MSI Center User Manual
MSI Center User Manual
User Guide
(For MSI’s Motherboards & Desktops)
Contents
About MSI CENTER................................................................................................. 4
Get Started.............................................................................................................. 5
System Requirements............................................................................................. 5
Supported Hardware............................................................................................... 5
Installing MSI Center............................................................................................... 5
Launching MSI Center............................................................................................. 7
How to completely remove MSI Center.................................................................. 7
MSI CENTER Basics................................................................................................ 8
Feature Sets........................................................................................................... 9
Gaming Mode........................................................................................................ 10
Gaming Mode Option............................................................................................. 10
How to Add Games into Gaming Mode.................................................................. 11
How to Remove Games from Gaming Mode......................................................... 12
How to Enable Gaming Mode................................................................................ 13
Creator Mode........................................................................................................ 14
How to Enable Creator Mode................................................................................ 15
User Scenario....................................................................................................... 16
Selecting User Scenario........................................................................................ 16
Canceling User Scenario....................................................................................... 17
Setting User Options............................................................................................. 18
How to Adjust the CPU Frequency........................................................................ 18
How to Adjust the Motherboard Voltage............................................................... 19
How to Use Game Boost........................................................................................ 20
How to Adjust the GPU and GPU Memory Frequency........................................... 22
How to Adjust the DRAM Timing........................................................................... 23
How to Adjust the DRAM Voltage.......................................................................... 24
Adjusting the Fan Speed........................................................................................ 25
How to Enable MSI Fast Boot................................................................................ 27
Monitor.................................................................................................................. 28
FROZR AI Cooling (optional)................................................................................. 29
How to enable FROZR AI Cooling.......................................................................... 29
Setting Manual Mode for FROZR AI Cooling......................................................... 30
Game Highlights................................................................................................... 31
How to Share Game Highlights to Social Media .................................................. 32
How to Remove Game Highlights.......................................................................... 33
Installing MSI Companion..................................................................................... 34
2 Contents
Setting MSI Companion......................................................................................... 36
How to Discover MSI Companion.......................................................................... 39
Setting Game Highlights....................................................................................... 40
True Color............................................................................................................. 42
True Color Preset Options..................................................................................... 42
How to customize screen color............................................................................. 43
LAN Manager........................................................................................................ 44
Network Control Menu.......................................................................................... 44
Setting Network Speed.......................................................................................... 45
Customizing Application Priorities........................................................................ 46
Mystic Light........................................................................................................... 47
Voice Command .................................................................................................... 50
DYNAMIC DASHBOARD Control Panel (optional)................................................. 56
DYNAMIC DASHBOARD II Control Panel (optional).............................................. 58
Gaming Gear......................................................................................................... 60
Gaming Dial (optional)........................................................................................... 61
Duet Display (optional)......................................................................................... 64
Create a New Screen Profile................................................................................. 65
Activating Duet Screen Capture............................................................................ 65
MSI Sound Tune (optional)................................................................................... 66
Speed Up............................................................................................................... 67
Super Charger...................................................................................................... 68
Product Registration............................................................................................ 69
Live Update........................................................................................................... 71
System Info........................................................................................................... 72
Microsoft APP....................................................................................................... 73
Notices.................................................................................................................. 74
Copyright................................................................................................................ 74
Revision History..................................................................................................... 74
Contents 3
About MSI CENTER
∙∙ Optimize game settings and enjoy a high quality gaming experience.
∙∙ System performance tuning, you can choose overclock or silent.
∙∙ Monitor system information.
∙∙ Adjust the best display settings for your eyes.
∙∙ Register your MSI products.
∙∙ Control the LED light effects and synchronize effects to your devices.
∙∙ Manage network connection settings.
∙∙ Use utilities to control special features.
⚠⚠Important
THE SOFTWARE FEATURES IN THIS USER GUIDE VARY BY
PRODUCT.
THE SCREENSHOTS FOR THE UI IN THIS USER GUIDE ARE FOR
REFERENCE ONLY AND THE ACTUAL UI DESIGN MAY VARY.
Supported Hardware
∙∙ Motherboard:
▪▪MSI motherboards
∙∙ Graphics card:
▪▪MSI GeForce RTX 20 & GTX 16 Series graphics cards or newer
Get Started 5
8. Please wait until the installation is complete.
6 Get Started
Launching MSI Center
Open the Start menu, then select MSI Center .
