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MSI Afterburner 4.2.0 Updated
Yesterday we released MSI Afterburner 4.2.0, unfortunately for GeForce GTX 980 Ti Lightning owners there has been a mixup in the database with a device_ID. This has been fixed. Please re-download the software after which you will notice the card is recognized properly. If you want extended voltage ranges with your Lightning to something extreme please go to preferences -> general and select 'extended MSI' at the unlock voltage box. Also we recompiled the binaries with slight changes in the IR3595A detection implementation, this allows users to unlock support the 980 Ti cards from other vendors (EVGA, KFA2 and GALAX) through the 3rd party database mode.
You can download the updated build here.
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#5203961 Posted on: 12/10/2015 06:04 PM
As you can see DEV_6939 that's Tonga ... and the ID's match mine. Long story short we have the same hardware other then you have 2GB graphics memory more, AB is doing nothing other then applying what is possible with the driver. The card is supported, period. So the only thing left is a software setting or driver conflict somehow.
Would you happen to be in a household with another PC ? I think you'll see that once you inserted it into another PC and install AB, you'll get voltage control right from the start.
Yes, and thanks again for the comments...something is strange...I neglected to mention that my motherboard is also MSI--an MSI 970 Gaming with the latest bios (UEFI) 22.3! I wonder if that has anything to do with it. Win10x64 version 1511, UEFI install, and am running the Crimsons in UEFI mode, too.
I did push things with the trixx software--added 80mV and could bump the clock to 1150--at 1.2GHz I got artifacting with 100mV added so I backed down and am stable now.
Thanks again! I'll keep looking and if I find anything I'll be sure and come back and make a note of it (for the benefit of anyone else who might have a similar problem)...
I think the AB software is great...and I've used it for years--it has to be something local.
As you can see DEV_6939 that's Tonga ... and the ID's match mine. Long story short we have the same hardware other then you have 2GB graphics memory more, AB is doing nothing other then applying what is possible with the driver. The card is supported, period. So the only thing left is a software setting or driver conflict somehow.
Would you happen to be in a household with another PC ? I think you'll see that once you inserted it into another PC and install AB, you'll get voltage control right from the start.
Yes, and thanks again for the comments...something is strange...I neglected to mention that my motherboard is also MSI--an MSI 970 Gaming with the latest bios (UEFI) 22.3! I wonder if that has anything to do with it. Win10x64 version 1511, UEFI install, and am running the Crimsons in UEFI mode, too.
I did push things with the trixx software--added 80mV and could bump the clock to 1150--at 1.2GHz I got artifacting with 100mV added so I backed down and am stable now.
Thanks again! I'll keep looking and if I find anything I'll be sure and come back and make a note of it (for the benefit of anyone else who might have a similar problem)...

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#5203962 Posted on: 12/10/2015 06:10 PM
Hey man.
I'm not going to use the voltage control on my card, but, since we have the same card I went ahead and tried enabling voltage control on MSI Afterburner and it does work (standard MSI). My card BIOS (stock) is more recent tho.
I think you might be, but are you clearing the MSI Afterburner settings between installs?
It's possible I have a card bios problem...what is your bios version, if you don't mind me asking?
Yea, I've tried everything, including clean AB installs, more than once. That's what is so baffling--why Trixx but not AB? Presumably they are doing exactly the same thing--I would guess.
Hey man.
I'm not going to use the voltage control on my card, but, since we have the same card I went ahead and tried enabling voltage control on MSI Afterburner and it does work (standard MSI). My card BIOS (stock) is more recent tho.
I think you might be, but are you clearing the MSI Afterburner settings between installs?
It's possible I have a card bios problem...what is your bios version, if you don't mind me asking?
Yea, I've tried everything, including clean AB installs, more than once. That's what is so baffling--why Trixx but not AB? Presumably they are doing exactly the same thing--I would guess.
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#5204058 Posted on: 12/10/2015 11:31 PM
I remember reading a post by Unwinder saying that using the Fury in UEFI wouldn't allow the voltage control in AB (or was it the HBM clock? Hum) Maybe it's the same for other AMD cards?
Later I saw that Hilbert has an older BIOS than us both so it shouldn't be that.
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Here it is: http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=5202798&postcount=55
I remember reading a post by Unwinder saying that using the Fury in UEFI wouldn't allow the voltage control in AB (or was it the HBM clock? Hum) Maybe it's the same for other AMD cards?
Later I saw that Hilbert has an older BIOS than us both so it shouldn't be that.
**edit
Here it is: http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=5202798&postcount=55
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#5204430 Posted on: 12/11/2015 07:09 PM
I remember reading a post by Unwinder saying that using the Fury in UEFI wouldn't allow the voltage control in AB (or was it the HBM clock? Hum) Maybe it's the same for other AMD cards?
