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i got an earlier build and the game runs alot better now i got 3.0 441

but the sound is still clicking >< during gameplay

can't the sound be handled by direct x could it be my cpu again?! ><
speeder Wrote:but the sound is still clicking >< during gameplay

How to improve performance even more and fix the audio crackling:

Option 1 (if you're still using Windows XP):
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1. Disable Cool'N'Quiet in the BIOS <--- very important
2. Set the Windows XP power profile to 'High Performance' ('Always On' / NO power saving)
3. Install the latest processor driver for your CPU (download it from http://support.amd.com)
4. In the Dolphin Audio settings, set the audio backend to 'DSound' instead of 'XAudio2'.

Option 2:
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Upgrade to Windows 7.

* The processor driver that comes with this OS is a whole lot better (no core underclocking issues with AMD CPUs, power saving features work correctly, better performance).

* Superior sound quality and less problems with onboard/integrated audio chips.
Quote:can't the sound be handled by direct x could it be my cpu again?! ><

What?

Xaudio2 is part of directx. And we already have an xaudio2 backend.

Quote:alright i'll update to 64 bit in a few weeks but could someone send a suggestion to the dev team to make the 32 bit version more uh... accessible

What?

Quote:if my cpu was weak i should have slow sound everywhere right? :/

No. You would have slow sound in certain spots when the gamespeed dropped.

I don't know why there are so many people in this thread that seem to think you should be able to run this game at fullspeed all the time. With my Q6600 @ 3.2GHz I get drops as low as 20 fps in sonic colors even on the fastest builds/settings. And my cpu is substantially faster than yours.

Just get a sandy bridge cpu and overclock.
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