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RE: Help finding optimum settings - kinkinkijkin - 04-28-2014
Oh, also, those games are all demanding. A few of the games you tested with (Sunshine comes to mind) are really light, though. Really, SMS should run full speed, and I have no idea why it isn't.
RE: Help finding optimum settings - jboy32 - 04-28-2014
(04-27-2014, 07:11 PM)Zee530 Wrote: Could you confirm turbo boost is running, i feel your CPU is still running at base clock 2.2GHz, download CPU-Z and observe the clock speed whilst dolphin is running.
I find when I turn on turbo boost on my computer (with anything game) my computer hits temperatures of like 90 C, so I try to keep it off for obvious reasons. Just tried turning it on too, just to make sure it would do something. Still capped at 25 FPS, but it's playing a lot smoother
(04-28-2014, 12:20 AM)kinkinkijkin Wrote: Oh, also, those games are all demanding. A few of the games you tested with (Sunshine comes to mind) are really light, though. Really, SMS should run full speed, and I have no idea why it isn't.
So, it pretty much comes down to the fact that Dolphin doesn't like me?
RE: Help finding optimum settings - DJBarry004 - 04-28-2014
SMS isn´t lightweight, it´s average weight due to CPU and GPU requirements, that are sort of high. And remember the high impact that happens when using EFB-2-RAM, which is needed for the game to work properly.
@O.P.: You need to apply new thermal paste. Urgently.
RE: Help finding optimum settings - jboy32 - 04-28-2014
(04-28-2014, 03:32 AM)DJBarry004 Wrote: SMS isn´t lightweight, it´s average weight due to CPU and GPU requirements, that are sort of high. And remember the high impact that happens when using EFB-2-RAM, which is needed for the game to work properly.
@O.P.: You need to apply new thermal paste. Urgently.
I didn't know quite what I could do about the temp issues, so that'swhy I keep it in lower power mods (it never gets higher than 50). Surprisingly, I've had this for coming up three years now and not a single issue, but I'll look into the thermal paste suggestion, thanks man!
EDIT: I think part of the reason why it was hitting 90 was that I was using the overclock far too often, right now it's getting no higher than 60 when I run Dolphin at max AA & anisotropic... which I'm still getting 25 FPS
RE: Help finding optimum settings - pauldacheez - 04-28-2014
I applied new thermal paste to my MacBook and it still hits 90ºC pretty easily. Not to discount your advice, but, yeah, it only improves temps that much.
RE: Help finding optimum settings - jboy32 - 04-28-2014
So I'm finding now after tinkering with the settings I can get 30 FPS in LoZTP, 25 FPS in SMS, 30-50 FPS THPS3, 10-60 FPS SSBB, and this is with max settings enabled in DX11
RE: Help finding optimum settings - kinkinkijkin - 04-28-2014
Twilight princess is 30FPS, so you're already there with that. I have no idea how, though.
RE: Help finding optimum settings - jboy32 - 04-28-2014
(04-28-2014, 07:35 AM)kinkinkijkin Wrote: Twilight princess is 30FPS, so you're already there with that. I have no idea how, though.
Neither do I. It's the weirdest thing
RE: Help finding optimum settings - DJBarry004 - 04-28-2014
And SMS is 25 FPS max when in gameplay. You´re being bottlenecked as you´re only getting full speed on some games when putting high, heavy settings.
RE: Help finding optimum settings - jboy32 - 04-28-2014
(04-28-2014, 08:02 AM)DJBarry004 Wrote: And SMS is 25 FPS max when in gameplay. You´re being bottlenecked as you´re only getting full speed on some games when putting high, heavy settings.
SMS & LoZ make sense that it's no higher than that, but with THPS3 & SSBB, no matter what settings I change it to I can never get full speed, usually just some choppy inbetween speed