Dolphin hangs every 10 seconds or so. Is it my hardware?

[kev0israd]

Kinda new to the whole emulating scene. Been trying to play my backup games on my computer, but Dolphin has been hanging every 10 seconds or so. Not enough to make it freeze. It's actually hardly noticeable. But I would like to fix it if I can. I have an older Dell XPS 410 running Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 Processor running at 2.66ghz with a 1066 FSB. 8gb of PC2-6400 Dual Channel DDR2 Ram. Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 Graphics. Rated at a 5.9 on the Windows Experience Index but only because of the Hard Drive. All of the ratings are at a 7.2 except for the Hard Drive at a 5.9. I figure my hardware should be able to run Dolphin no problem despite its age, but maybe I'm wrong? I just have the basic 4.0.2 version of Dolphin and have just been trying to play Mario Kart Double Dash and Mario Party 5. I haven't added any plug-in's to it or anything. Any suggestions?