My No$GBA Emulator is running so slow!

nydevil · August 6th, 2008, 12:03

Alright, I'll show my Computer's stuff.

Vista Home premium
Manufacturer: Toshiba
Model: Notebook
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-57 1.90GHZ
Memory (RAM): 1918MB (almost 2gb)
System type: 32-bit Operating System
Hard drive space: 105GB free of 179GB
Video Graphic Card: ATI Radeon X1200

Wouldn't this be enough for my computer to handle NO$GBA

I use to play gameboy advance emulators and n64 and others, until I found out DS is much more better and efficient, and well new.

Anyone knowing if my computer's the problem?

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klader · August 6th, 2008, 12:36

no$gba doesn't support dual core yet

nydevil · August 6th, 2008, 13:08

Oh, damn.
I remember reading that.
Isn't there a way to fix it?

I guess if there isn't I'll just have to run this No$gba on my desktop computer, only problem is it's full of viruses.. and not much use with that hah.

Smilley · August 6th, 2008, 15:41

Your specs, even considering the "missing" dual-core support, offer the best performance you'll get out of the current version of No$GBA. A bunch of games already run at 100%, and those that aren't still manage an enjoyable framerate most of the time. Know that this is as good as it'll get for now.

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imlost · August 6th, 2008, 19:04

Go read the sticky FAQ thread here on how to speed up no$gba. If that doesn't work, then you have to wait for speed improvement in future release of this emu.

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Mynemisbat-Zul · August 7th, 2008, 07:39

It depends on the game sometimes.The Games with high 3d are usual to be slow.
DS emulation was still new though.

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Buuhan1 · August 7th, 2008, 11:35

Yeah, my computer is a piece of crude but I can run most 2D games just fine. But the 3D ones are a different matter. They tend to only go about 60-70%, like Avatar: The Last Airbender and Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker. (Tho Joker actually runs faster (and the cutscenes are perfect) than Avatar despite being fully 3D; where as Avatar only the environment is 3D.)

With games like that I turn up to Unlimited Disaster 10% and it works better. Tho that doesn't work for all games (like Joker runs almost exactly the same). I have a question regarding the Unlimited Disaster settings, the name kinda worries me. Playing on that setting wouldn't cause any harm to my computer, right? Is it just called "Disaster" cause it's fast and most would find playing a game fast to be "disastrous"?

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Tr4cker · August 7th, 2008, 11:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by klader

no$gba doesn't support dual core yet

Okay, do you have an estimation on when it will? That could really help me out. Quad-Core support will be even better, btw.

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · August 7th, 2008, 12:35

Well...multi-core optimisations can only be added when the author himself gets either a dual-core or quad-core PC...so as things stand...never.

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nydevil · August 20th, 2008, 13:59

Well, thanks for everyone's support.

I suppose I'll just stick with Gameboy Advance, as I do believe the DS Emulator will update soon enough, I'm in no rush personally.

Or i'll buy myself more DS games if it's not here by Christmas time, haha.

The only thing I don't understand is when i'm playing Gameboy advanced games it goes up to 100+

But when i'm playing DS games it only goes up to 36 - 68.

**shashClp** · August 20th, 2008, 15:18

nydevil: DS is up to 6 times more powerful than the GBA on the CPU side alone, not to mention the 3D core, the enhanced 2D core, etc. It's way HARDER to emulate.

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Mysoft · August 20th, 2008, 16:00

heh i can run GBA games at 100% speed even on a 233mhz machine, at least with no$gba... that is the fastest emulator. (VBA = 80% max)

Hiei-YYH · August 20th, 2008, 17:15

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Originally Posted by Mysoft

heh i can run GBA games at 100% speed even on a 233mhz machine, at least with no$gba... that is the fastest emulator. (VBA = 80% max)

yeah, but vba emulates all games almost perfectly while no$gba don't.

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Bringdapain93 · August 25th, 2008, 10:39

I know this might be irrelevant but, I know if you go into the task manager on my pc, (mine runs XP media center 2005) if you right click a certain process, you can 'Set Affinity...' and choose which processor you want that process to run on if you have a multi-core processor.

August 6th, 2008, 12:03	#1
nydevil Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Canada, Ontario Posts: 3	My No$GBA Emulator is running so slow! Alright, I'll show my Computer's stuff. Vista Home premium Manufacturer: Toshiba Model: Notebook Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-57 1.90GHZ Memory (RAM): 1918MB (almost 2gb) System type: 32-bit Operating System Hard drive space: 105GB free of 179GB Video Graphic Card: ATI Radeon X1200 Wouldn't this be enough for my computer to handle NO$GBA I use to play gameboy advance emulators and n64 and others, until I found out DS is much more better and efficient, and well new. Anyone knowing if my computer's the problem? Last edited by nydevil; August 6th, 2008 at 12:32..

