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Massive slowdown...
ironmichael:
Also, I would check to see if any background applications are bogging down your CPU when you experience slowdowns - things like antivirus etc. Eliminate anything that isn't necessary if you haven't done so already.
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: councilface on November 08, 2007, 05:11:57 am ---Thanks Guys, Im running a P4 so it shouldnt really be my processor (I would have thought). I will post my other specs when I get home from work.
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Depends on how fast your P4 is. IIRC, a P4 @ 1.4 Ghz was about the same as a PIII @ 1 Ghz, which IIRC isn't enough for MK anymore, let alone strider2 (which needs about 2 to 4 times the proccessing power to emulate as mk). Add to this, strider 2 is still WIP with imperfect graphics, sound, and other emulation.
Anyway, just in case your newbieness ;) includes you not yet aware of the "emulation slowdown", the system doing the emulation needs within about an order of magnitude of 10 times better than the processing power of the system being emulated. And since mame doesn't like taking shortcuts that change the play, it's in the higher end of the range (call it about 20-40 times generally). Hmm, since the new official mameFAQ is down ATM, link old mameFAQ.
SirPeale:
Reduce your game resolution to 640x480 and try again.
councilface:
Cheers Peale and RS. I'll try the resolution thing.
My Cab is at my parents so I keep forgetting to note down my specs (too busy playing robotron :cheers:)
Donkey kong and toobin are also unplayable due to being so slow. Could the sound card have anything to do with it?
Malenko:
onboard usually = bad frame rates
I have a POS Dell Optiplex 210L P4@2.4GHz had onboard vid and sound but when I upgraded the sound in my main desktop I passed on the SB Live! 24bit to MAME and then I snagged a nVidia 256MB PCI card for like $40 at compUSA and now everything looks and plays tons better, well my optilplex case doesnt look better anymore (1/2 sized case + a hole = full sized cards in the case)