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✪Rich&Nuts Feb 11, 2021 @ 11:55pm
Question about msi dragon center
Have they improved it? Does it consume little resources? I want to use it because I can customized fan curves and don't have to restart constantly. I heard a lot of bad rep about that software, but now in 2021 is it better/good?
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Originally posted by Supafly:
Originally posted by ✪Rich&Nuts:
Originally posted by Snakub Plissken:
I installed it on the wife's computer. But ended up removing it and installed the older command center I had archived on my backup drive.
Currently I am using the msi z390-A pro motherboard and on the software and utility it only gives me the option of downloading Dragon Center. Would I be able to use command center, is it better?

Maybe but some newer hardware won't work with the older software. The RTX 2070 Super lighting requires Mystic light to change it's lighting. Standalone Mystic light doesn't work with that GPU. RTX based GPUs can only use the Mystic Light baked into Dragon Center. Once set you can uinstalled Dragon center just not the MSI SDK or the lighting reverts. Rather disgusting that a GPU of this value lacks bare minimum memory for storing the lighting. Reboot and it keeps using what you set. Shutdown and it defaults to stock lighting until windows has loaded.

By all means give the older software a try or look on manufacturers site as it should tell you. But like I said I'd go with Afterburner for GPU fancurve......and definitively for overclocking. Stay away from Dragon centers OC, performance profiles. I gave it a try once and took me ages with useless help from their tech support to find it changed my power setting so CPU was maximum performance all the time. Even at the profile was toggled of and I rebooted system multiple times. When it's not gaming there is no need for my CPU to be at max clocks and my fans running so high. Thats for when gaming and I have headphones on.

Opps, turned into a rant. Bottomline unless you need it don't do it. Afterburner and bios for fancurves and OC'ing is all you need
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Supafly Feb 12, 2021 @ 12:15am 
No idea I only ever used it for mystic light to change GPU lighting and then uninstalled it.

Customise GPU fan curve in Afterburner and use Bios for CPU fancurves and you never need to use Dragon center.

EDIT: typo
Last edited by Supafly; Feb 12, 2021 @ 12:35am
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r.linder Feb 12, 2021 @ 12:20am 
Nope it's still garbage
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zannnyyyy Feb 12, 2021 @ 12:35am 
I used it 3 months ago and i had the problem that the dragon center has adjust the clock speed of my CPU (Ryzen 3600) all the time and i couldnt reach the full boost clock, te funny thing was that the temps were freaking high. Without the dragon center everythig runs as excpeted. So in my opinion like Escorve said, still garbage.
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nullable Feb 12, 2021 @ 6:00am 
I installed it on the wife's computer. But ended up removing it and installed the older command center I had archived on my backup drive.
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✪Rich&Nuts Feb 12, 2021 @ 9:16am 
Originally posted by Dead Monkey:
No idea I only ever used it for mystic light to change GPU lighting and then uninstalled it.

Customise GPU fan curve in Afterburner and use Bios for CPU fancurves and you never need to use Dragon center.

EDIT: typo
Ah I see
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Electric Cupcake Feb 12, 2021 @ 9:21am 
Try a standalone front panel fan controller. It's easier to deal with than bios or application controlling fans.
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DieegoPeri Feb 12, 2021 @ 10:02am 
still ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥ but it consumes very few resources so, it's okay
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✪Rich&Nuts Feb 12, 2021 @ 11:20am 
Originally posted by Snakub Plissken:
I installed it on the wife's computer. But ended up removing it and installed the older command center I had archived on my backup drive.
Currently I am using the msi z390-A pro motherboard and on the software and utility it only gives me the option of downloading Dragon Center. Would I be able to use command center, is it better?
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✪Rich&Nuts Feb 12, 2021 @ 11:21am 
Originally posted by Crosseyed Mie:
Try a standalone front panel fan controller. It's easier to deal with than bios or application controlling fans.
I might try that but I have had some issues with fan controllers before because when I plug in the pwm header it is stuck at max rpm and does not slow down.
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Supafly Feb 12, 2021 @ 12:18pm 
Originally posted by ✪Rich&Nuts:
Originally posted by Snakub Plissken:
I installed it on the wife's computer. But ended up removing it and installed the older command center I had archived on my backup drive.
Currently I am using the msi z390-A pro motherboard and on the software and utility it only gives me the option of downloading Dragon Center. Would I be able to use command center, is it better?

