My hardware is around of the years 2009 - 2011 ..
While cpus are kind of expensive (if you want one of the new hasswells for example) I won't upgrade it, just because of Dolphin as the only programm needing so much power to run properly .. I don't play often anyway, just once or twice in a week .. I only need to overclock my cpu to around 3.8Ghz when I'm playing with friends and we are recording .. Besides Dolphin's emulation-speed is going up and down with time as you surely know and atm it has many new issues and things are still in work (ax hle) ect. .. There are always coming up minor/big changes which cause a huge speed up and unfortunately also a slowdown ..
And something else ..
Most noob users are advised either to overclock their cpus or to buy a new one .. You should ALWAYS warn them, that o'cking means possible damage to cpu and the whole system and there is no guarantee anymore .. I'm sure there is a warning somewhere in this forums but most people are too lazy to read any of the tutorials and the Dolphin history .. That's why there are always the same threads about people having a slow cpu and complaining about slow framerates while playing ..
i am sorry but NEW VERSIONS tried every single version,what it really requires to get smooth sound?a good result of fps and thats all. seriously i think u guys really are not trying to understand what i said earlier. I-Don't-Care-About-Fps. but the versions later than 3.0 Depends Only On good performance pc's that can result in good fps. so please i will make it simple. i ignore the fps no matter how slow the game runs i only want the audio smooth that's all. and older versions still work on low end pc's but The only problem for older version is that the load/save state hotkeys does not work after 3 mins u have to manually save from the dolphin Client. only if there is some way that can solve load/save state hotkey problem it might really be my Birthday lol
Sorry to get ur attention again
(07-01-2013, 08:50 PM)slax65 Wrote: [ -> ]You should ALWAYS warn them, that o'cking means possible damage to cpu and the whole system and there is no guarantee anymore
Actually people usually warn by themselves when the word "overclock" is pronounced
. The principle often frightens. It's understandable.
However it is wrong to say it's unsafe. It is safe if you know what you're doing. But you know that you're doing it at your own risk of course
(07-01-2013, 09:55 PM)LordVador Wrote: [ -> ] (07-01-2013, 08:50 PM)slax65 Wrote: [ -> ]You should ALWAYS warn them, that o'cking means possible damage to cpu and the whole system and there is no guarantee anymore
Actually people usually warn by themselves when the word "overclock" is pronounced . The principle often frightens. It's understandable.
However it is wrong to say it's unsafe. It is safe if you know what you're doing. But you know that you're doing it at your own risk of course
I said noobers .. Not only with Dolphin, also with overclocking .. And I think there should be time to write a short sentence about it ..
(07-01-2013, 10:05 PM)slax65 Wrote: [ -> ]I said noobers .. Not only with Dolphin, also with overclocking .. And I think there should be time to write a short sentence about it ..
When overclocking is suggested to "noobers" risks are also mentioned. And the necessity to know what you're doing is always pointed out.
Once again people are not forced to overclock. Overclocking is somehow an "option". You know that this option exists. You can use it or not. It's a choice
(07-01-2013, 10:29 PM)LordVador Wrote: [ -> ] (07-01-2013, 10:05 PM)slax65 Wrote: [ -> ]I said noobers .. Not only with Dolphin, also with overclocking .. And I think there should be time to write a short sentence about it ..
When overclocking is suggested to "noobers" risks are also mentioned.
Very seldom .. I've also been told many times "Overclock it to 3.8Ghz and you'll be fine" Not a word about risks ..
I'm sorry to say it that harsh, but I'd be really pissed if I would mess up my cpu/my complete system (in the worst case) because I was advised by someone who thinks everybody automaticly has his/her knowledge and just for running a freeware that might be giving good results just for what it is and its branch (while there is no emulator as good as Dolphin) but still runs more crappy than good (
atm!) ..
And I also think it's not about suggesting this to people, if you
really want to use Dolphin (it's made to be used, otherwise it'd be nonsense to work on it that much) you are forced to overclock your cpu if it's too slow, risking a shorter life, possible damages and loss of guarantee .. Somehow you could call that discrimination .. Further it's nonsense to advise people to upgrade the whole system just because of Dolphin, while no regular PC-user needs a cpu with 4Ghz+ and anytime there could come up, let's say, a "super revolution" that makes Dolphin super fast ..
And here you see, that people with slower cpus get along much better with the old revisions of the first generation of Dolphin .. They are fine for playing, maybe not for extras like state saving/loading, but for people who just want to play it's fine .. Why are they always being advised to use the latest versions, while they are the most demanting ones?? It's inconsistent ..
(07-01-2013, 09:34 PM)slax65 Wrote: [ -> ] (07-01-2013, 09:27 PM)hafeez10 Wrote: [ -> ]i am sorry but NEW VERSIONS tried every single version,what it really requires to get smooth sound?a good result of fps and thats all. seriously i think u guys really are not trying to understand what i said earlier. I-Don't-Care-About-Fps. but the versions later than 3.0 Depends Only On good performance pc's that can result in good fps. so please i will make it simple. i ignore the fps no matter how slow the game runs i only want the audio smooth that's all. and older versions still work on low end pc's but The only problem for older version is that the load/save state hotkeys does not work after 3 mins u have to manually save from the dolphin Client. only if there is some way that can solve load/save state hotkey problem it might really be my Birthday lol
Sorry to get ur attention again
r3.5 -1124 !!
Actually i said "New versions Tried every single (Including r3.5-1124)
@slax65: It's logical to recommend all that's needed to play in the best conditions isn't it? So an optimized system with the latest and best version of a software.
You can play with a slow system but you were told it would be slow.
You can use old builds but you were told they might have bugs.
You were given advices but you can follow them or not.
("You" here is not directed to you in particular. It's in general)
Each one does what he wants but then don't blame people who tried to help or even devs who created this software.
(07-02-2013, 01:52 AM)hafeez10 Wrote: [ -> ] (07-01-2013, 09:34 PM)slax65 Wrote: [ -> ] (07-01-2013, 09:27 PM)hafeez10 Wrote: [ -> ]i am sorry but NEW VERSIONS tried every single version,what it really requires to get smooth sound?a good result of fps and thats all. seriously i think u guys really are not trying to understand what i said earlier. I-Don't-Care-About-Fps. but the versions later than 3.0 Depends Only On good performance pc's that can result in good fps. so please i will make it simple. i ignore the fps no matter how slow the game runs i only want the audio smooth that's all. and older versions still work on low end pc's but The only problem for older version is that the load/save state hotkeys does not work after 3 mins u have to manually save from the dolphin Client. only if there is some way that can solve load/save state hotkey problem it might really be my Birthday lol
Sorry to get ur attention again
r3.5 -1124 !!
Actually i said "New versions Tried every single (Including r3.5-1124)
What exactly do you mean by "smooth audio"?
The only thing that could cause choppy audio would be new ax hle audio or lle audio while it requires full speed for smooth audio .. But this is only after r3.5-1124 .. Could you post some pictures of your settings?
Hope I didn't understand you wrong again, but you have my respect if you really tried every single revision from 3.0 to the latest one ..