Software display parameters and monitor PC hardware when playing games

Therefore, there are many applications launched to serve this need for gamers, one of which is MSI Afterburner.

What can MSI Afterburner do?

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1.  MSI Afterburner helps Display FPS to see the number of frames displayed per second. The higher the FPS, the better your video card is and the smoother the game is, with less lag.
2. Screen recording while playing games.
3. Support graphics card overclocking, you can customize graphics card easily. This is one of the most popular overclocking software available today.
4. Displays parameters related to hardware. For example: CPU, RAM, GPU, temperature of the computer….

Instructions for downloading and installing

Step 1 : Visit MSI Afterburner website and download the latest version.

Download MSI Afterburner here .

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Step 2 : Next, you need  to extract and install.  Select  Extract File  to quickly extract in the folder containing the file.

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Step 3 : Next, select  Next  and select  Install  to  install part 1  of the application.

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Step 4:  After the installation is complete, you will see the language selection box pop up and select  Ok , then continue to select  Next  to finish installing the end of the application.

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Step 5:  After the  installation is complete  you choose according to the photo and choose  Fishish  .

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Step 6 : After installation is complete, start the MSI Afterburner application  .  Here you can adjust parameters such as  fan speed, CPU performance , and more.

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Step 7 : Click on  Setting  (Figure gear) to proceed with setting the  system parameters displayed  when playing the game.

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Step 8 : Select the Monitoring tab   in  Setting  to select the  parameters displayed on the screen .

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Step 9 : Here there are parameters such as:

1. GPU temperature: GPU temperature  .
2. GPU Usage:  How much GPU power does the system consume.
3. BUS Usage:  Bandwidth of RAM
4. Memory Usage:  How much RAM to use
5. Core Clock:  How much is the CPU running.
6. Frame Per Second:  Fps in the game or also known as the number of frames in the game.

Select the parameters you want to display on the screen when playing the game. Then click on the box " Show in On-Screen Display ", then in the Properties section   will appear printed  OSD,  that means you have chosen to display successfully.

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Step 10 : After finishing the display, Click  Apply  to save the settings. And select  OK  to exit and you enter the game.

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Step 11 : Start the game and enjoy the results, the parameters will be displayed in the upper left corner of your screen.

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Above is a basic guide on using MSI Afterburner software to manage hardware parameters, as well as how to check FPS for you guys, thank you for reading the article. 

Samuel Daniel

Update 28 November 2020