Just wanted to share a tip. I don't know if this will apply to everyone.
Run Dolphin
Load a game
When the game is loaded, open task manager.
Go to "Processes" tab
Sort process list by CPU by clicking on the header itself so that processes that take up the most CPU power are listed on top realtime.
End any processes so that only Dolphin is left using CPU
This is relevant because apparently there are sometimes processes that don't show up UNTIL you start playing Dolphin. In my case, it was some sound driver(not sure exactly what it does) using about 20% of CPU power, which doesn't even show on the process list when I'm not playing. I was half-expecting it was a critical process for Dolphin but when I ended it, everything was a-ok. I ended up gaining about 5 fps when there are a lot of monsters(MH3), which is PLENTY for me. I now even have about 5% of system idle process when playing.
Hope this helps.
Run Dolphin
Load a game
When the game is loaded, open task manager.
Go to "Processes" tab
Sort process list by CPU by clicking on the header itself so that processes that take up the most CPU power are listed on top realtime.
End any processes so that only Dolphin is left using CPU
This is relevant because apparently there are sometimes processes that don't show up UNTIL you start playing Dolphin. In my case, it was some sound driver(not sure exactly what it does) using about 20% of CPU power, which doesn't even show on the process list when I'm not playing. I was half-expecting it was a critical process for Dolphin but when I ended it, everything was a-ok. I ended up gaining about 5 fps when there are a lot of monsters(MH3), which is PLENTY for me. I now even have about 5% of system idle process when playing.
Hope this helps.
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