06-27-2010, 12:32 AM
so... i have tried revision after revision of dolphin... only the 5739 rev seems to work this way so far. i was having trouble running mario kart wii in 2 player mode and getting 100% speed. well, i noticed that if i uncapped the frame limiter, my pc didnt have a single issue running it at like 400% speed... so.. the question arises: if i can run this game at 4x the intended speed with frame limiter off: why does it run at half speed when i have frame limiter on? even if i set the limiter to 120 fps, it still has major game ruining slow downs.
btw... all these tests are done with audio throttle off.
well... i set frame limiter to off, and vsync on, and its amazing! the vps above 120... and yet the game is running at the normal speed and my frames are synced! unfortunately, this only works properly in this rev 5739. all other revs, when i turn vsync on, it doesnt allow my vps to go above 60. therefore, my games actually run well below 100% speed like this. btw, i was comparing cpu usage between capped and uncapped frames, and dolphin.exe still uses up 100% of 2 of my cores, regardless of frame limiter settings.
in newer revisions, mario kart will speed up to 100% every now but then in two player mode it will average around 80%-90%. not to mention, the beginning of the races will always start out super slow motion. well check this screenshot out:
[attachment=3676]
in all other revs id be getting like 60% speed here. i know the screenshot says 200+% but the game is running exactly at 100% the correct speed. i even timed a race with a stopwatch and compared the results just to make sure. my frames will even sometimes drop in the 40's but you can tell the game is actually running at 100% speed still.
now... here is an example of a newer revision, with vsync on:
[attachment=3678]
notice it's running in slow motion again....
same settings. however, in one version of the emulator im getting 200% speed, in the other, im fighting to get above 70%.
neway... i can play all dolphin compatible games now without ever getting less than 100% game speed. i dont get slowdowns even in menus.
[attachment=3677]
only on this one revision tho, all other revisions cause my vps to be limited and the games are too slow to mess with.
anyone else notice this? anyone else taking advantages of uncapped vps with vsynced frames? i would really like to upgrade to a newer rev but so far, none function like this one: 5739.
btw... all these tests are done with audio throttle off.
well... i set frame limiter to off, and vsync on, and its amazing! the vps above 120... and yet the game is running at the normal speed and my frames are synced! unfortunately, this only works properly in this rev 5739. all other revs, when i turn vsync on, it doesnt allow my vps to go above 60. therefore, my games actually run well below 100% speed like this. btw, i was comparing cpu usage between capped and uncapped frames, and dolphin.exe still uses up 100% of 2 of my cores, regardless of frame limiter settings.
in newer revisions, mario kart will speed up to 100% every now but then in two player mode it will average around 80%-90%. not to mention, the beginning of the races will always start out super slow motion. well check this screenshot out:
[attachment=3676]
in all other revs id be getting like 60% speed here. i know the screenshot says 200+% but the game is running exactly at 100% the correct speed. i even timed a race with a stopwatch and compared the results just to make sure. my frames will even sometimes drop in the 40's but you can tell the game is actually running at 100% speed still.
now... here is an example of a newer revision, with vsync on:
[attachment=3678]
notice it's running in slow motion again....
same settings. however, in one version of the emulator im getting 200% speed, in the other, im fighting to get above 70%.
neway... i can play all dolphin compatible games now without ever getting less than 100% game speed. i dont get slowdowns even in menus.
[attachment=3677]
only on this one revision tho, all other revisions cause my vps to be limited and the games are too slow to mess with.
anyone else notice this? anyone else taking advantages of uncapped vps with vsynced frames? i would really like to upgrade to a newer rev but so far, none function like this one: 5739.