Dolphin Lag

[SmashfanXD]

I wasn't sure what thread to post this in, so sorry if I'm in the the wrong one. I was just trying out Dolphin for the first time, and when I start a match in Melee, the game and audio lags. I've tried many solutions with no success. I'm using the current 4.02 version of Dolphin, what should I do to fix the lag?

 

[Team Plasma N]

What are your computer's specs? If your computer isn't powerful enough then it might be your hardware.

 

[Cho]

4.02 isn't the current version tho :O
I'm using 4.0-7840 afaik that's the right one:
https://www.smashladder.com/guides/view/264m/dolphin-ladder-build-4-0-7840

 

[SmashfanXD]

4.02 isn't the current version tho :O
I'm using 4.0-7840 afaik that's the right one:
https://www.smashladder.com/guides/view/264m/dolphin-ladder-build-4-0-7840

I downloaded and extracted the files, but when I tried to open Dolphin.exe, my computer says "VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing", and "MSVCP140.dll is missing".

 

[Cho]

Just googled it real quick: apparently downloading those 2 .dll files should already do the trick. Look it up for yourself - finding some download links shouldn't be that hard

 

[SmashfanXD]

Just googled it real quick: apparently downloading those 2 .dll files should already do the trick. Look it up for yourself - finding some download links shouldn't be that hard

So, I downloaded the files I needed and the audio in Melee was high pitched and distorted...

EDIT: I fixed the high pitched problem, but I'm still experiencing lag and distorted audio.

 

[Cho]

I'm afraid this is where I'm running out of ideas. It seems to me that your computer might not be strong enough - could that be the case? ( This FAQ here explains it better than I ever could: https://www.smashladder.com/guides/view/2584/dolphin-faq )

Taken from Smashladders Desync Guide this quote might be of some value: (but I'm just guessing here, sorry)
***Skip EFB Access From CPU in Graphics > Hacks is not on***


Under Graphics > Hacks, make sure the top 3 checkboxes are checked. This includes: Skip EFB Access from CPU; Ignore Format Changes; and Store EFB Copies to Texture Only/

Good luck figuring it out- don't give up! Alot of people struggle to get it running for the first time.