(04-27-2014, 03:12 PM)Jhonn Wrote: Different games have different requirements, so, the GC games you're trying to run are more demanding than the Wii games you played (probably lightweight).
How is The Sims 1 for Gamecube more demanding than The Sims 3 for Wii? Illogical.
(04-27-2014, 03:12 PM)Jhonn Wrote: Your CPU is weak for the GC games you're trying to run (that probably are demanding since they're from EA), and that's the reason you wrongly think GC emulation is more demanding (it doesn't matter if it's a Wii or GC game, some are demanding, some not)...
Yes, because Dolphin isn't a PC game. Newcomers always come here and think that, and we're sick of answering the same question again and again. For short, PC games need powerful GPU, Dolphin need powerful CPU (specifically, models with higher IPC rates, so, avoid AMD CPUs/APUs at any cost).
The Sims 1?? Are you kidding? I have The Sims 3 for PC as well and it runs perfectly, barely effects my CPU and its many many times more demanding with its open world than The Sims 1 with its little box lot of a world.
My CPU is far superior than my GPU. An actual Gamecube has a IBM PowerPC "Gekko", 485MHz (Single Core Processor), a Wii uses a IBM PowerPC "Broadway" CPU (single core, clocked at 729MHz), I am using Two 3.2GHz (I've never before owned a CPU higher) Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processors (8 Processor Cores). I am aware of the differences between games designed for PC vs Console, in general PC games are more demanding on the CPU and GPU because they can be, unlike a console PCs aren't limited to some cheap 485MHz single core for example. The reason I referenced the fact that my GPU can handle Diablo 3, is because my CPU and RAM are barely being effected by the games I run in Dolphin which I pointed out in the initial post. I can track my CPU and RAM use (iStats Menu) but not my GPU so I don't know what the % of use is at but I still don't think that's the reason why its slowing down, it must be the way Dolphin is emulating it, as the speed increased by using the newest developer version on the same settings. If there was a way to run these games directly on my hardware I am certain there would be no lag, limitation is created by emulation software in most cases. Adjusting settings in an emulator can usually fix or at least help it but I've seen no improvement no matter the settings I choose which is strange considering how much I read of the improvement certain settings should give.
(04-27-2014, 03:12 PM)Jhonn Wrote: You need a better CPU (in fact, even a single i3 4130 processor would outperform your two current Xeon, and is much more cheap).
The i3 4130 is 3.4GHz, is 200MHz such a significant difference here? And why should I need 3.4GHz minimum for a game which is designed to run on 485MHz? I wonder if there is something I am not getting, because that sounds ridiculous to me. If Gamecube can run Gamecube games at 485MHz I assume its physically possible for Dolphin to be able to, at least some day.
(04-27-2014, 03:12 PM)Jhonn Wrote: upgrading your computer or using old Dolphin versions.I just bought this computer, it is a $1529 upgrade from what I had before. I will test it with older versions, but the newer developer version runs faster than the latest stable release so I assume the next latest stable release will work even better, and so on. Which would make me think the older versions would run slower.
(04-27-2014, 03:12 PM)Jhonn Wrote: the latest stable release (4.0.2 at the moment), you will get no support from the forums, you will have to deal with any possible issue alone...No, the latest stable release for Mac is 4.0. 4.0.1 and 4.0.2 do not have a Mac version. I don't have a choice there. And there isn't much I can do, as my knowledge of computers is primarily with electronics and hardware, not software. I do appreciate your response, despite my perceived tone due to grammatical formatting.
Testing 3.0
Result: Impossible
There is some kind of disconnection between the emulator and the games, even with all controls (Tested both with Keyboard and PS3 Controller) responding in the GCPad setting all the games act as though there is no controller connected.
Testing 3.5
Result: No Improvement + Less Functionality
On The Sims 1 I'm getting between 65% and 75% average with some short fluctuations up and down, about the same as the 4.0-1478
I think I'll stick with 4.0-1478 for now, and hope that 4.0.3 will have a Mac version.
Edit: Just tried 4.0-1487 (todays latest) and it runs even faster than 4.0-1478, 83% on average in The Sims 1 sometimes running at 90% (from 73-85%, so the speed is more stable now). Also The Sims Bustin Out is getting an average of 58% playing at 70-80% sometimes with great fluctuation (from 55% so slightly better but greater speed fluctuation). The JIT Recompiler, the CPU Emulator Engine, was further optimized in this version by Tilka. From what I understand, that could be effecting the speed of emulation. I would like to see what much more optimization might bring for the speeds, perfectly optimized it might eliminate the lag I'm seeing.