The author of the graphics card overclocking software MSI Afterburner has announced that he has stopped active maintenance, which has been half abandoned by MSI.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Navi21 for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, January 9, MSI Afterburner is a popular overclocking and hardware monitoring software developed by MSI and RivaTuner to improve the performance of graphics cards and monitor a variety of key information.

However, according to the latest news from developers, the MSI Afterburner project has been half abandoned by the company for a long time.

It has been nearly a year since MSI stopped fulfilling its obligations under the Afterburner license agreement. Over the past 11 months, I have tried to continue my duties and finish the project on my own, but the result has disappointed me. I have a feeling that I am just wasting my energy on things that the company no longer needs. In any case, I will continue to support it when I have free time, but I may need to give it up and turn to something else so that I can make a living.

CTOnews.com learned that RTSS, another big overclocking tool maintained by developers, will continue to exist and receive future updates and support. "in the MSI Afterburner section, if the company decides to freeze licenses, I don't think it makes sense to try to make it profitable. So, if it dies-- that's it."