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MSI DRAGON CENTER Users guide

DRAGON CENTER User Guide
(For MSI’s Motherboards & Desktops)
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Contents
About DRAGON CENTER ........................................................................................ 5
Get Started ............................................................................................................. 6
DRAGON CENTER Basics ....................................................................................... 9
Game Optimization .............................................................................................. 11
User Scenario ...................................................................................................... 15
Monitor ................................................................................................................. 27
FROZR AI Cooling ................................................................................................. 29
Game Highlights .................................................................................................. 31
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Contents
True Color ............................................................................................................ 42
LAN Manager ....................................................................................................... 44
Mystic Light .......................................................................................................... 47
Gaming Gear ........................................................................................................ 59
Noise Cancellation (optional) .............................................................................. 63
Product Registration ........................................................................................... 64
Live Update .......................................................................................................... 65
System Info .......................................................................................................... 66
Microsoft APP ...................................................................................................... 67
Gaming Hotkey (Install by Live Update) .............................................................. 68
Smart Tool (Install by Live Update)..................................................................... 75
Voice Boost (Install by Live Update) .................................................................... 78
Contents
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Super Charger (Install by Live Update) .............................................................. 79
DPC Latency Tuner (Install by Live Update) ....................................................... 80
Notices ................................................................................................................. 81
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Contents

About DRAGON 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.
About DRAGON CENTER
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Get Started

System Requirements

∙ Operating System:
▪ Windows 10 64-bit

Supported Hardware

∙ Motherboard:
▪ MSI motherboards
∙ Graphics card:
▪ MSI GeForce RTX 20 & GTX 16 Series graphics cards or newer

Installing DRAGON CENTER

1. Go to MSI Website download DRAGON CENTER.
2. Extract the downloaded file.
3. Double-click on the extracted Dragon Center setup program.
4. Click Install to continue the process.
5. Open the Start menu, then right-click on Dragon Center icon .
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6. Hover over More.
7. Select Run as administrator.
8. Please wait until the installation is complete.
9. You can start to use DRAGON CENTER.
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Launching DRAGON CENTER

Open the Start menu, then select Dragon Center .

How to completely remove DRAGON CENTER

1. Open the Start menu, then select settings .
2. Select Apps.
3. Uninstall Dragon Center.
4. Uninstall MSI SDK.
Get Started
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DRAGON CENTER Basics

Main Screen

Important
⚠
The screenshots for the UI in this user guide are for reference only and the actual UI design may vary.
Main Menu
Sub Menu

Information Bar

Information Bar
Operation Panel
Display System Profile Picture/ Login/ Logout
Display MSI product currently in use. Click to enter the control page.
Display mode currently applied. Switch between different modes by selecting a mode from the drop-down menu.
Display Gaming Mode Status.
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Main Menu

Sub Menu

Home
My Device
Support
Tools
Setting
Collapse Button
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Game Optimization

The Gaming Mode feature will optimize the computer system, monitor, cooler and other peripherals to provide the best gaming experience.

Gaming Mode

Select Gaming Mode in the sub menu to enter Gaming Mode control panel
Applications Optimized by Gaming Mode
Important
⚠
Gaming Mode doesn’t support PRO Series Motherboards.
Gaming Mode switch
Refresh software list button

Gaming Mode Option

Game Mode switch and option settings are available in the upper right corner of each game icon. You can choose whether the game applies Game Mode, such as System Performance, True Color, Nahimic and Touchpad Disable while playing the game.
On/Off the switch to apply Gaming mode
Option Settings
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How to Add Games into Gaming Mode

Click Add Game button. Then select the game's .exe file.
Add Game button
Add Game button
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How to Remove Games from Gaming Mode

1. Click Remove Game icon.
Remove Game button
2. When prompted, click Yes button to confirm this deletion, or click Cancel button to cancel this process.
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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. Select the installed game icon in Home > Gaming Mode.
2. Check Gaming Mode Options.
3. Turn on the switch for the game.
On/Off the switch
Option Settings
4. Turn on Gaming Mode switch.
5. Play the game.
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Gaming Mode switch

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.

Selecting User Scenario

1. Go to Home > User Scenario.
2. Turn on/off Software Control Mode in the upper right corner of the screen.
3. Select one of the options.
4. Restart your computer to apply the settings.
▪ Extreme Performance – A configuration that boosts the highest possible
performance for AAA games, and enables overclocking.
▪ Balance - MSI recommended settings for average users.
▪ Silent - A configuration that allows system to run smoothly with minimum
loading.
▪ Customize - Customize the performance level and fan speed as desired.
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Canceling User Scenario

1. Click on the selected scenario again.
2. Restart your computer to apply the BIOS settings.
How to disable CPU/Fan settings when applying User Scenario
1. Turn off Software Control Mode in the upper right corner of the screen.
2. Select one of the options to apply the mode except for CPU/Fan settings.
3. Restart your computer to apply the 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.
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Setting User Options

In the lower right corner of User icon, click the setting icon to customize user options.
Click to set User Options

How to Adjust the CPU Frequency

1. Go to Home > User Scenario, click Customize.
2. Click the MB > CPU Frequency setting
Click here
CPU frequency = Ratio * BCLK
.
Click / to adjust CPU ratio and Base Clock frequency (BCLK). You can also fill out the value in the input box.
Select all or individual cores
Apply changes
Default values
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How to Adjust the Motherboard Voltage

1. Go to Home > User Scenario, click Customize.
2. Click the MB > Voltage setting
.
Click / to adjust voltage value. You can also fill out the value in the input box.
Click here
Back
Current voltage value
Range
Apply changes
Default values
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How to Use Game Boost

The GAME BOOST feature allows you to overclock your computer.
1. Go to Home > User Scenario, click Customize.
2. Click the MB > Game Boost setting
For Motherboard with Game Boost
.
Click here
On/Off button to enable/disable Game Boost feature
Apply changes
Function description
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For Motherboard with Game Boost 8 Stages
Click 0~11 number to select a stage from number 0 (default) to number 11 (extreme) for overclocking the processor.
DRAGON CENTER provides the software interface instead of GAME BOOST knob on the motherboard. You can click on the center button to switch GAME BOOST control between software (SW) and hardware (HW).
Apply changes
Function description
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How to Adjust the GPU and GPU Memory Frequency

1. Go to Home > 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.
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How to Adjust the DRAM Timing

1. Go to Home > User Scenario, click Customize.
2. Click the DRAM > DRAM Timings setting
.
Click here
Back
Click to select an available value from the drop-down menu
Select the DRAM Channel
Apply changes
Default values
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How to Adjust the DRAM Voltage

1. Go to Home > User Scenario, click Customize.
2. Click the DRAM > Voltage setting
.
Click / to adjust voltage value. You can also fill out the value in the input box.
Click here
Back
Current voltage value
Apply changes
Default values
Range
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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.
How to enter the fan speed control panel
1. Go to Home > User Scenario, click Customize.
2. Click the Fan > CPU/ PUMP/ SYS fan setting
Click here
How to use the Smart Fan control panel
.
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The Smart Fan control panel contains 4 dots which allow you to drag and adjust the Smart Speed slopes. The fan speed will change along with the Smart Speed curve.
Current fan speed
The white dot will create strip chart in real time.
Fan Tune - click to automatically optimize the smart fan setting.
Default setting
How to use the Manual Fan control panel
Fan Tune - click to automatically optimize the smart fan setting.
Current fan speed
Default setting
Click the percentage to manually control the fan speed.
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