Get Started 7
MSI CENTER Basics
⚠⚠Important
The screenshots for the UI in this user guide are for reference only and the actual UI
design may vary.
My Device
Features Menu Settings
Feature Sets 9
Gaming Mode
The Gaming Mode feature will optimize the computer system, monitor, cooler and
other peripherals to provide the best gaming experience.
Go to Features > Gaming Mode.
Refresh software
list button
Gaming Mode
switch
⚠⚠Important
Gaming Mode doesn’t support PRO Series Motherboards.
10 Gaming Mode
How to Add Games into Gaming Mode
Click Add Game button. Then select the game's .exe file.
Gaming Mode 11
How to Remove Games from Gaming Mode
1. Click Remove Game icon.
2. When prompted, click Yes button to confirm this deletion, or click Cancel button
to cancel this process.
12 Gaming Mode
How to Enable Gaming Mode
You can enable the Gaming Mode to adjust settings for System Performance, True
Color, Nahimic, Mystic Light and Game Highlights while playing the game.
1. Go to Features > Gaming Mode.
Gaming Mode 13
Creator Mode
The Creator Mode feature will optimize the computer system, monitor, cooler and
other peripherals to provide the best experience while using creative applications.
⚠⚠Important
Creator Mode doesn’t support PRO Series Motherboards.
14 Creator Mode
How to Enable Creator Mode
You can enable the Creator Mode for Processor Affinity, System Performance and
Application Priority while using creative applications.
1. Go to Features > Creator Mode, and turn on Creator Mode main switch.
⚠⚠Important
In order to apply the settings, the creator mode must be enabled before running the
software.
Creator Mode 15
User Scenario
In addition to Gaming mode, users can choose from three scenarios and one
customized option depending on different situations. Each scenario has default
settings for CPU, DRAM, Fan, and Graphics Card. There is one more function called
Software Control Mode, which can switch on/off only CPU and Fan settings in the
selected mode.
16 User Scenario
Canceling User Scenario
1. Click on the selected scenario again.
2. Select one of the options to apply the mode except for CPU/Fan settings.
⚠⚠Important
∙∙ Software Control Mode only controls the options in User Scenario, not including
Gaming Mode.
∙∙ After turning on or off Software Control Mode, you need to select one of User
Scenario modes to apply the settings.
∙∙ If you turn on Gaming Mode switch and also select one of User Scenario modes, the
system will apply Gaming Mode settings first.
User Scenario 17
Setting User Options
In the lower right corner of User icon, click the setting icon to customize user
options.
Click here
Default values
18 User Scenario
How to Adjust the Motherboard Voltage
1. Go to Features > User Scenario, click Customize.
2. In the MB section, click Voltage setting .
Click here
Apply changes
Default values
User Scenario 19
How to Use Game Boost
The GAME BOOST feature allows you to overclock your computer.
1. Go to Features > User Scenario, click Customize.
2. In the MB section, click Game Boost setting .
Click here
Function description
20 User Scenario
For Motherboard with Game Boost 8 Stages
Apply changes
Function description
User Scenario 21
How to Adjust the GPU and GPU Memory Frequency
1. Go to Features > User Scenario, click Customize.
2. Click / to adjust GPU Frequency and GPU Memory Frequency. You can also
fill out the value in the input box.
3. Click the Apply button to apply change.
22 User Scenario
How to Adjust the DRAM Timing
1. Go to Features > User Scenario, click Customize.
2. In the DRAM section, click DRAM Timings setting .
Click here
Back
Select the DRAM Channel
User Scenario 23
How to Adjust the DRAM Voltage
1. Go to Features > User Scenario, click Customize.
2. In the DRAM section, click Voltage setting .
Click here
Apply changes
Default values
24 User Scenario
Adjusting the Fan Speed
Fan speed control panel provides Smart Fan and Manual Fan settings. You can switch
the control mode by clicking the Smart Fan or Manual Fan tabs on the Fan control
panel.
User Scenario 25
How to use the Manual Fan control panel
26 User Scenario
How to Enable MSI Fast Boot
The MSI Fast Boot feature can decrease computer startup time.
