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I am running a Macbook (non pro) 2.4 Core 2 Duo with 4GB of DDR2 667mhz ram, an Intel GMA X3100 w/ 144MB of ram, and OSX 10.6.7.
I have been messing around with the configurations on Dolphin and cannot get the two games I currently have to run faster. I know some games are more hardware demanding than others... The two games I have been messing with are Mario Galaxy 2 for Wii and Zelda Twilight Princess for GC. Durring the opening intro of the games the speed drops under 20%.
Questions:
1) Is this just a normal experience with my old hardware?
2) I know Mario Galaxy is a resource demanding game, but what about Zelda?
3) Are there other games that might run faster/better on my older specs?
4) I am waiting for my controllers to show up, so I haven't gone past the game intros and played them yet... could the games speed up once I get into them farther?
5) Finally, is there anyone with my similar hardware which is making dolphin run well enough to enjoy? If so, what is your trick?
Answers to any of these questions is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I am running a Macbook (non pro) 2.4 Core 2 Duo with 4GB of DDR2 667mhz ram, an Intel GMA X3100 w/ 144MB of ram, and OSX 10.6.7.
I have been messing around with the configurations on Dolphin and cannot get the two games I currently have to run faster. I know some games are more hardware demanding than others... The two games I have been messing with are Mario Galaxy 2 for Wii and Zelda Twilight Princess for GC. Durring the opening intro of the games the speed drops under 20%.
Questions:
1) Is this just a normal experience with my old hardware?
2) I know Mario Galaxy is a resource demanding game, but what about Zelda?
3) Are there other games that might run faster/better on my older specs?
4) I am waiting for my controllers to show up, so I haven't gone past the game intros and played them yet... could the games speed up once I get into them farther?
5) Finally, is there anyone with my similar hardware which is making dolphin run well enough to enjoy? If so, what is your trick?
Answers to any of these questions is appreciated. Thanks in advance.