MSI Afterburner 2.2.0 Beta 3 (2011-05-08)

msi-afterburner · **MSI Afterburner 2.2.0 Beta 3 (2011-05-08) -** 05-08-2011, 15:01 | posts: 402

MSI Afterburner 2.2.0 Beta 3 is ready, this version took a bit longer because many new products are included, such as HD 6790/6770/6750. And of course, the new chip from NVIDIA this month.

Changes list includes:

- Added core voltage control for alternate revision of reference design NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 series graphics cards
- Added new compatibility option to "General" tab, allowing you to select GPU
type on some graphics card models using different GPU types (e.g. low-leakage and high-leakage Cayman GPUs on RADEON 6950 series graphics cards). The option affects default reference GPU voltage and 3D voltage control path
- Added memory and VRM temperature monitoring for custom design MSI N580GTX Lightning series graphics cards with NCT7718W thermal sensors
- Added memory and VRM temperature monitoring for custom design MSI R6970 Lightning series graphics cards with NCT7718W thermal sensors
- Updated MSI On-Screen Display server:
- Fixed resource leak in desktop video capture path, causing it to start capturing plain black frames instead of desktop after a few minutes of desktop video capture
- Fixed issue causing frames in video stream to be periodically duplicated during desktop video capture causing video stream to be longer than it is supposed tobe. This could cause audio/video de-synchronization after a few minutes of desktop video capture
- Improved OpenGL On-Screen Display coordinates calculation for framebuffer
coordinate space mode
- Added custom raster 3D fonts support to On-Screen Display in addition to the previously available vector 2D / 3D fonts. On-Screen Display 3D mode rendering mode switch has been replaced with new vector 2D / vector 3D / raster 3D rendering modes switch
- Now On-Screen Display coordinates are specified in pixels instead of zoomed units
- Now it is possible to use drag-and-drop in On-Screen Display preview window to adjust On-Screen Display position
- Now On-Screen Display supports tabulation symbols for better appearance in conjunction with variable width custom fonts
- Updated Korean localization
- Added Simplified Chinese localization
- Added Indonesian localization

The download link of MSI Afterburner 2.2.0 Beta 3:
http://downloads.guru3d.com/-MSI-Aft...load-2718.html

davido6 · *Last edited by davido6; 05-08-2011 at 15:37.*

sweet getting it now thanks for this

fixed it had to uninstall then reboot then install

Dracozirion · 05-08-2011, 16:08 | posts: 14

What's the difference between high leakage & low leakage? Can't get the context menu to show up.

cowie · 05-08-2011, 16:13 | posts: 10,949 | Location: new jersey

rushes to put my fan/heatsink back on my 580 lightning.
wow i'v been holding out asking again lol happy joy joy!!!

thanks

msi-afterburner · 05-08-2011, 16:57 | posts: 402

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dracozirion

What's the difference between high leakage & low leakage? Can't get the context menu to show up.

reference card doesn't have such problem...

Conrad.TDI · 05-08-2011, 18:35 | posts: 23

Thank you for the continuing development and advancement of this great utility!

erm · *Last edited by erm; 05-08-2011 at 21:54.*

Thanks guys ! ;D

Unwinder I've sent you the update for the Italian localization...

civato · 05-08-2011, 19:51 | posts: 919 | Location: Look behind you , BOE!!!

Hi Alexey ,

Update for the DUTCH localization , download here : http://www65.zippyshare.com/v/81715130/file.html

+ found a typo in the english : Program Files \MSI Afterburner \ Help \ Properties \ General \ = in the file "GPU_TYPE"

Hints:
- Graphics processor type selection affects curretnly selected master GPU only, please re-open this window after changing master GPU selection to select new GPU type for it.

cheers m8.

TFL Replica · 05-08-2011, 21:39 | posts: 357

This is probably a silly question but how do raster 3D fonts compare to vector fonts in terms of performance?

Unwinder · *Last edited by Unwinder; 05-08-2011 at 21:54.*

Quote:

Originally Posted by TFL Replica

This is probably a silly question but how do raster 3D fonts compare to vector fonts in terms of performance?

Absolutely not a silly, quite opposite - really interesting one. Raster fonts are faster (and under some conditions significally faster) than vector ones. When vector fonts are in use each character is rendered as a set of triangles (average 8-16 triangles per symbol), when raster fonts are in use each character is always a textured quad consisting of just 2 triangles. Also, raster fonts use vertex buffers and textures located in onboard videomemory, which speeds up rendering as well. However, managing those additional textures and vertex buffers addds more chances to be incompatible with some 3d engines so vector fonts are recommended for solving compstibility issues.

P.s. Osd shadow rendering is also 100% free in terms of additional performance hit when raster fonts are in use.

deathvirus · 05-08-2011, 22:39 | posts: 4,499 | Location: Kolkata, India

Hey Unwinder, can you give some details about these 3 diff. modes in terms of performance and compatibility .. atleast how you expect them to work out ..

NiscoRacing

For the MSI Afterburner updates i get this error in sidebar, for GPU monitor tool.

Only version 2.0.0 works good. Is there any fix for this ?