August 6th, 2008, 15:41	#4
Smilley Hopeless Optimist Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Austria Posts: 3,005	Your specs, even considering the "missing" dual-core support, offer the best performance you'll get out of the current version of No$GBA. A bunch of games already run at 100%, and those that aren't still manage an enjoyable framerate most of the time. Know that this is as good as it'll get for now. __________________ No$GBA Quick FAQ: Spoiler: Q1: Savegame doesn't load. A: Set correct save type. Look here, divide by 8! Q2: "Cannot Read Data" error A: See above! Q3: Snapshots? A: Only work for GBA games. Q4: NDS linking, NDS with GBA slot, Picto-Chat, trading, ... A: Not yet available. Q5: When do we get a new version? A: We don't know. Martin won't tell. Q6: Donation down? A: Yes, and we can't do anything about it either. Q7: Game stops without appearent cause. A: Turn the Sound option on. Q8: No$Zoomer problems. A: See here! Q9: What do I need for Pokémon HG/SS? A: This.

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Bringdapain93 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: United States, Ohio Posts: 4	ok I know this might be irrelevant but, I know if you go into the task manager on my pc, (mine runs XP media center 2005) if you right click a certain process, you can 'Set Affinity...' and choose which processor you want that process to run on if you have a multi-core processor.

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August 6th, 2008, 12:36	#2
klader Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: on earth Posts: 3	no$gba doesn't support dual core yet

August 6th, 2008, 13:08	#3
nydevil Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Canada, Ontario Posts: 3	Oh, damn. I remember reading that. Isn't there a way to fix it? I guess if there isn't I'll just have to run this No$gba on my desktop computer, only problem is it's full of viruses.. and not much use with that hah.

August 6th, 2008, 19:04	#5
imlost ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ??? Posts: 2,353	Go read the sticky FAQ thread here on how to speed up no$gba. If that doesn't work, then you have to wait for speed improvement in future release of this emu. __________________ How do I use an emulator?

August 7th, 2008, 07:39	#6
Mynemisbat-Zul TheT2R Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Internet Matrix Portal Posts: 1,012	It depends on the game sometimes.The Games with high 3d are usual to be slow. DS emulation was still new though. __________________ What we called a rabbit without a letter R? -Bunny Last edited by Mynemisbat-Zul; August 7th, 2008 at 07:50..

August 7th, 2008, 11:35	#7
Buuhan1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: USA Posts: 8	Yeah, my computer is a piece of crude but I can run most 2D games just fine. But the 3D ones are a different matter. They tend to only go about 60-70%, like Avatar: The Last Airbender and Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker. (Tho Joker actually runs faster (and the cutscenes are perfect) than Avatar despite being fully 3D; where as Avatar only the environment is 3D.) With games like that I turn up to Unlimited Disaster 10% and it works better. Tho that doesn't work for all games (like Joker runs almost exactly the same). I have a question regarding the Unlimited Disaster settings, the name kinda worries me. Playing on that setting wouldn't cause any harm to my computer, right? Is it just called "Disaster" cause it's fast and most would find playing a game fast to be "disastrous"? Last edited by Buuhan1; August 7th, 2008 at 15:51..

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SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,308	Well...multi-core optimisations can only be added when the author himself gets either a dual-core or quad-core PC...so as things stand...never. __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

August 20th, 2008, 13:59	#10
nydevil Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Canada, Ontario Posts: 3	Well, thanks for everyone's support. I suppose I'll just stick with Gameboy Advance, as I do believe the DS Emulator will update soon enough, I'm in no rush personally. Or i'll buy myself more DS games if it's not here by Christmas time, haha. The only thing I don't understand is when i'm playing Gameboy advanced games it goes up to 100+ But when i'm playing DS games it only goes up to 36 - 68.

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shashClp Emu author Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: VisualC Posts: 1,195	nydevil: DS is up to 6 times more powerful than the GBA on the CPU side alone, not to mention the 3D core, the enhanced 2D core, etc. It's way HARDER to emulate. __________________ Emulator development blog

August 20th, 2008, 16:00	#12
Mysoft Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Brasil Posts: 182	heh i can run GBA games at 100% speed even on a 233mhz machine, at least with no$gba... that is the fastest emulator. (VBA = 80% max)