Having trouble running games at decent FPS...

03-23-2011, 08:05 AM #1

To be honest the only game I have tried is Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. During the display of the Nintendo/Dolby logos I get 60 fps, but at the title screen it drops to about 15-17 fps. Then at the file select screen it hops back up to 50-57 fps. Finally, in-game I get a measly 7-10 fps. I have attached a System Information Report taken from Advanced System Cares System Information utility. Hope it helps. If you need a screen of my settings within Dolphin let me know I will attach one a.s.a.p. Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide Smile

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Schwimmer · 03-23-2011, 08:13 AM #2

(03-23-2011, 08:05 AM)jjoxford2007 Wrote: To be honest the only game I have tried is Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. During the display of the Nintendo/Dolby logos I get 60 fps, but at the title screen it drops to about 15-17 fps. Then at the file select screen it hops back up to 50-57 fps. Finally, in-game I get a measly 7-10 fps. I have attached a System Information Report taken from Advanced System Cares System Information utility. Hope it helps. If you need a screen of my settings within Dolphin let me know I will attach one a.s.a.p. Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide .

For some reason I can't access the download of your txt file, but if you followed one of the hundreds of guides about optimizing the settings, then your computer is just too slow. Try to find some optimized build that your computer allows (check if your system is x64 and if your CPU supports a certain SSE), and if it's still slow, OC your CPU/upgrade your computer.

03-23-2011, 08:19 AM #3

I copied, and pasted it for you, since you are having trouble accessing the download.
It's quite long by the way, haha.
AWC System Information Report

Computer System

Computer Name JJOXFORD2007
User Name rac
Organization Hewlett-Packard Company

Operating System

OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Basic
OS Version 6.0.6002
ServicePack 2.0
Product ID 89572-OEM-7332166-00021
System Uptime 3/22/2011 5:18:00 PM
Internet Explorer Version 8.0.6001.19019
Microsoft DirectX Version 10.0
OpenGL Version 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Free Physical Memory 1006 MB
Free Page File 4280 MB
Free Virtual Memory 5219 MB

Registry

Maximum Size 682MB
Current Size 39MB
Status OK

Center Processor

CPU Name Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Code Name Model 6, Stepping 5
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Current Clock Speed 3000Mhz
Max Clock Speed 3000Mhz
Voltage 1.3V
External Clock 200Mhz
Serial Number BFEBFBFF00000F65
CPU ID x64 Family 15 Model 6 Stepping 5
Socket Designation CPU 1
L1-Cache 16KB
L2-Cache 2048KB
L3-Cache 0KB

Motherboard

Model Alhena5
Manufacturer ECS
Serial Number
BIOS Name BIOS Date: 01/29/2007 Ver: 08.00.13
BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Inc.
SMBIOS Version 5.08
BIOS Date 1/29/2007

BIOS Features

ISA is supported Yes
PCI is supported Yes
Plug and Play is supported Yes
APM is supported Yes
BIOS is Upgradable (Flash) Yes
BIOS shadowing is allowed Yes
ESCD support is available Yes
Boot from CD is supported Yes
Selectable Boot is supported Yes
BIOS ROM is socketed Yes
EDD (Enhanced Disk Drive) Specification is supported Yes
Int 13h - 5.25 /1.2MB Floppy Services are supported Yes
Int 13h - 3.5 / 720 KB Floppy Services are supported Yes
Int 13h - 3.5 / 2.88 MB Floppy Services are supported Yes
Int 5h, Print Screen Service is supported Yes
Int 9h, 8042 Keyboard services are supported Yes
Int 14h, Serial Services are supported Yes
Int 17h, printer services are supported Yes
Int 10h, CGA/Mono Video Services are supported Yes
ACPI supported Yes
USB Legacy is supported Yes
LS-120 boot is supported Yes
ATAPI ZIP Drive boot is supported Yes

Memory Resource

Total Memory 2046 MB
Used Memory 1040 MB
Free Memory 1005 MB
Memory Usage 50%

Physical Memory

Memory Bank BANK0
Description Physical Memory 0
Device Location DIMM0
Capacity NULL
Speed NULLMhz
Manufacturer Manufacturer0
Data Width 64bit
Memory Type
Form Factor DIMM

Disk drive

Name Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 ATA Device
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Capacity 160GB
Interface Type IDE
Partitions 2
Total Cylinders 19457
Total Heads 255
Total Sectors 312576705
Total Tracks 4961535
Tracks Per Cylinder 255
Sectors Per Track 512
Bytes Per Sector 63
S.M.A.R.T Support Yes
Current Temperature 0C (32F)

Disk drive

Name WDC WD600BB-22CCB0 ATA Device
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Capacity 60GB
Interface Type IDE
Partitions 1
Total Cylinders 7753
Total Heads 240
Total Sectors 117225360
Total Tracks 1860720
Tracks Per Cylinder 240
Sectors Per Track 512
Bytes Per Sector 63
S.M.A.R.T Support Yes
Current Temperature 0C (32F)

Disk drive

Name WD 7500AAV External USB Device
Media Type External hard disk media
Capacity 750GB
Interface Type USB
Partitions 1
Total Cylinders 91201
Total Heads 255
Total Sectors 1465144065
Total Tracks 23256255
Tracks Per Cylinder 255
Sectors Per Track 512
Bytes Per Sector 63
S.M.A.R.T Support Yes
Current Temperature 0C (32F)

CD-ROM Drive

Name HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-H20L ATA Device
Drive E:
Transfer Rate -1
Status OK

CD-ROM Drive

Name ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device
Drive F:
Transfer Rate -1
Status OK

IDE Controller

Name Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Manufacturer (Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status OK

IDE Controller

Name IDE Channel
Manufacturer (Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status OK

