(04-23-2019, 12:37 AM)JosJuice Wrote: Yes, that reasoning is correct. (Unless you've enabled the Speed up Disc Transfer Rate setting in the game-specific settings, in which case Dolphin will try to emulate an impossibly fast disc drive and your hard drive can have trouble keeping up.)
I'm honestly not sure if I've checked that setting to see if it's on/off - I'll try flipping it to whatever the opposite of my current setting is and see if that gives me any improvement.