1. Go to Features > User Scenario, click Customize.
2. In the MB section, turn on MSI Fast Boot switch.
Click here
User Scenario 27
Monitor
Monitor feature provides a custom hardware monitor gadget to display the system
status.
28 Monitor
FROZR AI Cooling (optional)
FROZR AI Cooling feature will use AI technology to detect CPU & GPU temperatures
and automatically adjust fan duty of system fans to a proper value.
Supported Hardware:
∙∙ Motherboard:
▪▪Support PCIe 4.0 slots
∙∙ Graphics card:
▪▪MSI GeForce RTX 30 Series graphics cards
⚠⚠Important
FROZR AI Cooling will be available when the computer hardware meets both of the
above requirements.
3. Fill out CPU&GPU temperatures and the corresponding fan duty for different
three stages.
Display certain
Gameplay event clips
display zone Supported games
displayed in the
drop-down list Setting
⚠⚠Important
Game Highlights feature only supports certain series Motherboards. In addition, this
function is currently available in Fortnite, League of Legends, and Apex Legends.
Game Highlights 31
How to Share Game Highlights to Social Media
Game Highlights feature supports uploading videos directly to social media, such as
YouTube, Twitter, and Discord.
32 Game Highlights
How to Remove Game Highlights
You can choose to delete game highlight video which includes several clips or to
remove one single game highlight clip from the whole game video.
Click here to
remove the game
highlight video
Click here to
remove the game
highlight clip
Game Highlights 33
Installing MSI Companion
Before you enable Game Highlights function, you should install MSI Companion first.
1. Go to Features > Game Highlights.
2. When a prompt window appears, click Download MSI Companion app.
Click here
4. Select I have read and accepted Overwolf’s terms and Privacy Policy.
34 Game Highlights
5. After finishing MSI companion and Overwolf Installation, click Launch to activate
MSI companion.
Game Highlights 35
Setting MSI Companion
After activating MSI Companion app, you will see a pop-up window displaying detailed
settings for Quick Settings, System Monitor, and Audio Monitor.
36 Game Highlights
On System Monitor tab
Select the system
performance you
want to display on
the screen
Turn on System
Monitor to display Turn on to save log
system performance files for system
in games monitoring
∙∙ Minimize
Game Highlights 37
On Audio Monitor tab
Turn on to display
whether Nahimic
surround function
is enabled or not Display audio information
of identified applications
with sounds
⚠⚠Important
∙∙ Audio Monitor only works properly when Nahimic is installed.
∙∙ Audio formats among browsers are NOT supported by Audio Monitor.
38 Game Highlights
How to Discover MSI Companion
1. Go to Features > Game Highlights.
2. When a prompt window appears, click Discover MSI Companion app.
Click here
Game Highlights 39
Setting Game Highlights
∙∙ Go to Features > Game Highlights, and click setting .
Click here
On Games tab
40 Game Highlights
On Capture tab
Adjust hotkey settings
for manual capture
On Storage tab
Game Highlights 41
True Color
With True Color function, you can adjust the best screen gamma, saturation,
brightness and contrast settings for your eyes.
The True Color feature supports games in windowed mode.
42 True Color
How to customize screen color
The True Color control panel has a Customize feature that allows you to customize
your own colors.
1. Click the setting icon in the lower right corner of Customize icon.
2. Click and drag the sliders to adjust the Gamma, Level, Brightness and Contrast on
Red, Green and Blue tabs.
True Color 43
LAN Manager
LAN Manager is applied to Windows 10 network traffic shaping. It keeps your internet
speed stable and faster during heavy uploads/downloads and reduces the ping value
of online games. If your motherboard has a Wi-Fi module, it can also provide virtual
access point functionality for your mobile device for traffic shaping.
Shows the
current network Shows the
configuration Wireless network
around you
LAN Manager
main switch
44 LAN Manager
Setting Network Speed
1. Select the Network Test control panel.
LAN Manager 45
Customizing Application Priorities
The Priority control panel displays what application is currently using network
bandwidth.
1. Test and set the network speed as described previously.
2. Select the Priority control panel.
4. Click the drop-down menu next to the application name to select the priority of the
application.
