problem resolved.
I noticed an interesting phenomenon. When I would first open dolphin and run ZTP i would get a full 30fps, then after a couple of minutes it would go down to 18 - 20 fps and keep dropping from there. then if I closed dolphin waited 5 minutes and started again it would do the same thing.
As it turns out the CPU was throttling. I confirmed this with CPUZ - It was way overheating. So after more testing the only conclusion that I could draw was that I had a defective heat-sink on the cpu. After replacing it everything is working exactly as it should.
So thankyou all for your help.
I noticed an interesting phenomenon. When I would first open dolphin and run ZTP i would get a full 30fps, then after a couple of minutes it would go down to 18 - 20 fps and keep dropping from there. then if I closed dolphin waited 5 minutes and started again it would do the same thing.
As it turns out the CPU was throttling. I confirmed this with CPUZ - It was way overheating. So after more testing the only conclusion that I could draw was that I had a defective heat-sink on the cpu. After replacing it everything is working exactly as it should.
So thankyou all for your help.