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    How To: In Game CPU, Memory, Motherboard Monitoring Overlay

    As most know you can use MSI Afterburner to monitor your GPU in game.

    But it does not monitor your CPU and Motherboard, i find such a thing useful as i'm sure others would, so here is how you do it.

    First are instructions on how to get MSI Afterburner OSD up and running, you will need that that for this to work.

    Download and install MSI Afterburner

    Once installed click on the Settings button on the bottom right on the main window, on the General tab check the box for Start with Windows and Start Minimized.



    Next click on the Monitoring Tab, To turn on all the in game monitoring you want click in the tick on the left hand side, then check box the (show in On-Screen Display) for each monitoring feature. Click ok.



    That will start the Monitoring software which you will find in the system tray.

    Next download HWinfo, Depending on what OS your running you need either HWinfo 32Bit or HWinfo 64Bit Install it and when prompted check box (Sensors only) and click on run.

    Then right click on HWinfo in system tray and select configure.

    Copy settings pictured.







    Click ok.

    Next double click on the HWinfo icon in the system tray. (you must have MSI Afterburner and the MSI on screen display server running at all times for this)

    You can use this to turn on or off things that you want to monitor by enabling or disabling highlighted sensors



    I have turned off what i'm not using just to save resources, other then that its not necessary to turn anything in here off.

    Once your done click on the configure button.

    Use that window to select what sensors you want to show up in your game overlay.



    Where in says (RIVA Tuner OSD) in the left drop down box use that to select which line to show the particular OSD reading, from 1, 2, 3.... if you select the same line for MotherBoard and CPU one of those will not show, if you select 3 different CPU readings they will all show but it will only label the first one.

    Once you have done all that click close on the sensor display window, and on the sensor status window click on minimize all.

    Next double click on the MSI On Screen Display Server icon in the system tray.

    Click the big silver + and navigate to C/ Program files/ Hwinfo/ and double click on the HWINFO Aplication.





    Then in Windows Explorer navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner\Bundle\OSDServer\Profiles

    Open HWiNFO64.EXE in Notepad. The strings i highlighted are usually set for =0, replace each one with =1 and close Notepad.
    It will ask you if you want to save, click yes. it probably will not let you overwrite that file, you need to save to Desktop, delete the file in the folder and drag - drop the file you just saved into that folder.



    Minimize the Riva tuner window and that's it, your done. What you should now see in game is something like pictured here, depending on what sensors you selected.



    What i have set there is;

    GPU monitoring first 3 lines:
    GPU Temp, Usage, Clock
    vRAM Speed
    FPS

    CPU and motherboard monitoring on the next 3 lines;
    RAM usage
    CPU Usage, CPU Temperature, CPU vCore
    NB Temperature, Intake chassis fan speed.

    You can change what you want to monitor in game simply by changing that in the sensor display config window.


    Have fun, any qestions please ask.
    Last edited by Frakk; 09-19-12 at 03:45 AM.
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    careful though some games that use punkbuster will freak with anykind of game overlay besides steam or xfire, they dont even like the teamspeak overlay
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    +1 on that disclaimer above. Great directions for those that may want to do this. Nice job Frakk!

    Personally, I hate running OSD stuff. I could care less to see whats going on after I test it and its known good (to which I still dont use OSD's)! It may lop off a FPS or two as well depending...
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    sorry i was in the middle of some paperwork when i typed that forgot to say that seems pretty handy im gonna use that on my htpc while im getting the cooling figured out on her
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    p67-ud4 ------------------------------ h8dmi-2 --------------------------- gigabyte h61-----------foxconn h61
    8gb gskill ripjaws 2x4 1600 ------4x4gb samsung ddr2 ECC ------1x2gb ddr3 1600-------2x4gb ddr3 1600 ripjaws
    xfx r9-280x black ----------------- onboard ---------------------------------HD 5450-------------GTX 750TI SC
    corsair hx850-------------------------antec vp-450------------------275w came with case------ corsair 430M
    custom loop --------------------------socket f 2u passive --------------stock intel cooler-------lenovo 1155 hs w 4500rpm pwm delta
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    this is awesome! i have been wondering if this was possible for awhile now, definitely going to try this when i get home from work.

    Thanks, Great Post!
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