great computer, slow dolphin with windwaker

[linkin_sebas]

Hello everyone. No matter how I configure the emulator, dolphin with zelda windwaker runs slow. My computer has the following specs:
- AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8Ghz
- 4GB RAM Kingston
- Video card ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB RAM
- I am running the game from an image in the hard disk (standard 7200 rpm hard disk).

Is there something I can do? Will I be able to run the game smoothly? If there is something I need to upgrade, what should it be?

Thank you all.

[LordVador]

(09-17-2012, 03:32 AM)linkin_sebas Wrote: No matter how I configure the emulator, dolphin with zelda windwaker runs slow.

Define "slow". What speed do you get?

(09-17-2012, 03:32 AM)linkin_sebas Wrote: Is there something I can do?

Post your settings

[Starscream]

Well, it's not a great computer, but you should be able to play Wind Waker with no issues.

Try these settings --> http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/showthread.php?tid=23618

And this build --> http://code.google.com/p/dolphin-emu/downloads/list

[Garteal]

You might also want to do the following.

In the ini setting, the game is set to run the game with EFB Copies to RAM.

Right-click on the game in Dolphin, then hit properties.
In the window that pops up, hit edit config, which you can find at the bottom-left of the window.

In the ini file that opens, at the bottom, you should see these three lines:

Code:

EFBAccessEnable = True
EFBToTextureEnable = False
EFBCopyEnable = True

Erase them, save the file, and see if it worked.

[linkin_sebas]

The FPS can go as low as 15 FPS, and most of the time is not greater than 21.

Current settings are as following:
   
   
   
   
   

I am not running on fullscreen, although it does not make any difference. At all.

Garteal, just tried your suggestion but no luck

Starscream I am gonna try your suggestions right now. I'll post the results in a few moments.

Thank you all.

[Garteal]

You should set EFB Copies to Texture now.

[linkin_sebas]

Starscream same results, even a little slower.
Garteal, still the same too.

Any more ideas?

Thanks

[DefenderX]

What about overclocking your CPU?

[linkin_sebas]

(09-17-2012, 04:54 AM)DefenderX Wrote: What about overclocking your CPU?

I really wish i didn't have to. Besides, I've seen people in forums with older computers get better results. So either I am doing something wrong with configs, or dolphin hates me
Also when I check resources usage, CPU is at 50%, RAM 50% and video card like 10% or 20%. So I don't think it's a hardware issue.

But I might be wrong, if you think so and have a good reason for that, please correct me.

[DefenderX]

What about other games? Are they perform poorly as well? Besides, did you make sure, that the Framelimit is set to "Auto" or "Off?