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Wii remote pointer + Skip EFB Access from CPU
02-19-2017, 11:41 AM (This post was last modified: 02-19-2017, 03:10 PM by bios.)
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Hi, I'm thinking about buying a sensor bar to enable the pointer of my original Wiimote (required in some games like Mario Party 9 and Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2).

The problem is that I have to enable "Skip EFB Access from CPU" to run Super Mario Galaxy smoothly and I have read that this option breaks the sync with the pointer. Is that true? Is it playable? I would appreciate detailed information

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02-19-2017, 03:45 PM
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Checking that option means the GPU/CPU can't communicate with each other in certain ways. Thus, when the CPU is trying to see what the pointer is hovering over (star bits, pull stars, etc.) it can't see and the game is broken.
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02-19-2017, 11:35 PM (This post was last modified: 02-19-2017, 11:38 PM by bios.)
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(02-19-2017, 03:45 PM)JMC47 Wrote: Checking that option means the GPU/CPU can't communicate with each other in certain ways. Thus, when the CPU is trying to see what the pointer is hovering over (star bits, pull stars, etc.) it can't see and the game is broken.

Is there a way to run smoothly Galaxy 2 with Skip EFB Access from CPU unchecked? I think I'm missing something (I have an iMac 5K i5 8GB RAM + AMD R9 M290X)
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02-20-2017, 12:11 AM
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You could try running windows or Linux as they have better graphics drivers.
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02-20-2017, 12:48 AM (This post was last modified: 02-20-2017, 12:48 AM by JMC47.)
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Yeah, if you had OpenGL 4.5 or Vulkan, it'd run a lot faster than OpenGL 3 that Mac caps you at. D3D11/12 will also be much faster since you have an AMD graphcis card.

Also, AMDs are notoriously horrible at OpenGL. I don't know who the sick bastard at apple was that put an AMD into a Mac...
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02-20-2017, 01:06 AM
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(02-20-2017, 12:48 AM)JMC47 Wrote: Yeah, if you had OpenGL 4.5 or Vulkan, it'd run a lot faster than OpenGL 3 that Mac caps you at. D3D11/12 will also be much faster since you have an AMD graphcis card.

Also, AMDs are notoriously horrible at OpenGL. I don't know who the sick bastard at apple was that put an AMD into a Mac...

Do you recommend me to install Windows 10 Bootcamp and play with Direct3D? Can you guarantee me that with Windows + Skip EFB unchecked Super Mario Gallaxy runs smooth?

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02-20-2017, 02:14 AM
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I can't 100% guarantee it since I don't have your hardware. Can anyone who's bootcamped before give a general idea of how much performance you gain in Dolphin? Considering AMD... I have to say at minimum it'll be 50% faster, right?
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02-20-2017, 02:21 AM (This post was last modified: 02-20-2017, 02:24 AM by bios.)
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(02-20-2017, 02:14 AM)JMC47 Wrote: I can't 100% guarantee it since I don't have your hardware. Can anyone who's bootcamped before give a general idea of how much performance you gain in Dolphin? Considering AMD... I have to say at minimum it'll be 50% faster, right?

WAW, 50%! Really I was missing something. Which Windows version do you recommended to install (7, 8, 10)? The iMac is i5 3,5 GHz
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02-20-2017, 02:29 AM
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Looks like your actual specs are i5-4590 and AMD Radeon R9 M290... Yep, that should do the work.

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-3.3-27-inch-aluminum-retina-5k-mid-2015-specs.html
Rig 1: Windows 10 Home | AMD A6-1450 @ 600/1000/1400 MHz | AMD Radeon HD Graphics 8250 | 4GB RAM | HP Pavilion TouchSmart 11.

Rig 2: Windows 10 Pro | Intel Core i7-2640M @ 780/2800/3500 MHz | Intel HD 3000 Mobile | 8GB RAM | Dell Latitude 6320.
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02-20-2017, 02:38 AM
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(02-20-2017, 02:29 AM)DJBarry004 Wrote: Looks like your actual specs are i5-4590 and AMD Radeon R9 M290... Yep, that should do the work.

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-3.3-27-inch-aluminum-retina-5k-mid-2015-specs.html

Hi, my iMac is exactly that: https://support.apple.com/kb/sp707?locale=en_US
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