Alternatives to MSI Center
Official utility for MSI motherboards and laptops covering RGB and performance modes. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
MSI Center
Official utility for MSI motherboards and laptops covering RGB and performance modes.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as MSI Center.
OpenRGB
Controls RGB lighting across many brands without the vendors' own software.
OpenRGB controls RGB lighting across many brands, runs offline on Windows, macOS and Linux and is open source, but does not cover MSI fan or performance modes.
Argus Monitor
Windows tool for fan control based on any temperature source, with hardware and drive monitoring.
Argus Monitor gives detailed fan curves based on any temperature source with hotkey profiles, but it is paid after a 30-day trial and has no RGB control.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Armoury Crate
ASUS's unified control app for ROG hardware fan curves, RGB, and GPU modes.
AMD Ryzen Master
Official AMD utility for overclocking and Precision Boost Overdrive tuning.
Intel Extreme Tuning Utility
Intel's official overclocking, monitoring, and stress-testing tool for unlocked CPUs.
ThrottleStop
A small Windows utility that monitors and corrects Intel CPU throttling, especially on laptops.
Process Lasso
Per-process CPU priority and affinity tool with an automation-driven performance mode.
CoolerControl
A Linux application for monitoring and controlling cooling fans, pumps and lighting on supported hardware.
