To be precise, the last update to the program was done approximately 11 months ago. Unfortunately, the brand hasn’t released an update for the tool for nearly a year, pushing some developers to continue the project, without its backing.Īlexey, who goes by the handle Unwinder, posted on the Guru3D forums that MSI’s Afterburner project was more or less dead in the water, due to the ongoing war in Ukraine and other political reasons being the reason that it is unable to provide any further updates for the tool. Anyway, I'll try to continue supporting it myself while I have some free time but will probably need to drop it and switch to something else, allowing me to pay my bills.MSI Afterburner is without a doubt one of the world’s most popular overclocking tools and projects, used by both professionals and general consumers wanting to eke out that little bit more from their graphics card. 'I didn't mention it in MSI Afterburner development news thread, but the project is semi-abandoned.' Adding, 'I have a feeling that I'm just beating a dead horse and wast energy on something that is no longer needed. 'War and politics are the reasons,' Alexey writes. The silver lining, and that's a pretty grim way to summarize the situation, is that MSI has provided a statement to Wccftech advising that it's still working hard to try and find a solution.Īlexey Nicolaychuk's comments point to funding as the issue, and that work carried out over the past year has been done out of pocket due to the political turmoil in the region. This has made it just about impossible for MSI to pay Alexey for his work, to the point where he notes that the 'MSI afterburner project is probably dead'.

MSI Afterburner developer Alexey Nicolaychuk aka 'Unwinder', is based in Russia, and in a recent post over at the Guru3D forums he outlines that funding has been a major issue due to the recent conflict in the region, the ongoing war, and the current tech ban imposed on the country.

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