IDE Controller

Name IDE Channel
Manufacturer (Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status OK

IDE Controller

Name Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Manufacturer (Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status OK

IDE Controller

Name IDE Channel
Manufacturer (Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status OK

IDE Controller

Name IDE Channel
Manufacturer (Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status OK

Video Adapter

Name ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series
Video Processor ATI display adapter (0x9498)
Manufacturer ATI Technologies Inc.
Video Architecture VGA
DAC Type Internal DAC(400MHz)
Memory Size 512MB
Memory Type Unknown
Video Mode 1280 x 1024 x 4294967296 colors
Current Refresh Rate 75Hz
Driver Version 8.14.01.6187
Driver Date 1/27/2011 3:13:12 AM

Monitor

Name Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Height 1024
Screen Width 1280
Status OK

Local Area Connection

Product Name Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
Driver File RTL8023xp
Manufacturer Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
MAC Address 00:19:21:CB:46:AD

Sound Device

Name High Definition Audio Device
Manufacturer Microsoft
Status OK

Keyboard

Name Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Description Enhanced (101- or 102-key)
Function Keys 12
Status OK

USBController

Product Name Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Manufacturer (Standard USB Host Controller)
Protocol Supported Universal Serial Bus
Status OK

USBController

Product Name Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Manufacturer (Standard USB Host Controller)
Protocol Supported Universal Serial Bus
Status OK

USBController

Product Name Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Manufacturer (Standard USB Host Controller)
Protocol Supported Universal Serial Bus
Status OK

USBController

Product Name Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Manufacturer (Standard USB Host Controller)
Protocol Supported Universal Serial Bus
Status OK

USBController

Product Name Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Manufacturer (Standard USB Host Controller)
Protocol Supported Universal Serial Bus
Status OK

USBController

Product Name Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Manufacturer (Standard USB Host Controller)
Protocol Supported Universal Serial Bus
Status OK

OpticxIllusionz · (This post was last modified: 03-23-2011, 08:24 AM by OpticxIllusionz.)

Check in http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/showthread.php?tid=4

For a pictorial go to...

General Config: http://www.dolphin-emu.org/configuration-explanation.html

Performance: http://www.dolphin-emu.org/performance.html

The best thing to do is to experiment with it, as a new user, it took me like a week to properly set up the emulator specifically to correspond to the computer most efficiently sometimes new reversions come out and they may be slower or faster, for zelda games I just follow the guide exactly, the only thing I change is like texture and other GFX configs.

If you're using the GC version get an older reversion (I prefer r7282), and also if you run into too many walls I'll suggest upgrading your CPU like Schwimmer has said.

**NaturalViolence** · (This post was last modified: 03-23-2011, 08:42 AM by NaturalViolence.)

Your pentium 4 is far too slow to emulate any game at playable speed. Buy a new computer or use a real wii.

03-23-2011, 09:08 AM #6

Dang I really don't have the money to invest in a new computer...
Thanks for the help everyone I appreciate it.
And NaturalViolence, I indeed own the game disc, its just It looks far better on my computer screen then on my t.v screen
since I would be able to play it at a better resolution.

OpticxIllusionz · (This post was last modified: 03-23-2011, 09:19 AM by OpticxIllusionz.)

(03-23-2011, 09:08 AM)jjoxford2007 Wrote: Dang I really don't have the money to invest in a new computer...
Thanks for the help everyone I appreciate it.
And NaturalViolence, I indeed own the game disc, its just It looks far better on my computer screen then on my t.v screen
since I would be able to play it at a better resolution.

lol did you follow the guide or experiment yet? Your processor is a little slower than mine, anyway newegg.com always has some good deals in the right places, you don't necessarily need to buy new everything, just get a better CPU processor and other parts you need unless you're absolutely dry, then that's like my situation lol

**NaturalViolence** · 03-23-2011, 10:51 AM #8

Quote:you don't necessarily need to buy new everything, just get a better CPU processor and other parts you need unless you're absolutely dry, then that's like my situation lol

Thanks to his outdated parts from a brand name system he'll also need to replace the motherboard and memory as well. And since old pentium 4 systems used a fraction of the power that todays desktops use he will probably need a new power supply as well.

03-23-2011, 10:53 AM #9

(03-23-2011, 09:16 AM)OpticxIllusionz Wrote:
(03-23-2011, 09:08 AM)jjoxford2007 Wrote: Dang I really don't have the money to invest in a new computer...
Thanks for the help everyone I appreciate it.
And NaturalViolence, I indeed own the game disc, its just It looks far better on my computer screen then on my t.v screen
since I would be able to play it at a better resolution.

lol did you follow the guide or experiment yet? Your processor is a little slower than mine, anyway newegg.com always has some good deals in the right places, you don't necessarily need to buy new everything, just get a better CPU processor and other parts you need unless you're absolutely dry, then that's like my situation lol

Yea I tried the guide and I tried fiddling around with the settings and what not. I think I got the best processor my motherboard can handle so I probably need a new motherboard as well. And If thats the case (no pun intended) I may need a new case Tongue

lol. Unless of course it doesn't matter what case I have. It would probably be cheaper to just buy a brand new computer with that shiny new windows 7 lol.

Rydian · 03-23-2011, 03:37 PM **#10**

(03-23-2011, 09:16 AM)OpticxIllusionz Wrote:
(03-23-2011, 09:08 AM)jjoxford2007 Wrote: Dang I really don't have the money to invest in a new computer...
Your processor is a little slower than mine

You aren't measuring by just the Ghz, are you? Clock for clock, a P4 is pathetically slow compared to more modern processors.

Older Processors.
The "Intel Pentium 4" 2.26ghz processor scores 288.

Newer Processors.
The "Intel Core 2 Duo P7350" 2.00ghz processor scores 1,318.