Very Strange Issue

[NotSoSolidSnake]

So I have a bit of a weird issue with Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (Which is listed at four stars on the current compatibility list, I think), and several other games. I am running a SIGNIFICANTLY more powerful computer than I was the last time I used Dolphin. Since I don't know if the specs I entered at Signup list here, I'll list them in my post. But first, the specs I remember from my old computer.

AMD 4500 HD GPU

AMD Athlon x2 2.8 ghz

5 gigs ram.



Now, I am running...

Nvidia 9600 gt (I don't know if this is an improvement over the last graphics card, it is a quick replacement for a vastly better card that went kaput)

AMD Phenom 2 X4 clocked at 3.2 ghz, 3.5 in the winter.

8 gigs ram.


My problem is, the game ran at about 80-95% speed on my last computer (As did most games), and I can't seem to break 60-70% speed on any games, specifically this one, with my new computer. I have downloaded the latest version of the emulator and am giving it a try, and I will report back with results, but I wanted to know if anyone could help me before I got too caught up in trying to fix it myself.

[Shonumi]

Your new CPU is indeed faster, but not fast enough. Set you Internal Resolution to 1x and disable AA. If you still get slowdowns doing these steps, you have a CPU bottleneck. In this case, either consider overclocking (do research first) or a hardware upgrade. Dolphin has some fairly high CPU demands in certain games; there's no getting around it.

[NotSoSolidSnake]

I'll consider overclocking again, though I do find it slightly funny one of the few games I can emulate on this is Xenoblade, at 100% speed with a few graphics enhancements.


I'm not doubting you, just lamenting the situation. I'll try an overclock again, since it's starting to cool down, and then I'll get back to you.

[Shonumi]

Xenoblade Chronicles is a completely different game than MGS:TTS, with completely different hardware demands. XBC really isn't that demanding of a game on the CPU (it is GPU intensive however). MGS:TTS is more demanding in the CPU than a number of games if I recall correctly. I'm not sure, but I think this game needs EFB copies set to RAM, and the GameINIs automatically set this for you (overriding your default settings). That would make MGS:TTS slower as well.

[NotSoSolidSnake]

After re-applying my usual overclock, and upgrading to the latest version, all the games I was having speed issues with are resolved. Thank you for the help.