Later I saw that Hilbert has an older BIOS than us both so it shouldn't be that.
**edit
Here it is: http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=5202798&postcount=55
Thanks, s0x...I even reflashed my vbios yesterday just to test--no difference after a successful reflash.
I remembered reading something like that myself, but wasn't sure if I'd read it right. But that is exactly what Unwinder said... I noticed that in the 380x 4GB review recently that the screen shots there do not show the voltage regulation either being on or working--unlike the screenshots in the 2GB 380 review that HH was kind enough to post in this thread.
That makes sense to me, really, because if the issue was hardware then Trixx would not work, either. So it has to be a software issue--and according to that Unwinder quote, it would appear that maybe I have my answer. Perhaps in the 2GB review HH was using a Legacy system instead of UEFI--if so, then that would explain everything.
Odd, though, that Trixx works in a UEFI setting to unlock and manipulate voltage control, but apparently AB will not--if we are both reading his quote correctly! Thanks again--I think this solves it...
I remember reading a post by Unwinder saying that using the Fury in UEFI wouldn't allow the voltage control in AB (or was it the HBM clock? Hum) Maybe it's the same for other AMD cards?
Later I saw that Hilbert has an older BIOS than us both so it shouldn't be that.
**edit
Here it is: http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=5202798&postcount=55
Thanks, s0x...I even reflashed my vbios yesterday just to test--no difference after a successful reflash.
I remembered reading something like that myself, but wasn't sure if I'd read it right. But that is exactly what Unwinder said... I noticed that in the 380x 4GB review recently that the screen shots there do not show the voltage regulation either being on or working--unlike the screenshots in the 2GB 380 review that HH was kind enough to post in this thread.
That makes sense to me, really, because if the issue was hardware then Trixx would not work, either. So it has to be a software issue--and according to that Unwinder quote, it would appear that maybe I have my answer. Perhaps in the 2GB review HH was using a Legacy system instead of UEFI--if so, then that would explain everything.
Odd, though, that Trixx works in a UEFI setting to unlock and manipulate voltage control, but apparently AB will not--if we are both reading his quote correctly! Thanks again--I think this solves it...

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Thanks for responding HH! I am very appreciative.
I agree it's nuts...don't understand it. Bios is stock. I like and prefer AB--that's the one I've used for a long time and would like to continue to use. I remember your review of the 2GB card and in fact asked you how you were getting a voltage unlock--and if maybe the 4.2 betas (at the time of the review) were freeing it up for you. You were gracious enough to give me the link to the 4.2 betas then, and told me that you weren't aware of any new ATi code in them--and I tried them and you were correct. Didn't make any difference for me. So naturally, I figured my MSI card was just voltage-locked and it was something I'd just have to grin and bear--(like that would be a real trial or something...
OK, here's my device ID #:
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6939&SUBSYS_20151462&REV_F1\4&DE2C59F&0&0010
Driver Version 15.300.1025.1001
Graphics Card Manufacturer Powered by AMD
Graphics Chipset AMD Radeon (TM) R9 380 Series
Device ID 6939
Vendor ID 1002
Subsystem ID 2015
Subsystem Vendor ID 1462
Revision ID F1
Graphics Bus Capability PCI Express 3.0
Maximum Bus Setting PCI Express 2.0x16
BIOS Version 015.048.000.062
BIOS Part Number MS-V31412-F3
BIOS Date 2015/05/19
Memory Size 4096 MB
Memory Type GDDR5
Core Clock in MHz 980 MHz
Memory Clock in MHz 1425 MHz
Total Memory Bandwidth in GByte/s 182.4 GByte/s
I had some .png screen shots I was going to attach from Afterburner & GPU-Z, but I can't figure out how to do that here...says I can't for some reason. Anyway, I'll be more than happy to email them to you, if you believe they'd help!
Thanks much for your interest & response, HH...I like these little mysteries, actually--especially clearing them up...
Also, when the AB voltage control is set for +100, as caught in your screen shot, is that 100mV--or a percentage? edit: never mind--has to be +100mV, of course...
Edit: I forgot to mention that although I am using the Crimson drivers, I am running them through the 15.11.1b CatalystCC--which is far more functional than the Crimson interface. (Why AMD decided to number the Crimson package with the exact number of the previous CCC beta, I have no idea--but I don't understand much about why they did practically anything they did with Crimson.) Afterburner picks them up as the standard Crimsons--as it should.
Hey man.
I'm not going to use the voltage control on my card, but, since we have the same card I went ahead and tried enabling voltage control on MSI Afterburner and it does work (standard MSI). My card BIOS (stock) is more recent tho.
I think you might be, but are you clearing the MSI Afterburner settings between installs?