Maybe but some newer hardware won't work with the older software. The RTX 2070 Super lighting requires Mystic light to change it's lighting. Standalone Mystic light doesn't work with that GPU. RTX based GPUs can only use the Mystic Light baked into Dragon Center. Once set you can uinstalled Dragon center just not the MSI SDK or the lighting reverts. Rather disgusting that a GPU of this value lacks bare minimum memory for storing the lighting. Reboot and it keeps using what you set. Shutdown and it defaults to stock lighting until windows has loaded.

By all means give the older software a try or look on manufacturers site as it should tell you. But like I said I'd go with Afterburner for GPU fancurve......and definitively for overclocking. Stay away from Dragon centers OC, performance profiles. I gave it a try once and took me ages with useless help from their tech support to find it changed my power setting so CPU was maximum performance all the time. Even at the profile was toggled of and I rebooted system multiple times. When it's not gaming there is no need for my CPU to be at max clocks and my fans running so high. Thats for when gaming and I have headphones on.

Opps, turned into a rant. Bottomline unless you need it don't do it. Afterburner and bios for fancurves and OC'ing is all you need
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nullable Feb 12, 2021 @ 1:40pm 
Originally posted by ✪Rich&Nuts:
Originally posted by Snakub Plissken:
I installed it on the wife's computer. But ended up removing it and installed the older command center I had archived on my backup drive.
Currently I am using the msi z390-A pro motherboard and on the software and utility it only gives me the option of downloading Dragon Center. Would I be able to use command center, is it better?

I didn't see Command Center as a download option on the MSI site either when I looked last week. I just happened to keep the zip file from two years ago on my backup drive so resorted to that. Rechecking it seems like they've replaced it as an option with Dragon Center.

Command Center is the previous version. It's a bit more straight forward and offers more utility than the Dragon Center software, at least that's how I perceived it. It kinda seemed like Dragon Center got a modern app make over, and utility was an after thought.

I kinda feel the same way about Logitech's G Hub compared to it's previous generation profile software to. In either cases the utility of the previous versions feels obvious. Where the updated versions clearly have different goals in mind. Maybe it's just a learning curve thing too.

I'm using a Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon, so I'd imagine you could use it as well. The biggest differences between the 390 and 370 was USB 3.1 Gen 2 and Wifi.

The latest version is Command Center 3.0.1.02 so maybe you can find legitimate alternate download location for it.
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✪Rich&Nuts Feb 12, 2021 @ 2:45pm 
Originally posted by Snakub Plissken:
Originally posted by ✪Rich&Nuts:
Currently I am using the msi z390-A pro motherboard and on the software and utility it only gives me the option of downloading Dragon Center. Would I be able to use command center, is it better?

I didn't see Command Center as a download option on the MSI site either when I looked last week. I just happened to keep the zip file from two years ago on my backup drive so resorted to that. Rechecking it seems like they've replaced it as an option with Dragon Center.

Command Center is the previous version. It's a bit more straight forward and offers more utility than the Dragon Center software, at least that's how I perceived it. It kinda seemed like Dragon Center got a modern app make over, and utility was an after thought.

I kinda feel the same way about Logitech's G Hub compared to it's previous generation profile software to. In either cases the utility of the previous versions feels obvious. Where the updated versions clearly have different goals in mind. Maybe it's just a learning curve thing too.

I'm using a Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon, so I'd imagine you could use it as well. The biggest differences between the 390 and 370 was USB 3.1 Gen 2 and Wifi.

The latest version is Command Center 3.0.1.02 so maybe you can find legitimate alternate download location for it.
Oh I have the version 2.0.100.0 I shall try and find the 3.0 version. Weird it says that version 2.0.100.0 is the latest one.

edit: rip I am dumb you meant latest is the 3.0 for command center not dragon.
Last edited by ✪Rich&Nuts; Feb 12, 2021 @ 2:46pm
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