MSI Afterburner – How to Download, Install & Use It?

You need to download the MSI Afterburner software first before installing it. For that-

• Turn on your computer and launch the web browser first. 
• Next, type MSI Afterburner on the web browser and press the enter key to search.
• After that, you have to click on the first result, which is MSI’s official website to download the MSI Afterburner program. So clicking on the link will open the official page with the download link. 
• To download, click on the Download Afterburner button, or you can also click here to download as well.
• Then select the file location where you want to download the file and start downloading.

You have already downloaded the MSI Afterburner program. So now it is time to install that on your program to take advantage of it. To install successfully-

• Open the folder where you have downloaded the installer file. It will be a zip file, so you will have to Extract it before preceding forwarded.
• To Extract a zip file, you will need another program named WinRAR. If your computer doesn’t have installed already, you have to install it first. It is free, so click here to download the WinRAR software on your computer and install it.
• After that, right-click on the downloaded MSI Afterburner installed zip file and select the Extract option. It will take some time to extract depending upon the speed of your computer.
• Next, you will see the MSI Afterburner setup file and double-click on that. Select the language first and follow the instructions to install the MSI Afterburner software.

Before quitting the process, make sure that the RiverTurner Statistics Server is also selected to install. After following all the procedures, the MSI Afterburner software will get installed on your computer.

You have successfully installed the MSI Afterburner software properly. So now it is time to set up the program on your computer. To set up correctly, follow the below steps-

• Click on the Windows Start button and double-click on the MSI Afterburner application to open it.
• Now it will open the application, and the first thing to do is click on the Settings icon.
• Inside the Settings menu, you will see many options under the General tab. You can checkmark the Unlock voltage control and the Unlock voltage monitoring option there. 
• Next, click on the Monitoring tab on the top. Here you can change the tray color, font, etc. After that, go to the User Interface tab.
• Now you will be able to change the temperature and time format and the user interface skinning properties. There are many skins already available, so choose what you like most. Besides, it also has options to adjust transparency and scaling.
• To save all the settings, click on the OK button, and it will ask you to reboot your computer. So click on the Yes button, and your computer will reboot automatically.

You have properly set up the MSI Afterburner applications and all the settings. But before diving into overclocking and other exciting things, you have to follow the below steps-. 

• After setting up the settings, you have rebooted the computer. Now launch the MSI Afterburner application from the Windows Start menu. Once the application is opened, you will see the ‘K’ letter somewhere in the application.
• Now notice on that button whether it is highlighted and clickable or not. If not, that means you have to install it. [The K letter button stands for Kombustor. It is an MSI-exclusive burn-in benchmarking tool based on the FurMark software. This program is used to measure the limits of the graphics card. It tests the stability and thermal performance as well. So before going forward, it is recommended to know the limits of your graphics card to prevent damage.]
• To download the Kombustor app, open the browser and type MSI Kombustor app and follow the official link or you can click here to go to the direct download link.
• After going to the official link, click on the big red Download button and choose the file location where you want to save it. Once the download process is completed, install the Kombustor app.
• The ‘K’ button on the MSI Afterburner app should be highlighted and clickable. So click on the button and start the Stress test. This stress test will give a clear result about your graphics card, and also, you will be able to monitor GPU Load and Temp on the Kombustor app, which will provide a more precise idea about the Graphics Card’s performance.
• Once the test is completed, you should record the performance scores before closing the program to see them later without rerunning the Stress test.

Now you have a clear idea about your computer’s graphics card limit. The data you have got from the Kombustor app will help you determine the limit of overclocking of the graphics card. Don’t go above the limit as it might damage the GPU. Also, you should look in different forums to know more about the graphics card.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Final Thoughts

MSI Afterburner is a great software to get the maximum performance out of your graphics card. It allows you to overclock the GPU so that you can get more smooth performance and frame rates while playing games and doing other tasks. However, you can also use this program to control voltage and underclocking the GPU. This way, you will be able to increase your laptop’s battery life by slightly decreasing the graphics performance. 

Although, you should know what you are doing before diving into this. If you are not serious, you might damage your GPU. That is why in this article, we have given all the steps and procedures on how to use the MSI Afterburner software properly. We hope you have liked our article and it has helped you understand. Still, you can comment below if you have more doubts, and we will get back as soon as possible.