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No matter how many times I try I cannot get used to EVGA precision. MSI Afterburner just seems so natural to me. Am I the only one that feels this way?
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/03/17 01:14:25
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Last 2-3 weeks I use EVGA Precision X. I always liked more EVGA Precision but they always cause some little problems.
For now everything is fine. Riva Tunner Server start to make me problem and didn't work and than I Install Precision X.
I was never familiar with AB and I was always hoped Precision will become stable, bug free, reliable.
Only AB worked good with all graphic cards, custom and reference without problems.
Now I have keyboard without screen and AB no any more advantage as better keyboard applet with more settings visible.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/03/17 05:34:00
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Precision X just does not work as well as MSI Afterburner. Most everyone I have asked prefer and recommend MSI afterburner, in fact I have seen EVGA reps recommend that over precision X.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/03/17 05:42:11
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Remember, MSI afterburner has been created and modified by one specific person for many years, and the initial revision had issues.
EVGA is relatively new compared to Unwinder, and they are trying to make bigger changes and add new features to the interface for precision.
Hopefully evga will be able to get a handle on Precision and iron out the kinks. They really need to get someone that knows programming very well, as well as hardware.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/03/17 10:11:14
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Well I am glad I do not have any real issues with the rigs I have that I run EVGA Precision X on. One thing I really like is that I can remove the current drivers and install newer drivers and my EVGA Precision X Works with the same Settings. Software Engineers (Programmers) and Hardware Engineers never seem to get along and finding one that can do both is not an easy task. I have tried msi afterburner but not with much luck. I found it to be more complex to use then using EVGA Precision X
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/03/17 11:52:58
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Afterburner is less complex & more stable than precision x. I use afterburner myself.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/04/05 07:39:20
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In the early revisions both EVGA Precision and MSI afterburner were nearly identical in how they functioned and both reported to RTSS.
Now EVGA X is completely rebuilt from the ground up with no support with RTSS. When a MSI AB vs EVGA X comparison is made note of then i beg to ask why I find it difficult to find more EVGA 4.2.1 vs EVGA 5.2(or later) posts or reviews.
The older versions last update was released back in July 2013 and this might deter some from installing a utility which can alter voltage and clocks in an expensive piece of hardware. Is anyone using evga precision 4.2.1 today?
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/04/05 08:38:13
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I still have 4.2.1. I have tried MSi afterburner, and wish it had the ability to change which gpu is selected without having to go into the settings. So far, that is my only gripe with afterburner.
I still use voltage for my classies through the classy voltage tool. I don't use the voltage control from precision or afterburner, as it has beverage actually adjusted my voltage on my cards, unless I used the new president is in overboost feature.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/04/05 10:10:47
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I still have 4.2.1. I have tried MSi afterburner, and wish it had the ability to change which gpu is selected without having to go into the settings. So far, that is my only gripe with afterburner.
I still use voltage for my classies through the classy voltage tool. I don't use the voltage control from precision or afterburner, as it has beverage actually adjusted my voltage on my cards, unless I used the new president is in overboost feature.
If you use this skin like I am using here you can change which video board you want to monitor by using the tab I have expanded. I can switch to whatever video board I want to see that active monitoring on in my graphs. 
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/04/05 10:20:47
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Ok, I don't know how to change that because I haven't used afterburner enough. Thanks for that and I will give it a try.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/04/05 10:32:58
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Scarlet-Tech
Ok, I don't know how to change that because I haven't used afterburner enough. Thanks for that and I will give it a try.
There are also blue versions if you don't like the red. That skin just happened to match my motherboard and video board shroud color scheme. You can 'stack' your monitoring graphs too now. Notice all of my CPU cores have different colors and are 'stacked' into the same panel. Each video board property is also stacked into the same graph panel so I can compare results easily.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/04/05 19:47:46
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At least the old EVGA software worked well with Logitech’s LED screen. (Under X the font is huge and unusable also now that I’ve played with the MSI software I’ve found it does not display as much data.)
I was using EVGA X for a bit because I had an EVGA card and I didn’t know about the MSI software. The MSI afterburner is sooooooo much better for me.
