N64 performance worse after overclocking?
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Hey guys,
I have been having a lovely time with retropie the last couple of days. Simply amazing. Great work!!
One thing I was looking forward to was replaying all the games of my youth, which includes a lot of N64 stuff. I've read a lot about this on the internet and it seems like I should not get my hopes up. So far though, the few games I have tried have worked pretty good. To take it a little step further I've followed the advice in this guide: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Optimization-for-Nintendo-64. I'm running Retropie version 4.3 on a RPi 3 and updated everything through the update script very recently. When trying out these new settings playing mario kart with 2 players the performance was notably worse than before. Once I reverted this again I could play the game again very smoothly. Any idea what might be causing this? Is there a more recent version of how to optimize for the N64. I would really like to see where overclocking might bring me :).
Thanks!!
PJ
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Keep in mind " suggested " overclock settings vary by each Pi. Not every device is created equal or have the same abilities/tolerances. Yours may not be able to handle the overclock settings you used and you may need to back off. Try adding settings one at a time until you see which one needs the adjustment.
You can also find threads such as this to help on the emulator side:
https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroPie/comments/6dipc6/n64_compatibility_list/
Each game may work better with a specific graphics setting and will need to be tweaked on a per game basis.
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Mmh ok so it seems like I figured out the issue. I'm using the retroflag nespi case together with a 30x30x10 fan with the adafruit 2.5A power supply. As soon as I plug in the fan, I get the low voltage warning. I did not know about the meaning of the spark icon when I made my first post. I'm a bit disappointed in my current setup. I have a large 25x50x10 heatsink which I hope will suffice for now. I might need to try a different power supply. Thanks for your help!
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If it's a voltage issue on the NesPi case, that seems to be very common. Some sellers on ebay or other places even disclaim that before you buy it. Running the Pi in the case for basic emulation or use seems to work fine but once you overclock and/or push it to the upper limit the voltage issue comes into play. I have a NesPi myself with the same issue. If you take it out of the case it works fine.
There is another thread about this you want to check out:
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