Note: To stop some applications from using bandwidth, you can click to block the
application.
46 LAN Manager
Mystic Light
Mystic Light feature allows you to control LED light effects of MSI & partner products.
For some earlier products, you can go to product download page to download the
applicable LED control software.
Mystic Light 47
∙∙ Device synchronization - In this section, you may synchronize LED light effect to
your devices.
▪▪All synchronization - Click the big chain icon on the left side of all the devices.
▪▪To synchronize devices - Click the chain icon above device icon. When the chain
icon turns red, it indicates that the device has synchronized LED effect settings
with other devices.
▪▪Individual - You can also change settings for one single device. To do that, click
the chain icon and the color will turn gray as below.
∙∙ LED item drop-down menu - Click to select the LED item on the device. The LED
effects vary depending on your LED item selection.
48 Mystic Light
∙∙ Light effect drop-down menu
Click it to select LED light effects. Please note
that the options about light effects would be more
or less depending on the devices you have. It will
only list the light effects which are available for all
applicable devices.
∙∙ LED Color selector - In this section, you may select the color for one single light
effect (Stack, Breathing, Flashing etc.).
The outer arc is a custom color picker and the inner arc is the default color picker
that cannot be changed. You can simply change the LED color by clicking on the
color on the outer or inner arc. To store a custom color, click one of the color slots
on the outer arc to store the color of your choice.
Use the Hue Circle to choose the color you want. The color you choose
will be displayed on the center circle.
Mystic Light 49
Voice Command
Mystic Light allows you to use your voice to change LED effects.
To start Voice Command, you need to install Windows 10 Speech Voices.
1. Go to Windows Settings, select Time & Language.
2. Select Add a preferred language, then add English and the voice packages.
3. Change your default speech options to English by selecting Speech.
50 Mystic Light
How to Control Mystic Light via Voice Command
Go to Features > Mystic Light, click setting in the upper right corner. Enable Voice
Command and then you can change the LED style by saying Hey Lucky.
Click here
⚠⚠Important
If the Voice Command option does not appear, try uninstalling the MSI Center SDK and
MSI Center. Then reinstall MSI Center again.
Mystic Light 51
Ambient Link
With the Ambient Link feature, it will provide visual color feedback on Philips Hue and
Nanoleaf depending on what is happening in games. To use Ambient Link, you need to
follow the instructions below to complete the link setup.
Supported Motherboards
∙∙ MEG Z390 GODLIKE ∙∙ MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI
∙∙ MPG X570 GAMING PRO CARBON WIFI ∙∙ MPG Z590 GAMING EDGE WIFI
52 Mystic Light
Network Requirements
∙∙ The router is broadcasting a 2.4GHz network.
∙∙ The Wi-Fi network is using WPA/WPA2 security.
∙∙ The router is configured for any of the Wi-Fi modes a/b/g/n.
Mystic Light 53
Ambient Link Control Panel
Game Mode and Ambient Mode can only be activated one at a time in the Ambient
Link control panel.
∙∙ Game Mode tab
54 Mystic Light
∙∙ Ambient Mode tab
Preview the effect
ON/OFF background
light & music
Mystic Light 55
DYNAMIC DASHBOARD Control Panel (optional)
Click DYNAMIC DASHBOARD button to open the DYNAMIC DASHBOARD control panel.
Upload animation
Display custom animation
Click to apply changes
Display game boost status
Display hardware status
56 Mystic Light
Uploading Custom Animation
Click the Upload icon and select a .gif animation file.
Hardware Information
Graphics Card
CPU Information Memory Information Information
⚠⚠Important
Game Boost is only available on K CPUs and speeds may vary based on CPU model.
Mystic Light 57
DYNAMIC DASHBOARD II Control Panel (optional)
Click DYNAMIC DASHBOARD button to open the DYNAMIC DASHBOARD control panel.
Upload animation
Display text
Display custom animation
Display specific
animation
Click to apply changes
Click to restore MSI default
animation
58 Mystic Light
Uploading Custom Animation
Click the Upload icon and select a .gif animation file.
Hardware Information
Graphics Card
CPU Information Memory Information Information
Mystic Light 59
Gaming Gear
This panel allows you to control MSI’s gaming gear and supported third-party devices.
