One-time use of MSI Afterburner 2.3.1

LucidLCD · Sep 20, 2013

Hi everyone,
I wanted to know if a one-time use of MSI AB for video capturing gameplay (about 10 minutes) might permanently affect the operational definitions of Graphics Card\CPU\Fan speed etc? I mean, using only the video capture part of the program, not changing any other settings nor saving a profile? Will rebooting the computer and ensuring MSI AB doesn't load automatically on startupthe make hardware definitions and operations return back to normal? I'm new to this topic and will appreciate your advise!

ingtar33 · Sep 20, 2013

yeah. MSI's afterburner only applys its changes on startup in windows. it's not a permanent change. furthermore if it crashes your system, it won't apply the changes on startup, when you load into windows, allowing you to fix the settings problems.

JackNaylorPE · Sep 20, 2013

Yes....unless you check apply at startup, you will boot to normal settings

MSI Afterburner is up to Version 3.0 BTW

http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/msi_afterburner_beta_download.html

LucidLCD · Sep 20, 2013

Thanks for replying, Jack and ingtar! My friend wanted to record some of his gameplay on NFS:Hot Pursuit and asked me to set up this program on his computer, running with ATI Radeon HD 6900 series graphics card. Following MSI AB's initial installation, we went ahead and recorded short segments of gameplay at 85% quality and 30 fps as set through AB. After rebooting the machine, we noticed a somewhat slower-than-usual startup, no MSI AB icon on systray. Just wanted to make sure there are no repercussions to this as it was only meant as a one-time endeavor. Can such operation cause damage to the hardware involved? I read somewhere that overclocking can affect components and I'd like to avoid long-term damage due to this one time gig.

P.S. Thanks for all your help, I appreciate it!

ingtar33 · Sep 20, 2013

yeah... whenever you overclock you can damage stuff. generally its hard to damage gpus through overclocking, but it can happen.

as to the slower startup, lots of things can cause that. try running ccleaner and sweep your system registry.

LucidLCD · Sep 20, 2013

ingtar33 :

My friend's computer is a relatively new machine and not overly-crowded by software, but will mention CC cleaner just in case. It's running MSI Radeon Twin Frozr II and I was wondering what signs should I be looking for that might indicate GPU damage caused by the Overclocking procedure? Haven't noticed any flickering, lines etc on the screen after running MSI AB.

ingtar33 · Sep 20, 2013

you listed most of the problems... flickering, tearing, graphic artifacts. those are the main ones.

JackNaylorPE · Sep 20, 2013

You have to almost try to damage something these days to actually accomplish it. Both CPUs and GPUs auto throttle to protect themselves. Pushing voltage above recommended limits long term (read years) can deteriorate components ....but we're talking really pushing it .... way way above what you're doing. I been running twin 560 Ti's at 25-30%* OC since almost the day they came out and the CPU at 2600 CPU in same box at 4.6 - 4.8 GHz*

* multiple profiles

LucidLCD · Sep 21, 2013

ingtar33 :

JackNaylorPE :

Update: It seems like things are back to normal on my friend's system. No visible anomalies. I would like to thank you both, Jack and ingtar, for answering my question and providing much needed explanations! I hope other users who are baffled by MSI AB and Overclocking will find this thread as helpful as I have

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