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constant slowdowns - zabatso2003 - 04-02-2012
Hey guys;
so i am running dolphin mainly as a wii emulator, problem is, i keep getting those constant slowdowns, that kicks in about 5 min after i start a game, and keep getting more frequent...
it's like a game is running 30 FPS, then it drops to 8 FPS for 5 seconds or so, then returns to 30 FPS, which gets REALLY annoying after a while, and it doesn't matter what settings or version i use, i keep getting it...
i use a Dell laptop, processor i7, 8 gb ram, and a Geforce gt 525m...
i noticed that, after using resource monitor (from the task manager) that those slowdowns happens when the maximum frequency of the cpu (which is colored in blue) drops a bit...every time it slows down, a drop occurs...
anyone knows how to fix it? any suggestions will be very appreciated...
thanks in advance...
RE: constant slowdowns - DefenderX - 04-02-2012
check your temps with RealTemp or coreTemp.
I think, that your notebook overheats
RE: constant slowdowns - skid - 04-02-2012
If that doesn't work, try turning off speedstep or the power saving features in Windows.
RE: constant slowdowns - zabatso2003 - 04-04-2012
ok, thank you very much for the help guys, i think this is what causing the problem, the temp. in cores reached 95+ degree after some time while running the emulator...
now, how can i prevent it from overheating? already turned off power saving, but didn't turn off speedstep (actually, 1st time to read about it now
)anymore advice will be appreciated...thanks in advance
RE: constant slowdowns - DefenderX - 04-04-2012
I heard about cooling pads for notebooks, but i doubt that they will help you reduce the temperature about more than 5 degrees.
But a member (admin89) is an expert concerning notebook cooling. He has modded his notebook (thermal compound and 40mm fan) and it runs very cool. But you can ask him, how he did that exactly