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03-12-2012, 03:04 PM
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wtuyem
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I just got a new Dell XPS laptop, and I thought it would run Dolphin just fine.

Well, it does...in certain situations.
1. When I plug it into an external monitor. Everything runs mostly full speed with some slowdowns. This is on the highest settings that I know of (there may be more that are less obvious)
2. When I reduce the window on my laptop monitor. When I do this...it has to be very small, like the size of a NDS screen.

(the only games Ive played are Zelda TP and Resident Evil 1 Remake, both on GC)

When I check the CPU performance, its at 21 percent, even when the game is running very slow. Also, 3-4 of the 8 cores are always "parked" and not being used.

What do you think? Can my laptop handle Dolphin at 90-100% speed?


Windows 7

Intel Core i7-2670QM processor 2.20 GHz

8GB,DDR3,2 DIMM

GeForce GT 550M

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03-12-2012, 03:22 PM (This post was last modified: 03-12-2012, 03:24 PM by admin89.)
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1 ) Check your laptop temp and CPU speed with "Realtemp" when running dolphin
2 ) i7 2670qm has 4 cores 8 threads , not 8 cores
3 ) An i7 @ 2.2GHz won't cut it since dolphin uses 2 cores. You have to rely on turbo boost to make it 2.9/3.0Ghz . Turbo boost will be disabled if your laptop overheat
4 ) Make sure dolphin use Nvidia GT 550M not Intel HD 3000 http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/showthread.php?tid=20864
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03-12-2012, 03:47 PM
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wtuyem
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Okay, thanks for the info. I'll check up on it and reply back.
Wow, thanks for the help!

I went to the NVIDia Settings and changed it like you seuggested and it runs at 80-99% now where it was dropping way down before.
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03-12-2012, 09:10 PM
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jeah you used the integrated gpu...
and switched to the nvidia gpu when using an external monitor

just set for dolphin.exe (highspeed gpu)
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