pc proccessor and winuae results query

kirk · 28 June 2009, 23:10

hi all,
got a bit of a interesting query here, ran the game 'bug bash' (yeah, i know its a duffer, but this is science !) on atom pc=bad garbled sound in attract sequence, so i thought, hey ho, atom=crap,
THEN, ran same bug bash config on 3.2gz p4 and amazed that same sound prob still there, but not quite as bad,
THEN, ran it on amd turion 64 x2 (2.0 gz) expecting crap result, and viola, bloody perfect !

why is this, is it cos the turion is dual core ? or is cache/fsb speed important in getting good results from winuae ?

anyway, im just mega interested in this now cos i never expected such great results on the budget turion !

however, i wud like to run this game on the atom, ive fiddled with various config settings, but still bad on atom and p4 (can not really be a performance issue maybe ?, this is a small A500 game that was a budget release even back then)

this is perplexing me cos the atom runs other stuff great (even some aga stuff), so why is crappy little bug bash messing me about (ive enclosed the config)

cheers

Rabbit80 · 29 June 2009, 00:39

What motherboard chipsets do the atom & p4 use? I suspect that Intel motherboard drivers may be the cause - My Core2duo laptop also has crap sound issues - Intel GM965

FOL · 29 June 2009, 01:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirk

hi all,
got a bit of a interesting query here, ran the game 'bug bash' (yeah, i know its a duffer, but this is science !) on atom pc=bad garbled sound in attract sequence, so i thought, hey ho, atom=crap,
THEN, ran same bug bash config on 3.2gz p4 and amazed that same sound prob still there, but not quite as bad,
THEN, ran it on amd turion 64 x2 (2.0 gz) expecting crap result, and viola, bloody perfect !

why is this, is it cos the turion is dual core ? or is cache/fsb speed important in getting good results from winuae ?

anyway, im just mega interested in this now cos i never expected such great results on the budget turion !

however, i wud like to run this game on the atom, ive fiddled with various config settings, but still bad on atom and p4 (can not really be a performance issue maybe ?, this is a small A500 game that was a budget release even back then)

this is perplexing me cos the atom runs other stuff great (even some aga stuff), so why is crappy little bug bash messing me about (ive enclosed the config)

cheers

Define sound problem, cause I have winuae running perfect on everything on my laptop, 2.4GHz.

Is it only happening with that 1 game?

kirk · 29 June 2009, 01:48

interesting,
the atom chipset is integrated intel gma 950 (other mig stuff does run ok though)
will have to check p4 later (its donkeys old)
what speed is your core2duo, im amazed u have issues with one of those.

kirk · 29 June 2009, 01:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL

Define sound problem, cause I have winuae running perfect on everything on my laptop, 2.4GHz.

Is it only happening with that 1 game?

yep, pretty much. ive faffed with config options but to no avail.

obviously all the speed hoggers like cycle exact and full sprite collision are disabled, but still on bug bash title screen (and most ingame) the sound is really scratchy and slightly intermitant, as if its in slo mo as well.

FOL · 29 June 2009, 02:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirk

yep, pretty much. ive faffed with config options but to no avail.

obviously all the speed hoggers like cycle exact and full sprite collision are disabled, but still on bug bash title screen (and most ingame) the sound is really scratchy and slightly intermitant, as if its in slo mo as well.

I have a single core not duo.

Heres something to try, try altering frameskip to 2 or 3, see if it solves problem.

Toni Wilen · 29 June 2009, 08:41

Standard "missing information" error reply

1: "various configurations" won't help. Quickstart only accepted. Must be windowed.
2: What game exactly? (more than name needed to be exactly sure everyone have exact same game)
3: Most important part: SND% and CPU% on screen led information.
ADDED 4: same in 1.5.x, 1.6 and 1.6.1?

kirk · 30 June 2009, 15:27

thanx for that,
yes, bug bash (microtec 1990) does run fine on 1.5.6 quickstart windowed, so as i suspected there is an option i use that is slowing it down, but rather than faff ill use quickstart as a base to work on.

thanx again for the quickstart suggestion, i never thought of that, i should have cos it really is that simple.

ill maybe post back with the ticked option that was slowing it (maybe some faffing i did with the filters or my action replay usage), but i might not even bother looking now, cos as i mentioned, its not a great game.

29 June 2009, 08:41	#7
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,503	Standard "missing information" error reply 1: "various configurations" won't help. Quickstart only accepted. Must be windowed. 2: What game exactly? (more than name needed to be exactly sure everyone have exact same game) 3: Most important part: SND% and CPU% on screen led information. ADDED 4: same in 1.5.x, 1.6 and 1.6.1? Last edited by Toni Wilen; 29 June 2009 at 14:14.

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29 June 2009, 00:39	#2
Rabbit80 Its hard being famous! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gateway to the dales, UK Age: 43 Posts: 633	What motherboard chipsets do the atom & p4 use? I suspect that Intel motherboard drivers may be the cause - My Core2duo laptop also has crap sound issues - Intel GM965

29 June 2009, 01:48	#4
kirk Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: uk Posts: 148	interesting, the atom chipset is integrated intel gma 950 (other mig stuff does run ok though) will have to check p4 later (its donkeys old) what speed is your core2duo, im amazed u have issues with one of those.

30 June 2009, 15:27	#8
kirk Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: uk Posts: 148	thanx for that, yes, bug bash (microtec 1990) does run fine on 1.5.6 quickstart windowed, so as i suspected there is an option i use that is slowing it down, but rather than faff ill use quickstart as a base to work on. thanx again for the quickstart suggestion, i never thought of that, i should have cos it really is that simple. ill maybe post back with the ticked option that was slowing it (maybe some faffing i did with the filters or my action replay usage), but i might not even bother looking now, cos as i mentioned, its not a great game.

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