Slow Emulation

[darel_parker]

For the first two months or so that I used Project 64, everything ran smoothly. Then, out of nowhere, all my roms started running slowly (20-40 FPS). I also checked the percentage of my CPU being used, and the idle amount is only 0 - 1.5 percent.

This has me severely confused because my computer surpasses all the minimum requirements, and I have PJ 64 set to all of its default settings. Heck, I even tried un-installing it and putting it back multiple times.

Then I thought that a driver on my system might be giving the emulator trouble. I tried disabling several drivers, but to no avail.

The manual says that speed problems might be solved by increasing my processor's clock speed. I'd like to try it, but I don't know where it is (it wasn't in my system BIOS).

Then again, my 1964 emulator works fine. If the CPU speed clock was an issue, I think it would effect all the emulators.

What do you folks think about the situation?

[br61661]

For the first two months or so that I used Project 64, everything ran smoothly. Then, out of nowhere, all my roms started running slowly (20-40 FPS). I also checked the percentage of my CPU being used, and the idle amount is only 0 - 1.5 percent.

This has me severely confused because my computer surpasses all the minimum requirements, and I have PJ 64 set to all of its default settings. Heck, I even tried un-installing it and putting it back multiple times.

Then I thought that a driver on my system might be giving the emulator trouble. I tried disabling several drivers, but to no avail.

The manual says that speed problems might be solved by increasing my processor's clock speed. I'd like to try it, but I don't know where it is (it wasn't in my system BIOS).

Then again, my 1964 emulator works fine. If the CPU speed clock was an issue, I think it would effect all the emulators.

What do you folks think about the situation?

When you uninstalled pj64 did you use the 3 files in the uninstall file? These files remove all pj64 settings from the computer's registry, also did ya delete all the pj64 files (exept roms and saves) from your computer? Usually uninstalling a program then re-installing it fixes all your problems. If not wait for more info.

[Cönker]

Try to stop downloading porn and filling up your hard drive. If thats not the problem then try some spyware removal tools like spybot S&D or spysweeper. Don't try overclocking unless you know how and your processor isn't too hot.

[rcgamer]

you may try cleaning your registry as well. use a good tool for this. regscrubxp is good freeware app. if it worked fine before then it is obviously not your processor.

[darel_parker]

Try to stop downloading porn and filling up your hard drive. If thats not the problem then try some spyware removal tools like spybot S&D or spysweeper. Don't try overclocking unless you know how and your processor isn't too hot.


Lack of RAM or spyware couldn't possibly be the problem. I just recently formatted my entire hard drive, and scan the system for spyware on a regular basis.

[vleespet]

Then again, my 1964 emulator works fine. If the CPU speed clock was an issue, I think it would effect all the emulators.

No, 1964 is in most cases about 50% as fast as PJ64, so if your pc will be slower 1964 won't be affected (of course the cpu needs to do "more", so if there are major slowdowns in the complete computer, 1964 will slow down too).

[darel_parker]

My computer has a pentium 4, 2.5 GHZ processor. While digging through my system bios, I noticed a figure that said something like "CPU 400mhz/2.5ghz." This might mean my processor is no longer running at its full potential. Does anyone know about stuff like this?

[vleespet]

No, that's just the bus-multiplier. Don't care about that.

[Cönker]

Remember it has nothing to do with your processor. Its something on your computer, like porn. Nah I'm just kidding, you probably got a windows update or something that screwed it over.

[gandalf]

Well.i´m interested in your chipset....wich chipset you have in your PC?(serius problem if the chipset is not "compatible" with the CPU)

[Cönker]

obviously the chipset is compatible with the CPU, otherwise it wouldn't fit.

[gandalf]

Ah no?.
I have an Sis 630,designed for AMD,i´m using an AMD Duron 700 mhz.My friend have the same Chipset but with an Intel Pentium 3 (800 mhz) and it´s VERY SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW