What Dolphin version are you using? Mario Galaxy should run fine on that rig.
In order for the audio to play correctly, the game must run at a 100% speed, otherwise you'll get crackles, etc.
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Dolphin - Emulating Wii and Gamecube Games
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In order for the audio to play correctly, the game must run at a 100% speed, otherwise you'll get crackles, etc.
Elfforkusu
Member
I ran into similar problems:
If I disable some effects and run sound via HLE it runs at 100% for me (660Ti + AMD 6300), but the level music doesn't play. So you switch to LLE, level music plays but the framerate crawls. You enable all effects, it slows down more...
My CPU isn't running at the same clock speed (3.5 -> 4.1 depending on turbo), but OTOH the system is at like 120% CPU (out of 600%) while dolphin's running. Infuriating.
My solution was to give up and play Xenoblade instead. That runs fine.
I'm using 4.0.2 which is the latest version. I have a 7870 2GB GPU and 4670k OC@4.4 CPU. Can you let me know te exact setting for Mario Galaxy 2
This is what I am using
General
- Enable Dual Core
- Enable Idle Skipping
- Framelimit AUTO
- JIT Recompiler
Audio
-DSP LLE Recompiler
-OpenAL
Graphics
- Direct3D11 (also tried Direct3D9)
- Fullscreen 1080p, 2.5x Native Resolution
For what it's worth, I found that I had much better performance in the Galaxy games using the 3.5.xxx versions of Dolphin.
Perhaps try one of the older ones?
For Graphics I used DX9, Full screen 1080p and render at auto(window size).
I didn't get perfect performance, but my CPU isn't as good as yours either.
I wish I knew about this before, oh well I'll just play Donkey Kong Country Returns instead, hopefully that works good.
Elfforkusu
Member
From playing with the settings, I felt like it should be fixable -- probably via a different dolphin build. The lack of system resources in use was too suspicious... but I couldn't find the fix.
Will circle back around to it sooner or later...
It seems that the i7 4700 MQ is much better for emulation than the i7 36xx Q.
Ive run every game on GC perfectly (Resident Evil 4 is a solid 60), how much more demanding are Wii games?
Frankfurter
Member
Just tried to get this Dolphin thing working, but so far I'm failing to actually connect the Wiimote with my PC. I press 1+2, it gets recognized by my computer, I try to pair it (via BlueSoleil), than it asks for a PIN code..? Tried not inputting anything, 0, 1... didn't work.
Hero of Legend
Member
Anyone willing to snap some 720p screens of Sonic Riders Zero Gravity? Hopefully with all the effects intact.
going from memory here but you can and should select "pair without using a code" (or something like that)
Delroth has provided us a CPU benchmark for Dolphin that requires no games.
Follow the instructions in the thread and post your results on the Dolphin forums if you want to contribute. Make sure you post it in the format at the bottom of the post.
Follow the instructions in the thread and post your results on the Dolphin forums if you want to contribute. Make sure you post it in the format at the bottom of the post.
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Deleted member 22576
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So Ikaruga for Gamecube supports vertical displays, but only in one orientation. Unfortunately my monitor only rotates the 90 degrees in one direction so the game is completely upside down when in vertical mode. Is there a way in Dolphin or in windows to just invert the image 180 degrees?
Sentenza
Member
Did you check your GPU control panel?
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Ha, I actually figured it out. In windows I need it set to landscape(flipped) which gives the right orientation in the game. Its just funny because it makes my computer impossible to navigate while setting it up. Looks great in vertical mode though, they should really get that Ikaruga HD port with the replays and stuff out of the XBLA ghetto.
1st Course
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https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-new-dolphin-cpu-benchmark-no-game-required
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0AunYlOAfGABxdFQ0UzJyTFAxbzZhYWtGcGwySlRFa1E#gid=0
Haswell is really good for Dolphin, appearntlly even an i3 Haswell can keep up with a heavy OC'd 2500K.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0AunYlOAfGABxdFQ0UzJyTFAxbzZhYWtGcGwySlRFa1E#gid=0
Haswell is really good for Dolphin, appearntlly even an i3 Haswell can keep up with a heavy OC'd 2500K.
That spreadsheet is pretty interesting. When Haswell came out I remember people were saying it was a disappointment performance-wise and that we should only expect a ~5% improvement as far as gaming goes. Now with Dolphin it is looking more like a ~35% increase from Ivy Bridge. Is this something very specific to emulation or has the Haswell architecture been seriously underrated?
1st Course
Member
^
huh? Most of the CPUs in the spreadsheet are OC'd.
huh? Most of the CPUs in the spreadsheet are OC'd.
Frankfurter
Member
Unfortunately that's not possible. There simply isn't any option to pair it without a code :/
You should be able to pair it with a blank code. Just click 'Next' or something, without entering anything.
Sir Garbageman
Member
My rig is as follows:
Intel Q9550 quad core 2.83
ATI 5770
4 gigs of ram
Can I run Dolphin decently or am I out of luck until I buy a PC?
Intel Q9550 quad core 2.83
ATI 5770
4 gigs of ram
Can I run Dolphin decently or am I out of luck until I buy a PC?
CPU will let you down, especially if that's the frequency it's running at. (2.83ghz)
Sentenza
Member
Decently? Yeah. As I said a page ago, given the right amount of speed optimization hacks I played more than one game from start to finish using a far worse CPU (E6550, dual core 2,3 ghz).
Optimally? Not really.
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
As long as you don't play at full 1080p you should be fine since even my work laptop runs Dolphin fine. Only game I ever had a problem with was Bloody Roar and melee which is weird since brawl ran fine on it. Probably best if you use Dolphin 3.0
Sir Garbageman
Member
Thanks. I typically game at 720p for performance if that makes a difference. I was planning on building a new rig in a few months so worse case scenario I wait a bit before diving in.
New article up about the removal of the vertex streaming hack: https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2014/01/17/hacked-up-the-VSH/
tl;dr: If you have an Nvidia card and use the OpenGL backend make sure to update your drivers to 332.21 or newer or you're going to get performance regressions with new builds. If you also happen to be using a GeForce 300 series or older card you're just out of luck.
tl;dr: If you have an Nvidia card and use the OpenGL backend make sure to update your drivers to 332.21 or newer or you're going to get performance regressions with new builds. If you also happen to be using a GeForce 300 series or older card you're just out of luck.
OminoMichelin
Member
Anyone know where to find the xenoblade texture pack? the link on the dolphin forum is broken for me
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
Man, Pikmin 2 looks soooooo goooood in dolphin at 1080p with some AA. Widescreen also looks almost perfect in game. Man, I'm impressed by how that game's art style holds up in high res. Makes me want to toy around with dolphin more just to see how SMG and Skyward Sword look (although the later is pretty much unplayable for me since I don't think there is a decent way to make a motion plus game work with a 360 controller?).
I mean, you could always just hook up an actual Wii Remote.
Also, SMG looks fab in Dolphin.
PCSX2 and Dolphin make me happy for a brighter video-game preservational future!
Barrow Roll
Member
And almost impossible to run consistently at full speed with LLE.
Elaugaufein
Member
You probably can't. Last I checked there's only a handful of DVD drives that read Wii discs. Ripping is usually done on the Wii itself
I overclocked my i7 from 3.4 to 4.0ghz today.
holy fuck, SMG runs like a dream. shame about the music. On the other hand, 1080p 60fps Donkey Kong Country Returns being played with a SNES pad via an adapter. OH MY GODDDDDDDD
also, F Zero GX is godly. Upon remembering it has a first person/cockpit view mode, I wonder - has anyone tried it in 3D with an oculus rift? it would blow minds. Actually on that note, has anyone gotten a rift to work with Dolphin at all?
holy fuck, SMG runs like a dream. shame about the music. On the other hand, 1080p 60fps Donkey Kong Country Returns being played with a SNES pad via an adapter. OH MY GODDDDDDDD
also, F Zero GX is godly. Upon remembering it has a first person/cockpit view mode, I wonder - has anyone tried it in 3D with an oculus rift? it would blow minds. Actually on that note, has anyone gotten a rift to work with Dolphin at all?
The usual method to dumping Gamecube and Wii games is via a modded Wii, but there are a few DVD drives that you can use to rip your games. https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-howto-dump-wii-or-gamecube-games-with-pc-no-wii-needed You'll probably have to check on ebay.
As for the sensor bar, you can get one for very little money. Monoprice has replacement ones for $3: http://www.monoprice.com/Product/?c...a&gclid=CPuGzsm1sbwCFYVDMgodWF4A6Q#largeimage
paolo11
Member
Nice. One more question. Where do I get this 30 fps patch for Xenoblade?
You basically just patch your ntsc or pal iso to the jap version and it plays fine in dolphin. ntsc and usa use the same hz, so it's 25fps on pal because pal is 50hz.
It's like a one line change haha
paolo11
Member
So I need two isos? Japan and NTSC?
Patches, HD textures and forum discussions for Xenoblade can be found here: https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-wii-xenoblade-chronicles
Dalibor_San
Member
Is this normal for Super Mario Galaxy? I get 46-50 in the hub area,I remember a while ago it was running better, even with 2xaa.(Donkey Kong Country seems to run 60 but drops, again I remember it being steady 60)
These are my settings
I have a:
i72600K@4.6GHZ
8GB DDR3@1600MHZ
SLI GTX 670 4GB
Windows 7-64 Bit
I'm using Dolphin 4.0-786
Thanks.
These are my settings
I have a:
i72600K@4.6GHZ
8GB DDR3@1600MHZ
SLI GTX 670 4GB
Windows 7-64 Bit
I'm using Dolphin 4.0-786
Thanks.
Barrow Roll
Member
^Are you using LLE audio or HLE?
Dalibor_San
Member
HLE(Fast), Maybe its this new build that stuffed everything up, I need to revert back to the one I was using a few months ago.(Any recommendations for builds?)
Thanks.
Barrow Roll
Member
Try the most recent official build, 4.0.2, and try using the DX9 backend. Newer revisions have dropped support for DX9 and DX11 is just D3D now.