(01-24-2014, 11:37 PM)Flyred Wrote: Thanks, but before overclocking my CPU (and obviously change my cooling system), I just want to be sure.
It's kinda surprising, if my CPU is the bottleneck, why does it reach only 50-60% usage when it's laggy ?
Because you have a quad core CPU, and Dolphin only uses 2 cores. If you're using 100% of 2 cores, then that still = 50% CPU usage. The rest of the % over 50% is coming from one of the cores that Dolphin isn't using.
Also I don't think you can just brute force your way out of all the speed issues with dolphin by overclocking, because some of them might not even be hardware related at all.
If you're in the market for a cheap after market CPU cooler, I recommend a cooler master hyper 212+, or a 212+ evo. Looking at $25-$30. And its a bazillion times better than stock cooling.