The EVGA card itself is great! I’ll be getting an EVGA FTW model whenever I buy another card.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/04/08 13:58:30
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The only issue that Precision X has is that it cannot read the FPS reading quite well. It always show for me 2FPS, and then will jump to 70 ranges.
Other than that, it works like a charm.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/05/20 08:33:39
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I really wanted to like PX but every time i gave it a chance it caused unnecessary issues?
Being the EVGA fan boy that i am( i have only owned EVGA cards and PSU's) i was bummed that they never got PX to be real reliable like AB is?
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/05/20 21:58:37
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I really wanted to like PX but every time i gave it a chance it caused unnecessary issues?
Being the EVGA fan boy that i am( i have only owned EVGA cards and PSU's) i was bummed that they never got PX to be real reliable like AB is?
Precision used to be reliable up through version 4.2.1. Up through Precision version 4.2.1, Afterburner and Precision were made by the same guy.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/05/21 11:27:02
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Hoping Afterburner gets some dx12 support soon or I may be forced to switch over.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/05/22 03:21:12
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Last I checked MSI Afterburner support both Nvidia and AMD cards but PrecisionX doesn't which kinda a let down.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/05/22 06:17:08
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^ Well, the truth remains that EVGA is a 100% Nvidia company, and is "probably" the most loyal partner that Nvidia has. They do not have any AMD product to sell, so there is no reason for them to make software to support AMD. Second, even if they did, yes they would be showing their support for AMD, but for what and why? There would be no profit involved in it (Precision X is free. All you have to do is be registered with EVGA), and they would be taking time away from their techs and engineers to focus on customers who have purchased EVGA products already (motherboards, GPUs, PSUs, etc). So, there is no points for them to support a software that would support Nvidia's competition. It would be like Walmart providing Meijer's coupons to you to be able to use at Meijer's (a total let down right?). It is not a let down, to me, at all that Precision X only supports Nvdia. And that's good. EVGA is true to their name, and want to make sure their cards work right and they work correctly 100% with Precision X, which is why EVGA techs are actually more active than any other company on those other forums; they're more active than Nvidia is. MSI on the other hand has a partnership with both AMD and Nvidia. So, it would be really weird if they only supported AMD or Nvidia on Afterburner, and not both. So, because they have a partnership with both AMD and Nvidia, and sell both, they are obligated to support AMD and Nvidia on Afterburner.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/05/22 07:17:45
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EVGA is a friendly use software and when you want to configure the OSD options it is less complex then afterburner. With afterburner I had to group the osd options to have a good reading of the graphics values. With EVGA, OSD is easy to read and you know what is going on with the graphic card. All options are well identified and is DX12 compatible not afterburner. Reviewers use precision X for their overclocking and it seem reliable. We have to let the dev do their work and encourage them by gave them our feedback. The positive point is EVGA is more receptive then Unwinder for the feedback receive about their software. Precision is relatively new we have to gave them a chance to fix it. For now the software work without issues for me. 
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/05/23 19:22:48
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/05/24 12:58:18
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I really wanted to like PX but every time i gave it a chance it caused unnecessary issues?
Being the EVGA fan boy that i am( i have only owned EVGA cards and PSU's) i was bummed that they never got PX to be real reliable like AB is?
Precision used to be reliable up through version 4.2.1. Up through Precision version 4.2.1, Afterburner and Precision were made by the same guy.
The developer of EVGA Precision at the time was Unwinder. Unwinder came to these forums as a courtesy to offer assistance to those having problems using Precision. Instead of asking intelligent questions they hammered the man with senseless childish tantrum like insults and personal attacks. I don't know what led up to the parting of ways between EVGA and Unwinder but the members here squandered a great opportunity to learn something from one of the premier overclocking utility experts in the world. If the users of Precision had just bothered to read the manual and release notes their questions would have been answered already. A similar attack or tantrum on Unwinder at Guru3D forums will earn you a lifetime ban. At the same time I have seen someone ask a prefessional question in a courteous manner and Unwinder gave a detailed informative response filled with so much technical information that it still boggles my mind just thinking about it. I have preferred MSI Afterburner since I first tried it and now it has many expanded features like stacking the graphs and a bunch of different skins to choose from. You can even use it to record Screenshots or Streaming Video with Audio.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/05/24 18:13:41
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Be ready for the new precision X OC for the GTX1080. Nvidia rep said they get implicated in EVGA precision X OC. That sound great. 