60 Gaming Gear
Gaming Dial (optional)
Certain series of desktops have the Gaming Dial for controlling system settings and
monitoring the system status.
Rotate:
∙∙ selecting function menus and items
∙∙ adjusting function values
∙∙ entering into from function menus
Gaming Gear 61
Setting Gaming Dial
Go to Features > Gaming Gear.
62 Gaming Gear
Topics
▪▪Mystic Light - Switch Mystic Light effect by Gaming Dial.
▪▪Shortcut - Fast execution customize program (.exe file) by Gaming Dial.
▪▪Monitor - Show Display Hardware information on Gaming Dial Screen.
▫▫Note 1: Weather forecasts function need an internet connection and allow
location service.
▫▫Note 2: When execution monitor function, standby animation will not display.
▪▪Nahimic - Switch Nahimic’s profiles by Gaming Dial.
▪▪Volume Adjustment - Easy to adjust OS volume by Gaming Dial.
▫▫Note: Volume adjustment is the default idle function.
▪▪Game Mode - Switch Game mode on/off by Gaming Dial.
▪▪User Scenario - Switch User Scenario by Gaming Dial.
▪▪Music Switch - Adjust Media player function (Play/ Pause/ Next track/ Previous
track) by Gaming Dial.
▪▪FreeUpMemory - Execute Free Up Memory function by Gaming Dial.
240px
.JPG File Restriction
Dimensions: 240 x 240
Animation speed: 24 FPS
240px
Size: max 3.0 MB
Gaming Gear 63
Duet Display (optional)
Duet Display allows you to extend or duplicate PC screen by connecting your PC to a
second display or iOS device. This feature can upgrade your gaming experience and
improve your efficiency at work.
Go to Features > Duet Display.
Duet Display
Instructions Click to review the
screen profile for 5
seconds
Click to open the Duet Hotkey
Display introduction Screen Profiles Setting
window
Click to remove
iOS mode the screen profile
Speed Up Options
USB BOOST - supports faster data transfer rates of the USB storage devices.
STORAGE BOOST - supports faster access speed of storage device.
Speed Up 67
Super Charger
Super Charger provides charging function for iPad, iPhone and iPod.
iPad has a different power requirement: 1.6A power supply rather than the 0.5A
current available with conventional USB interfaces. That is why computer cannot
charge your iPad even with power on. The MSI Super Charger is a Windows resident
program capable of changing power supply mode of your USB port. Once iPad
is connected to your USB port, the Super Charger will send a signal to initiate its
charging circuit.
If your motherboard has a Super Charger Port (please refer to the motherboard user
manual), the following dialog will appear. And Turn On the switch.
When you shutdown, hibernate, or put your computer to sleep, Super Charger Port
will be still able to provide charging function.
⚠⚠Important
When Super Charger is enabled, the Super Charger Port will be changed to Charging
mode, therefore, the data syncing will be disabled.
68 Super Charger
Product Registration
Register your MSI product to get exclusive updates, quicker service and product
support.
Click here to enter My Device
Product Registration 69
Login to your MSI account on this My Devices tab. If you don’t have an MSI account,
please click the Join MSI Member button or use Facebook, Google Plus to login.
Click Product Registration button and fill in the product registration form.
70 Product Registration
Live Update
Live Update feature allows you to scan system and download the latest drivers, BIOS
and utilities. With Live Update, you don’t need to search the drivers on websites, and
don’t need to know the models of motherboard and graphics cards. Live Update will
download the appropriate drivers automatically.
Live Update 71
System Info
The System Info provides information about your computer drivers, BIOS and utilities
versions.
Click to export
system information
to a text file.
72 System Info
Microsoft APP
The Microsoft App feature detects installed drivers and displays a relative Microsoft
application download links.
Click to install
Microsoft APP 73
Notices
Micro-Star Int’l Co.,Ltd.
The MSI logo used is a registered trademark of Micro-Star Int’l Co., Ltd. All other
marks and names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners. No
warranty as to accuracy or completeness is expressed or implied. MSI reserves the
right to make changes to this document without prior notice.
Copyright
© Micro-Star Int’l Co.,Ltd. 2021 All rights reserved.
Revision History
Version 1.0, 2021/01, First release
74 Notices