optimized FPS

[manslayer867]

i just downloaded this emulator and followed the guide on the main page. however while trying to play zelda wind waker i noticed the fps dropping to around 37-40% and the game would lag dramatically. i was wondering if anyone could help me optimize my settings to keep the game roughly around 75-80%+.

my system specs are
nvidia geforce GTS 360M (1GB)
i5 processor 2.27 ghz able to boost to 3.2ghz
4 gigs RAM

any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.

[NaturalViolence]

We need a full readout of your settings.

[manslayer867]

lets see im running the r7036 build of dolphin
my general basic settings are ...
enable dual core
enable idle skipping
frame limit: auto
skip GC bios
JIT recompiler

display settings ...
video backend: direct 3d9
FS display res: 1280x720
window size 1280x720
render to main window

audio...
DSP HLE emulation
enable DTK Music

Graphics...
adapter: nvidia geforce GTS 360M
aspect ratio: auto
anisotropic Filtering: 1x
anti aliasing: none
load native mipmaps
EFB Scaled
Force Bi/Trilinear Filtering

copy is set to enable to RAM

in advanced...
is disable fog

thats all i got =s

[NaturalViolence]

First of all switch to this build:

32 bit: http://cid-b8ece3275d590dda.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/Dolphin/Dolphin%20x86%20SVN%20Revision%207236.7z
64 bit: http://cid-b8ece3275d590dda.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/Dolphin/Dolphin%20x64%20SVN%20Revision%207236.7z

And change efb copy to texture. I'm guessing you already have audio throttle off since you didn't list it, that's another important one.

[manslayer867]

i did what you said but for some reason every time i go into game the efb copy switches back to ram. is it supposed to do this? and is there any way to increase the VPS as well?

[NaturalViolence]

Quote:every time i go into game the efb copy switches back to ram

Right click the game in dolphin and go to game properties. Make sure all the boxes are filled in but not checked.