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/05/24 22:56:17
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Scarlet-Tech
Remember, MSI afterburner has been created and modified by one specific person for many years, and the initial revision had issues.
EVGA is relatively new compared to Unwinder, and they are trying to make bigger changes and add new features to the interface for precision.
Hopefully evga will be able to get a handle on Precision and iron out the kinks. They really need to get someone that knows programming very well, as well as hardware.
it's laughable how 1 guy can do what a big company supported by Nvidia can't do
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/05/25 05:06:58
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Remember, MSI afterburner has been created and modified by one specific person for many years, and the initial revision had issues.
EVGA is relatively new compared to Unwinder, and they are trying to make bigger changes and add new features to the interface for precision.
Hopefully evga will be able to get a handle on Precision and iron out the kinks. They really need to get someone that knows programming very well, as well as hardware.
it's laughable how 1 guy can do what a big company supported by Nvidia can't do
Precision X works flawlessly for me....so, apparently they "can". (despite Far Cry 4, but once I updated it, it worked.)
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/05/25 06:15:58
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evh19781984
I really wanted to like PX but every time i gave it a chance it caused unnecessary issues?
Being the EVGA fan boy that i am( i have only owned EVGA cards and PSU's) i was bummed that they never got PX to be real reliable like AB is?
Precision used to be reliable up through version 4.2.1. Up through Precision version 4.2.1, Afterburner and Precision were made by the same guy.
The developer of EVGA Precision at the time was Unwinder. Unwinder came to these forums as a courtesy to offer assistance to those having problems using Precision. Instead of asking intelligent questions they hammered the man with senseless childish tantrum like insults and personal attacks. I don't know what led up to the parting of ways between EVGA and Unwinder but the members here squandered a great opportunity to learn something from one of the premier overclocking utility experts in the world. If the users of Precision had just bothered to read the manual and release notes their questions would have been answered already. A similar attack or tantrum on Unwinder at Guru3D forums will earn you a lifetime ban. At the same time I have seen someone ask a prefessional question in a courteous manner and Unwinder gave a detailed informative response filled with so much technical information that it still boggles my mind just thinking about it. I have preferred MSI Afterburner since I first tried it and now it has many expanded features like stacking the graphs and a bunch of different skins to choose from. You can even use it to record Screenshots or Streaming Video with Audio.
Back in the day, when Unwinder just had Riva Tuner, he sent me an email with details on how to specifically set it up for fan control, etc. The software was complex, but he made sure that I set it up properly. He was courteous and generous with his replies. I also prefer Afterburner...for it's "simplicity" and features.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/06/01 20:12:31
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it's laughable how 1 guy can do what a big company supported by Nvidia can't do
I'M NOT LAUGHING. Infact, i'm building a new pc and going msi.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/06/04 10:34:04
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Remember, MSI afterburner has been created and modified by one specific person for many years, and the initial revision had issues.
EVGA is relatively new compared to Unwinder, and they are trying to make bigger changes and add new features to the interface for precision.
Hopefully evga will be able to get a handle on Precision and iron out the kinks. They really need to get someone that knows programming very well, as well as hardware.
it's laughable how 1 guy can do what a big company supported by Nvidia can't do
Agreed.
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/06/05 13:55:40
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?CAN'T? can't be that they can't
has to be !WON'T!
after all what does it take for a company to get someone capable of working ut the kinks and making improvements?
just come off the money to hire/contract such a person.
and in all this amount of time, they haven't.
so what can that mean, besides neglect?
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/06/05 14:17:55
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I have been using both MSI Afterburner and Precision X for years, honestly I think they both do the job just fine
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Re: MSI Afterburner vs EVGA precision
2016/06/09 07:42:56
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Precision X OC is completely broken there are way to many issues. I love precision X been using it for years, but I had to switch to afterburner because of all the bugs in
Precision X OC.
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