Dolphin always crashes after 15 mins of play

[bigjay91530]

So i finally picked up a laptop capable of running dolphin, but I can't play for more than 15 minutes. I installed the latest stable build, configured the recommended settings, and loaded up my metroid prime .iso. The game plays flawlessly for 15 to 20 minutes (the most time i'v gotten dolphin to work is just over a half hour) and then it unexpecedly crashes with the error message "dolphin.exe has stopped working" and then it closes. Any help fixing this issue would much appreciated, all i want to do is binge on Metroid Prime for hours hahaha.
Thank you!


intel core i7-4700HQ cpu @2.40 GHz (not, overclocked, don't know how/if it can damage cpu)
Nvidia Geforce gtx860m 2GB dedicated graphics card
RAM: 8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
Hard Drive: Hybrid 1TB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD

[NKF98]

use the latest dev build

[bigjay91530]

(06-13-2015, 07:57 AM)NKF98 Wrote: use the latest dev build

i'll try that, how do you install the dev build? it downloaded as a 7z file which i have no idea what to do with.

[Aleron Ives]

You don't have to install anything. Use 7-Zip to extract the contents of the archive, then run Dolphin.exe. Dolphin will automatically use the existing User directory on your system from your previous installation. You may want to uninstall 4.0.2 first, but be sure to keep your User directory so you don't lose your game saves!

[bigjay91530]

(06-13-2015, 08:08 AM)Aleron Ives Wrote: You don't have to install anything. Use 7-Zip to extract the contents of the archive, then run Dolphin.exe. Dolphin will automatically use the existing User directory on your system from your previous installation. You may want to uninstall 4.0.2 first, but be sure to keep your User directory so you don't lose your game saves!

thank you! so i'm a total noob, where is my user directory and what files do i need to keep? i just have one metroid prime save on a virtual memory card.

[yl-smash]

He's talking about the Dolphin Emulator folder in your Documents.

[Aleron Ives]

Sorry, I didn't remember what it's called since I always use the local User directory.