BetA · 05-08-2011, 22:49 | posts: 3,397 | Location: somewhere behind the Milky Way

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unwinder

Absolutely not a silly, quite opposite - really interesting one. Raster fonts are faster (and under some conditions significally faster) than vector ones. When vector fonts are in use each character is rendered as a set of triangles (average 8-16 triangles per symbol), when raster fonts are in use each character is always a textured quad consisting of just 2 triangles. Also, raster fonts use vertex buffers and textures located in onboard videomemory, which speeds up rendering as well. However, managing those additional textures and vertex buffers addds more chances to be incompatible with some 3d engines so vector fonts are recommended for solving compstibility issues.

P.s. Osd shadow rendering is also 100% free in terms of additional performance hit when raster fonts are in use.

wow.

thx unwinder for this very very usefull post..
this is actually a nice new option..

thanks for all ur effort in this app..

greetz Beta

stangowner · 05-09-2011, 00:44 | posts: 563 | Location: MA

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiscoRacing

For the MSI Afterburner updates i get this error in sidebar, for GPU monitor tool.

Only version 2.0.0 works good. Is there any fix for this ?

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread....7912&page=3#70

NRG_XL · 05-09-2011, 00:46 | posts: 12 | Location: Red light district ;)

Which option do i choose for the gpu processor type (high or low leakage) in the new drop down menu? I have a R6950 twin frozr II.

Thanx

NiscoRacing · 05-09-2011, 01:56 | posts: 10 | Location: Amsterdam

Quote:

Originally Posted by stangowner

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread....7912&page=3#70

Thx it worked

Dublin_Gunner · 05-09-2011, 09:11 | posts: 4,619 | Location: Dublin, Ireland

Quote:

- Added core voltage control for alternate revision of reference design NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 series graphics cards

Is there a list of which cards this supports?

msi-afterburner · 05-09-2011, 10:15 | posts: 402

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dublin_Gunner

Is there a list of which cards this supports?

The GPU is shipped randomly, so we have no idea which card or model will use different GPU type.

Dublin_Gunner · 05-09-2011, 10:19 | posts: 4,619 | Location: Dublin, Ireland

Quote:

Originally Posted by msi-afterburner

The GPU is shipped randomly, so we have no idea which card or model will use different GPU type.

Is there a way of identifying it? (revision codes / BIOS etc)

Unwinder · 05-09-2011, 15:14 | posts: 10,363 | Location: Taganrog, Russia

Quote:

Originally Posted by civato

Hi Alexey ,

Update for the DUTCH localization , download here : http://www65.zippyshare.com/v/81715130/file.html

+ found a typo in the english : Program Files \MSI Afterburner \ Help \ Properties \ General \ = in the file "GPU_TYPE"

Hints:
- Graphics processor type selection affects curretnly selected master GPU only, please re-open this window after changing master GPU selection to select new GPU type for it.

cheers m8.

Thanks, Tom. Typo fixed and updated Dutch localization included in the distributive.

BetA · *Last edited by BetA; 05-10-2011 at 17:30.*

Raster 3d overlay not working in hydrophobia provecy..
at first it works then i only see 3 numbers and they stuck...sry, cant make a screen right now ..but i get my camera...ill be back in a sec..

nevermind..works now..lol..dunno what happened..

sry..greetz Beta

Dublin_Gunner · 05-10-2011, 20:44 | posts: 4,619 | Location: Dublin, Ireland

Wow.

It appears I can now change the voltage on my Asus GTX 570 DirectCU II!!!!

Excellent work UNwinder, as per usual!

Unwinder · 05-11-2011, 07:16 | posts: 10,363 | Location: Taganrog, Russia

A few more tips and tricks related to new raster fonts rendering mode in OSD server:

- In raster fonts mode the server is creating a texture with font on startup using TrueType fonts installed in your system. By default the server is using regular Tahoma font face, however you can edit the profile (.\Bundle\OSDServer\ProfileTemplates\Global) and change font parameters there in the following section:

[Font]
TextureSize = 1024
Height = -10
Weight = 400
Face = Tahoma
Load =
Save =

- Instead of creating font texture on startup the server can also optionally load pre-rendered font texture from 24-bit grayscale bitmap file and special map file defining rectangles for each character in ASCII encoding (4 32-bit values defining left, top, right and bottom coordinates of each of 256 characters in texture). Both .bmp and .map files should be stored in .\Bundle\OSDServer\Fonts subfolder, pre-rendered Bauhaus 93 font is provided as an example of using this feature.
This way you can create absolutely custom looking fonts, to use this mode just specify desired font name in <Load> field, for example:

Load = Bauhaus 93

Please take a note that OSD zooming is not supported for pre-rendered textures. There is also a <Save> field allowing you to save autogenerated texture with TrueType font to \Bundle\OSDServer\Fonts.
So now third party sking designers can also customize OSD appearance. If you create some good looking fonts for OSD - post them in the forum.

dsbig · 05-11-2011, 08:29 | posts: 1,739 | Location: in a house

I like using after burner, it seems it controls the fan better then the drivers do. with the drivers and using furmark I had 85c and then I started after burner and it kicked the fan higher and temp droped to 73c.

Dublin_Gunner · 05-11-2011, 08:43 | posts: 4,619 | Location: Dublin, Ireland

Excellent stuff again Unwinder - might have a fiddle with the raster fonts this evening.

I'm highly impressed with where Afterburner has gone - I've used Rivatuner since the first versions many moons ago, and have always loved it.

And now that you've made voltage control work with my DirectCU II card, I have no need for the likes of Asus Smartdoctor.

Thanks again, and keep up the good work. I hope MSI are reimbursing you well for al your hard work - you've earned it for the years of dedication and support you've given to your software.