Struggling with Afterburner

Born_2_Kill_83 · 31 May 2013 at 09:06

So I unlocked afterburner using the cfg file, my overclocks and everything work perfectly but I get screen flicker.

I googled this and found another way of unlocking it so I put the cfg back to standard and used the rename of file properties on the shortcut instead (-xcl).

This stops the screen flicker but creates half a dozen more problems, GPU-Z is now next to useless using this fix, showing the first GPU being stuck at the last overclock even when applying a new one or rebooting (2nd GPU is fine). The sensors don’t respond including core and memory.
This also for some reason appears to unlock CCC as well (this is not a big problem as I use afterburner).

The only way so far I’ve found on fixing these problems is to uninstall afterburner and ATI drivers and starting again.

Can any-one help me to use afterburner unlocked without any of the above problems

LtMatt · 31 May 2013 at 09:12

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
So I unlocked afterburner using the cfg file, my overclocks and everything work perfectly but I get screen flicker.

I googled this and found another way of unlocking it so I put the cfg back to standard and used the rename of file properties on the shortcut instead (-xcl).

This stops the screen flicker but creates half a dozen more problems, GPU-Z is now next to useless using this fix, showing the first GPU being stuck at the last overclock even when applying a new one or rebooting (2nd GPU is fine). The sensors don’t respond including core and memory.
This also for some reason appears to unlock CCC as well (this is not a big problem as I use afterburner).

The only way so far I’ve found on fixing these problems is to uninstall afterburner and ATI drivers and starting again.

Can any-one help me to use afterburner unlocked without any of the above problems

Copy these settings and then restart your pc.

Does that fix it?

Born_2_Kill_83 · 31 May 2013 at 09:19

I read your guide before I started overclocking LtMatt and I'm pritty sure there the settings I have, although I'll check when I get home cause Im not sure about the "Restore after suspended mode".

LtMatt · 31 May 2013 at 09:23

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
I read your guide before I started overclocking LtMatt and I'm pritty sure there the settings I have, although I'll check when I get home cause Im not sure about the "Restore after suspended mode".

Well i use afterburner and gpu-z and don't have those problems you mentioned. If you don't have ULPS as disabled then you will get those problems you mentioned. If it fails uninstall afterburner, drivers, everything and try again and follow the guide you linked and if you follow it correctly it should work as intended.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 31 May 2013 at 09:28

Do I always have to run the second GPU (ULPS)? Ideally I would like it off when the computer isnt gaming.

pgi947 · 31 May 2013 at 10:04

Sounds like ulps issues to me. I had no end of issues with ulps enabled on afterburner and gpuz.

LtMatt · 31 May 2013 at 10:06

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
Do I always have to run the second GPU (ULPS)? Ideally I would like it off when the computer isnt gaming.

You need this ticked, then tick disable ULPS and restart.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 31 May 2013 at 10:14

Ok will do this when I get home and report back, hope this sorts it, thanks for you help LtMatt

LtMatt · 31 May 2013 at 10:15

Nay bother.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 31 May 2013 at 22:46

Reporting back.....

...... That fixed it, cheers me dears.....

However GPU-Z is still broke, it now reads speeds and temps on GPU1 but not Volts or anything on GPU2

LtMatt · 1 Jun 2013 at 08:25

Are you sure ULPS is disabled?

pgi947 · 1 Jun 2013 at 08:33

Might be a dumb question....

Did you hit the drop down at the bottom of gpuz and select the other card? You need two gpuz windows to monitor both cards.

old gamer · 1 Jun 2013 at 08:52

Disabling ulps in afterburner never seemed to work for me, ive always had to do it by editing the registry

LtMatt · 1 Jun 2013 at 09:00

old gamer said:
Disabling ulps in afterburner never seemed to work for me, ive always had to do it by editing the registry

It should work after you ticked the box click ok/apply then restart.

old gamer · 1 Jun 2013 at 09:39

LtMatt said:
It should work after you ticked the box click ok/apply then restart.

Mabe i didnt restart, i will try next time i update ccc as the registry resets the ulps when i install new drivers

Born_2_Kill_83 · 1 Jun 2013 at 09:53

LtMatt said:
Are you sure ULPS is disabled?

Yup

pgi947 said:
Might be a dumb question....

Did you hit the drop down at the bottom of gpuz and select the other card? You need two gpuz windows to monitor both cards.

I can open 2 windows one for each card they both show the same results as my pic above??

Born_2_Kill_83 · 1 Jun 2013 at 09:57

Think its working now, one last question, Ive set my volts in afterburner to 1.225 and when I benchmark this is what afterburner shows me in the hardware monitor, however GPU-Z shows a different voltage oftern moving around and it always lower than that which afterburner shows......is there a vdroop in gpu-z?

LtMatt · 1 Jun 2013 at 10:08

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
Think its working now, one last question, Ive set my volts in afterburner to 1.225 and when I benchmark this is what afterburner shows me in the hardware monitor, however GPU-Z shows a different voltage oftern moving around and it always lower than that which afterburner shows......is there a vdroop in gpu-z?

Yes gpu vdroop = normal. Afterburner only shows you the target voltage.

pgi947 · 1 Jun 2013 at 10:30

It's also possible gpuz doesn't fully support the voltage regulators, iirc it wouldn't show true voltage on my lightning.