitoring section" (below AB interface), definitely.
When I click in the button "detach", the section is gone, but remais in the screen.
The reason? Simple: I use Afterburner only to adjust the fan curve (I disable all monitoring tools).
For clearance, I made a picture explaining: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTDzV1WqMBBjPphIAi9VAvTZVjc6g
There is a way to disable this window?
Thanks,
We've just made MSI Afterburner 4.6.1 Beta 2 available for public download. Our popular graphics card tweaking and monitoring utility has been updated updates to provides a number of new features, o...
Download: MSI Afterburner 4.6.1 Beta 2
Hello
I have been used MSI Afterburner for years, but, untill now I don't know how to disable the "monitoring section" (below AB interface), definitely.
When I click in the button "detach", the section is gone, but remais in the screen.
The reason? Simple: I use Afterburner only to adjust the fan curve (I disable all monitoring tools).
For clearance, I made a picture explaining: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTDzV1WqMBBjPphIAi9VAvTZVjc6g
There is a way to disable this window?
Thanks,
We've just made MSI Afterburner 4.6.1 Beta 2 available for public download. Our popular graphics card tweaking and monitoring utility has been updated updates to provides a number of new features, o...
Download: MSI Afterburner 4.6.1 Beta 2
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#5659044 Posted on: 04/11/2019 02:22 PM
Hello
I have been used MSI Afterburner for years, but, untill now I don't know how to disable the "monitoring section" (below AB interface), definitely.
When I click in the button "detach", the section is gone, but stay in the screen.
The reason? Simple: I use Afterburner only to adjust the fan curve (I disable all monitoring tools).
For clearance, I made a picture explaining: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTDzV1WqMBBjPphIAi9VAvTZVjc6g
There is a way to disable this window?
Thanks,
Hi Cruxys, I believe there is a way to do this as a work around but haven't tested it yet. Maybe Unwinder can add to this.
Hello
I have been used MSI Afterburner for years, but, untill now I don't know how to disable the "monitoring section" (below AB interface), definitely.
When I click in the button "detach", the section is gone, but stay in the screen.
The reason? Simple: I use Afterburner only to adjust the fan curve (I disable all monitoring tools).
For clearance, I made a picture explaining: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTDzV1WqMBBjPphIAi9VAvTZVjc6g
There is a way to disable this window?
Thanks,
Hi Cruxys, I believe there is a way to do this as a work around but haven't tested it yet. Maybe Unwinder can add to this.
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#5659047 Posted on: 04/11/2019 02:26 PM
Hello
Nice to know this.
Hello
Nice to know this.
Hi Cruxys, I believe there is a way to do this as a work around but haven't tested it yet. Maybe Unwinder can add to this.
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#5659055 Posted on: 04/11/2019 02:41 PM
Hello
I have been used MSI Afterburner for years, but, untill now I don't know how to disable the "monitoring section" (below AB interface), definitely.
When I click in the button "detach", the section is gone, but remais in the screen.
The reason? Simple: I use Afterburner only to adjust the fan curve (I disable all monitoring tools).
For clearance, I made a picture explaining: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTDzV1WqMBBjPphIAi9VAvTZVjc6g
There is a way to disable this window?
Thanks,
Hello
I have been used MSI Afterburner for years, but, untill now I don't know how to disable the "monitoring section" (below AB interface), definitely.
When I click in the button "detach", the section is gone, but remais in the screen.
The reason? Simple: I use Afterburner only to adjust the fan curve (I disable all monitoring tools).
For clearance, I made a picture explaining: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTDzV1WqMBBjPphIAi9VAvTZVjc6g
There is a way to disable this window?
Thanks,
That depends on skin, some skins provide such design, for example this one:
https://www.deviantart.com/n-e-p-o-s/art/MSI-Afterburner-Skin-Dark-Theme-Big-Edition-748506408
Or native XOC skin from the second teaser video, which I posted in this thread.
https://www.deviantart.com/n-e-p-o-s/art/MSI-Afterburner-Skin-Dark-Theme-Big-Edition-748506408
Or native XOC skin from the second teaser video, which I posted in this thread.
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#5659057 Posted on: 04/11/2019 02:42 PM
Hey, I couldn't find any info on this but is it possible to name the oc profiles? Like having the name show when you mouseover each button?
There were some teasers in AB forum section, demonstrating new 4.6.1 features in action.
Hey, I couldn't find any info on this but is it possible to name the oc profiles? Like having the name show when you mouseover each button?
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Yeah... call me names and all... but I'll get this just for the skin. I like the looks. Also, have to check out the curve editor's new features. Thanks as always @Unwinder and guru3d