(03-29-2012, 02:04 PM)jagernaut Wrote: I have read mixed reviews about this lappy... I have read that people get 60FPS in games like SMG2 and LOZ-SS But yet i have issues getting 100% emulation out of it.
No offense, but you must have read wrong.
Quote:I have the latest build. I have tried tweaking my system i know it CAN handle it, i just havnt gotten it there or figured out what is bottle necking. Im assuming it my i7 people always say that it is the choke point, but people have proven this wrong time and time again. Any thoughts as to what im doing wrong? I can post my Emu specs if needed. THANKS
It certainly looks like your CPU is the trouble. I'm no expert with mobile GPUs, but I think yours should be good enough even if you left your internal resolution on 1x and AA off. Your CPU, however, isn't so hot for Dolphin's more demanding games.
Dolphin's usually only a dual-core app (tri-core if you use LLE on Thread), so it's not like it can take full advantage of the i7. You really need a good CPU, and the base 1.73GHz is pretty bad for Dolphin. Fortunately, it should do alright in a lot of games if you can Turbo Boost to a decent speed, but it still won't be enough for SMG2 on LLE audio. LLE is required for certain parts of the game, and currently only heavily overclocked Sandy Bridge chips like the i5-2500K and i7-2600K can reach full-speed consistently. Full-speed SMG2 with LLE audio on a laptop is something we can only dream about right now.
Haven't played LoZ-SS on Dolphin (still playing it on the Wii), but it might be possible to get close to full-speed on your system, though maybe not in open areas.
There's some stuff you can do for a speed up. If you're not already using a 64-bit version of Windows, you should be. Also, try downloading an optimized build from the threads in the Development forum. Lectrode, ExtremeDude2, and DefenderX all provide optimized builds, though ideally you'll want a 64-bit version of the builds too. If you honestly believe you should be getting more out of your system, post your settings as text or a screenshot so we can see if anything might need to be changed.