

MSI Dragon Center ProfilesĮven if you don’t enable the Game Boost from the BIOS, you can still use the default MSI overclock settings from the Dragon Center. You can now enable the Game Boost automatic overclock from the Dragon Center app.

You have to access it by entering the “Customize” profile and heading to the “Game Boost” option. However, the Dragon Center app has a setting in the “User Scenario” that shows how much your CPU will be overclocked after turning the option ON. Some motherboards only show that your CPU will be overclocked by just 200MHz. However, some motherboards don’t show this option in the BIOS. Once you enable this setting, your CPU is going to get overclocked once you save and restart your system. MSI does this to keep your CPU safe from going to extremes as overclocking to the max may reduce the CPU lifespan. Once the Game Boost is On, the processor will be overclocked to 4.15GHz which is above the base clock but is around 150MHz lower than the boost clock speed. For instance, the Ryzen 7 2700X has a base/boost frequency of 3.7/4.3GHz. The latest MSI boards with unlocked chipset come with an inbuilt MSI Game Boost feature in the BIOS itself and you can only tweak the settings once you turn on the feature from the BIOS.Īs you can see from the BIOS settings above, it tells you how much it is going to overclock your CPU by default. In order to tweak the clock speed of the CPU, you will need to enable the feature from the motherboard BIOS. This gives you the flexibility to change their settings from a single place. MSI Game Boost can be used from the BIOS, Motherboard’s onboard OC features, and the Game APP- Dragon Center.Įach has its own way to operate and you will need either of the onboard or game app access to change the frequency settings.Ĭurrently, the Game Boost can control only your CPU but Dragon Center gives you access to RAM and fans too. If these onboard options are not available users can only opt for the software method. Some high-end motherboards from MSI feature onboard options to overclock the CPU without touching the software. MSI Game Boost can be accessed in the BIOS or even through the operating system. The feature works only on MSI motherboards that feature unlocked chipsets.


MSI Game Boost is an MSI-exclusive feature to overclock the CPU to increase the performance of your PC. Today we will look at MSI Game Boost which MSI advertises as a One-Second solution to increase your gaming performance by overclocking your CPU and Memory without manually diving into the settings. However, not every program does the job well. Most manufacturers have their own programs and exclusive built-in features in their hardware to increase performance with simple tweaks. Computer hardware manufacturers try to give gamers various options to unlock their gaming performance.
