Speed seems slow - have I any chance?

01-07-2013, 04:17 AM #1

Was hoping to relive some nostalgia by emulating some GC games. I've no interest in emulating any Wii games really.

Core2Duo T5750 @ 2.0Ghz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400
3GB RAM

Win 7 Pro x86

Tried running Wind Waker and can't get anything stable above 65% using the settings here: http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-settings-for-best-speed-unofficial

Is it possible at all to get the emulator to drop a few fps in favour of better speed? I'd be happy enough with that - I'm only looking to waste a bit of time in the evenings, not blow minds with buttery smooth HD resolutions.

**Starscream** · 01-07-2013, 04:41 AM #2

Your PC is far too slow for this kind of emulation. Basically, running games is pointless with that setup.

01-07-2013, 05:02 AM #3

I was afraid of that. Luigi's Mansion seems to be running at a usable rate so I was holding out some hope.
Thanks anyways.

**Starscream** · (This post was last modified: 01-07-2013, 05:10 AM by Starscream.)

If you're able to overclock that CPU it may help a bit. Other than that, there really isn't anything else you can do.

01-07-2013, 05:21 AM #5

Ah I'm not too bothered - I thought I might have just missed something where I could make it look a little worse/less smooth for the sake of preserving speed.
Cheers for the replies anyway, maybe some day I'll have a computer more suitable to running a game or two more complex than Bejewelled!