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    Pcsx-Rearmed slowdown

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      retronerd @mediamogul
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      @mediamogul
      Still slowdown. I just ordered an officiall power supply hope this Will do the trick.

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        mediamogul Global Moderator @retronerd
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        @retronerd said in Pcsx-Rearmed slowdown:

        I just ordered an officiall power supply hope this Will do the trick.

        It couldn't hurt.

        RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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          karter74
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          I too experience strange "Slow-mo" effects in Tekken 3 (and general slowdown in other games like Tony Hawk). I doubt the issue is power supply only as I've tweaked as many options as possible to no avail. If you turn on "show FPS", during the slowdown, it still shows a solid 60FPS. Not sure what is going on....

          This is my first time using retropie, but I really want the PSX games to run at full speed as everyone seems to claim they can.

          As a test, I ran the same games using Recalbox with what I assume to be older versions of the PCSX emulator, and everything ran super smooth. I suspect something with the latest version of either retropie or PCSX....

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            BuZz administrators @karter74
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            @karter74 Please try updating retropie-setup and re-installing the emulator from source to see if that helps.

            What PSU are you using btw ? Please provide details of your setup as requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first (in bold at the top of the screen)

            also did you try lowering retroarch render resolution via the runcommand launch menu - eg to 640x480 - https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/runcommand

            To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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              karter74
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              Just performed a full update through the Retropie setup (Update all installed packages) with no change.

              This is on a RPi 3, with a scratch build using 4.1 posted about 1 week ago. I tweaked resolutions all the way down to 320x240 with no change. I'm using a 2.1A power supply that came with my "kit" I purchased at a local microcenter.

              Basically, if I leave all settings with the lr-pcsxrearmed factory, I get the slowdown. If I change the core to the standard pcsxrearmed, it runs smoothly. If I use recalbox with factory defaults, no slowdown.

              What I find most strange is that the FPS never drop during the slowdown. The slowdown is most noticeable right at the beginning of a fight, prior to when you get control of the fighter (during their intro as you will). Once in agame, it runs....ok. Definitely playable, but not smooth by any means.

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                BuZz administrators @karter74
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                @karter74 As I wrote above - Please try updating retropie-setup and re-installing the emulator from source to see if that helps. I will test it myself when I have a chance also.

                To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                  BuZz administrators
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                  Looks like a core issue - see https://github.com/libretro/pcsx_rearmed/issues/78

                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                    karter74
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                    I suppose that makes me feel better as I updated everything you mentioned with no resolve. Is there an easy way to revert back to an older core for a temporary fix?

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                      BuZz administrators @karter74
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                      @karter74 not without some script changes. I will roll back the binary though if I can confirm this.

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                      • BuZzB
                        BuZz administrators
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                        I have debugged the issue, and submitted a fix upstream. See https://github.com/libretro/pcsx_rearmed/issues/78

                        A patch they accepted in September had some debug code left in or something forcing the CPU core to interpreted rather than dynamic recompiled.

                        I have patched up RetroPie in the meantime to build from a fixed fork until they accept the fix (details on the link above) and have built new binaries. If you update from binary it should be back to full speed.

                        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                          retronerd @BuZz
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                          @BuZz said in Pcsx-Rearmed slowdown:

                          the meantime to build from a fixed fork until they accept the fix (details on the link above) and have built new binaries. If you upd

                          Thanks!:)

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