about Dolphin...

ARC@NO · January 13th, 2009

sorry If this question was asked before...

Dolphin is CPU or GPU dependant????

I'm asking this 'cause I wanna downclock my 4GHz OC to use less Vcore....to 3.6-3.7GHz.

also I wanna know if running the emulation at different resolutions will affect the FPS???, I'm asking you this 'cause (for example) using PCSX2 at bigger resolutions didn't affect the emulation speed.....I'm new with Dolphin, hope you can help me.

Thanx.

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sabin1981 · January 13th, 2009

From all indications, it is primarily - like PCSX2 - CPU dependent. As for resolutions, they've not made any performance decrease/increase with me either -- running at 800x600 or 1280x1024 -- framerate is the same.

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ARC@NO · January 13th, 2009

how about downclock to 3.6GHz.....much performance loss???

__________________
My Rig: please visit it HERE and RATE IT!!
* Core2Duo e8200 2.66 @ 3.8 GHz 1.33v / Cooler Master V8
* 2x2 GB A-Data Vitesta Extreme 1066 @ 950 MHz
* Gigabyte EP35-DS3 / Cooler Master Blue Ice
* Sapphire HD 4850 Dual Slot 512MB @ 700/1050 MHz
* Creative SB Audigy SE @ X-Fi Xtreme Audio mod / Logitech X-530 speakers
* 320GB WD (Dual Boot) + 640GB WD + 750GB Seagate HDDs / all SATAII
* LG DVD-RW 22x
* 950W Topower Zumax PSU
* XP Pro SP3
* NZXT Lexa Blackline case + 2 red cold cathodes + 3x120mm + 2x80mm led fans
* HP w2408 24" wide screen LCD

Nemskiller · January 13th, 2009

Yes you will loose some performance...
For exemple: Me : Core 2 Quad Q6600 @2.4ghz
FPS in Mario Kart WII 25 fps (no good playable)
I overclock it into 3.45ghz
FPS in Mario Kart WII 45~60 FPS (Fully Playable)...
So make you're choice.

ARC@NO · January 13th, 2009

since Dolphin uses only 2 cores It doesn't matter if you run it with a quad.

but It's interesting that 1GHz OC could boost 100%+ of the speed on MK:Wii.

If I make the correct adjustments my new OC will be +1GHz too....hope losing 350MHz doesn't hurt the performance to bad.

__________________
My Rig: please visit it HERE and RATE IT!!
* Core2Duo e8200 2.66 @ 3.8 GHz 1.33v / Cooler Master V8
* 2x2 GB A-Data Vitesta Extreme 1066 @ 950 MHz
* Gigabyte EP35-DS3 / Cooler Master Blue Ice
* Sapphire HD 4850 Dual Slot 512MB @ 700/1050 MHz
* Creative SB Audigy SE @ X-Fi Xtreme Audio mod / Logitech X-530 speakers
* 320GB WD (Dual Boot) + 640GB WD + 750GB Seagate HDDs / all SATAII
* LG DVD-RW 22x
* 950W Topower Zumax PSU
* XP Pro SP3
* NZXT Lexa Blackline case + 2 red cold cathodes + 3x120mm + 2x80mm led fans
* HP w2408 24" wide screen LCD

stegsy · January 14th, 2009

i havent found any noticable increase in performance above 3.2 ghz.

MisterMr · January 15th, 2009

Sitting here with a 2.2 Ghz and I'm getting about 30 FPS in *some* games.

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ARC@NO · January 16th, 2009

I was downclok 'cause I thought my 4GHz OC wasn't stable 'cause Vista X64 tend to hung randomly, after a little research I discovered that the OS was the culprit.

Now I'm using XP SP3 X86 and the SO didn't freeze anymore, I was afraid that using the 32bit version of Dolphin will halve the performance over the 64bit.

maybe I still don't run a game that prove me wrong, but using the 32bit version still performs equal (very nice performance) than the 64bit version.

__________________
My Rig: please visit it HERE and RATE IT!!
* Core2Duo e8200 2.66 @ 3.8 GHz 1.33v / Cooler Master V8
* 2x2 GB A-Data Vitesta Extreme 1066 @ 950 MHz
* Gigabyte EP35-DS3 / Cooler Master Blue Ice
* Sapphire HD 4850 Dual Slot 512MB @ 700/1050 MHz
* Creative SB Audigy SE @ X-Fi Xtreme Audio mod / Logitech X-530 speakers
* 320GB WD (Dual Boot) + 640GB WD + 750GB Seagate HDDs / all SATAII
* LG DVD-RW 22x
* 950W Topower Zumax PSU
* XP Pro SP3
* NZXT Lexa Blackline case + 2 red cold cathodes + 3x120mm + 2x80mm led fans
* HP w2408 24" wide screen LCD

January 13th, 2009	#1 (permalink)
ARC@NO Join the Dark Side!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mexico Posts: 231	about Dolphin... sorry If this question was asked before... Dolphin is CPU or GPU dependant???? I'm asking this 'cause I wanna downclock my 4GHz OC to use less Vcore....to 3.6-3.7GHz. also I wanna know if running the emulation at different resolutions will affect the FPS???, I'm asking you this 'cause (for example) using PCSX2 at bigger resolutions didn't affect the emulation speed.....I'm new with Dolphin, hope you can help me. Thanx. __________________ My Rig: please visit it HERE and RATE IT!! * Core2Duo e8200 2.66 @ 3.8 GHz 1.33v / Cooler Master V8 * 2x2 GB A-Data Vitesta Extreme 1066 @ 950 MHz * Gigabyte EP35-DS3 / Cooler Master Blue Ice * Sapphire HD 4850 Dual Slot 512MB @ 700/1050 MHz * Creative SB Audigy SE @ X-Fi Xtreme Audio mod / Logitech X-530 speakers * 320GB WD (Dual Boot) + 640GB WD + 750GB Seagate HDDs / all SATAII * LG DVD-RW 22x * 950W Topower Zumax PSU * XP Pro SP3 * NZXT Lexa Blackline case + 2 red cold cathodes + 3x120mm + 2x80mm led fans * HP w2408 24" wide screen LCD

