Stuttery audio with F-Zero GX (still)

ymo1965 · (This post was last modified: 08-08-2016, 04:33 AM by ymo1965.)

Ever since I used Dolphin 4.0 I have always had stuttery audio with F-Zero GX. Especially at the beginning. Like it was a cache issue. I am still getting similar issues with this game with version 5.0 and wondering if it's just the game itself. I have an i5-3570K and GTX 770 and have noticed how better games do run with this version. This then surprises me why the audio seems the same even though Dolphin 5 is a huge re-write for optimization. Do other folk have similar issues with this game? I can't see any settings that might help with audio apart from what there is. The game runs gorgeous and that's why I am surprised why the audio is problematic. Doesn't really seem that it's because the pc is underpowered (or am I wrong?) Both audio settings give the same result. Is there any settings with Nvidia that might solve this? I have set vsync to adaptive but hasn't made any noticable difference.

Oh, one other thing... has the gamecube controller+ adaptor detecting problem been solved with version 5.0? That was another issue that was so annoying.

Thanks devs for an awesome emulator!

**JMC47** · 08-08-2016, 06:36 AM #2

F-Zero GX is one of those games that's just very demanding. It's almost always full speed for me except when generating shaders.

ymo1965 · (This post was last modified: 08-08-2016, 08:04 AM by ymo1965.)

I'm sure it IS demanding but isn't there anything that could improve it? I only had a GTX560 when I first used Dolphin 4 and now with Dolphin 5 I have a GTX770. Coupled with the fact version 5 has been heavily optimized, I would expect the audio to be better, but it really isn't.. or at least none that I can tell. What I'm trying to say is my system has improved performance wise but this game is the same, sound-wise. Really wish I knew why this is the same. If it's a pc-power/performance thing then why don't I see that much improvement?

No matter, thanks for replying!

Aleron Ives · 08-08-2016, 10:16 AM #4

Upgrading your GPU doesn't matter much; your CPU is what counts for Dolphin. You would get a performance increase if you switched from your Ivy Bridge CPU to a Haswell one, as Dolphin loves Haswell (30% faster than Ivy Bridge, IIRC).

ymo1965 · (This post was last modified: 08-08-2016, 10:08 PM by ymo1965.)

Have just overclocked to 4.3ghz and will test to see if it helps. Next cpu will be i7, so agree with you about a newer chip. Thanks again for advice.

Update: Overclocking has made a big improvement. Not perfect, but at a level now that i can live with. At least now this aging cpu can last me a little bit longer before I upgrade in the next 6-8 months.
Thanks all!