(10-14-2015, 12:58 AM)DatKid20 Wrote:(10-14-2015, 12:33 AM)kento Wrote: Hello Dolphin Forums!
I built my PC about a year ago using the cheapest parts I could find, and it runs fairly well. I can run GameCube games, but the audio will frequently stutter and the frame rate will decrease. Games under Dolphin rarely run at 100%. I read in the Dolphin Wiki's Hardware and system requirements section that AMD CPUs are not recommended, but I just want to verify that that's the issue before shelling out for a new processor (and motherboard)
I'm running Arch Linux x64 with a AMD Athlon X2 340 Dual Core CPU, a NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 graphics card, Two sticks of Kingston RAM totaling 8gb, and I'm using Dolphin version 1:4.0.2-10 from Arch's community repo (how do I check Dolphin's version?).
I can provide screenshots of my Dolphin setup by request.
What hardware upgrades would you recommend for me?
I would recommend upgrading your CPU. I think skylake IGPU is a GT 630 level already.
EDIT: From what I can gather from Notebookcheck, it's equal.
So a CPU upgrade and no graphics card required? Sweet.
I think I'd get a new graphics card as well, judging by the FAQ. Good to know that it's really just my CPU that causing the lag.