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January 13th, 2009	#2 (permalink)
sabin1981 Gaming Sensei Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 201	From all indications, it is primarily - like PCSX2 - CPU dependent. As for resolutions, they've not made any performance decrease/increase with me either -- running at 800x600 or 1280x1024 -- framerate is the same. __________________ -=Current Rig=- CPU: Intel Core2 E7200-Wolfdale @ 3.6Ghz GPU: XFX Radeon 4870 xXx 1GB@ 830/830/4400Mhz RAM: 2x2GB OCZ Platinum C8500 @ 1000Mhz / 5-5-5-16 2N MOB: Asus P5K-PRO P35 775. O/S: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64

January 13th, 2009	#3 (permalink)
ARC@NO Join the Dark Side!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mexico Posts: 231	how about downclock to 3.6GHz.....much performance loss??? __________________ My Rig: please visit it HERE and RATE IT!! * Core2Duo e8200 2.66 @ 3.8 GHz 1.33v / Cooler Master V8 * 2x2 GB A-Data Vitesta Extreme 1066 @ 950 MHz * Gigabyte EP35-DS3 / Cooler Master Blue Ice * Sapphire HD 4850 Dual Slot 512MB @ 700/1050 MHz * Creative SB Audigy SE @ X-Fi Xtreme Audio mod / Logitech X-530 speakers * 320GB WD (Dual Boot) + 640GB WD + 750GB Seagate HDDs / all SATAII * LG DVD-RW 22x * 950W Topower Zumax PSU * XP Pro SP3 * NZXT Lexa Blackline case + 2 red cold cathodes + 3x120mm + 2x80mm led fans * HP w2408 24" wide screen LCD

January 13th, 2009	#4 (permalink)
Nemskiller Le Tueur de Nems ! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: France / Lyon Posts: 64	Yes you will loose some performance... For exemple: Me : Core 2 Quad Q6600 @2.4ghz FPS in Mario Kart WII 25 fps (no good playable) I overclock it into 3.45ghz FPS in Mario Kart WII 45~60 FPS (Fully Playable)... So make you're choice.

January 13th, 2009	#5 (permalink)
ARC@NO Join the Dark Side!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mexico Posts: 231	since Dolphin uses only 2 cores It doesn't matter if you run it with a quad. but It's interesting that 1GHz OC could boost 100%+ of the speed on MK:Wii. If I make the correct adjustments my new OC will be +1GHz too....hope losing 350MHz doesn't hurt the performance to bad. __________________ My Rig: please visit it HERE and RATE IT!! * Core2Duo e8200 2.66 @ 3.8 GHz 1.33v / Cooler Master V8 * 2x2 GB A-Data Vitesta Extreme 1066 @ 950 MHz * Gigabyte EP35-DS3 / Cooler Master Blue Ice * Sapphire HD 4850 Dual Slot 512MB @ 700/1050 MHz * Creative SB Audigy SE @ X-Fi Xtreme Audio mod / Logitech X-530 speakers * 320GB WD (Dual Boot) + 640GB WD + 750GB Seagate HDDs / all SATAII * LG DVD-RW 22x * 950W Topower Zumax PSU * XP Pro SP3 * NZXT Lexa Blackline case + 2 red cold cathodes + 3x120mm + 2x80mm led fans * HP w2408 24" wide screen LCD

January 14th, 2009	#6 (permalink)
stegsy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 94	i havent found any noticable increase in performance above 3.2 ghz.

January 15th, 2009	#7 (permalink)
MisterMr Emulation Wizkid Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: United States Posts: 188	Sitting here with a 2.2 Ghz and I'm getting about 30 FPS in some games. __________________ ~MrMister 2009

January 16th, 2009	#8 (permalink)
ARC@NO Join the Dark Side!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mexico Posts: 231	I was downclok 'cause I thought my 4GHz OC wasn't stable 'cause Vista X64 tend to hung randomly, after a little research I discovered that the OS was the culprit. Now I'm using XP SP3 X86 and the SO didn't freeze anymore, I was afraid that using the 32bit version of Dolphin will halve the performance over the 64bit. maybe I still don't run a game that prove me wrong, but using the 32bit version still performs equal (very nice performance) than the 64bit version. __________________ My Rig: please visit it HERE and RATE IT!! * Core2Duo e8200 2.66 @ 3.8 GHz 1.33v / Cooler Master V8 * 2x2 GB A-Data Vitesta Extreme 1066 @ 950 MHz * Gigabyte EP35-DS3 / Cooler Master Blue Ice * Sapphire HD 4850 Dual Slot 512MB @ 700/1050 MHz * Creative SB Audigy SE @ X-Fi Xtreme Audio mod / Logitech X-530 speakers * 320GB WD (Dual Boot) + 640GB WD + 750GB Seagate HDDs / all SATAII * LG DVD-RW 22x * 950W Topower Zumax PSU * XP Pro SP3 * NZXT Lexa Blackline case + 2 red cold cathodes + 3x120mm + 2x80mm led fans * HP w2408 24" wide screen LCD