Low FPS after 3 minutes.

[TheMikirog]

Hi there!

I've installed Dolphin 4.0.2 on my computer and got some games. After three minutes FPS on 3D scenes turned from 40-30 FPS to 10-20 FPS. Is my computer good enough to run? I've set all settings for the best perfomance. What I can do to make FPS don't drop so fast (expect of buying hardware)?

Specifications:
CORE: Intel Core 2 Duo
GRAPHIC CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
RAM: 4 GB

[Anti-Ultimate]

Way too low in my opinion, does it happen randomly or when you do something, e.g. enter a new area?

Either way, you want to upgrade that thing to Windows 7 or you'll get a nice Virus hook

[NaturalViolence]

Your system is probably overheating. Check your temperatures and clock rates.

[TheMikirog]

(02-24-2014, 03:35 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: Your system is probably overheating. Check your temperatures and clock rates.

Many thanks. I've cleared my went from dust and now it works much better. Now it drops down after 8 minutes. Still not enough, but thanks for the tip.

[Zee530]

Have you tried monitoring your temps to confirm it's an overheating issue? anyways applying thermal paste should solve the problem, Arctic MX-5 i believe is the recommended.

[Promised_Pain]

What's your CPU clocked at? It might be that the scenes are just more tasking for your CPU and it starts to lag behind.

[NaturalViolence]

If it happens after a set amount of time it's almost always a temperature issue. Reseat the heatsink and reapply thermal paste.