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-Configuring Dolphin the right way is very important to run games smoothly. This '''performance guide''' will show a "quick and dirty" example of how to speed up Dolphin. There is also a guide offering a [http://www.dolphin-emulator.com/configuration-explanation.html Configuration Explanation]. Open Dolphin and there are three configuration related buttons: Config, Graphics and DSP, which will open the options described below.
+Dolphin is a very demanding program, so configuring Dolphin the right way is very important to run games smoothly. This '''performance guide''' will show a "quick and dirty" example of how to speed up Dolphin. For more details see the [http://www.dolphin-emulator.com/configuration-explanation.html Configuration Explanation].
+Dolphin has three configuration related buttons: Config, Graphics and DSP, which will open the options described below.
 ==Config==
 [[File:Dolphin emulator config.png]]
-Apply the following settings:
+* Enable Dual Core - provides a signifigant speedup if your CPU supports it. Note: some games don't work with it.
-* Enabled Dual Core - if your CPU supports it. Note: some games don't work with it.
 * Enable Idle Skipping.
 * If you use a processor with Hyper Threading, enabling "Lock Threads to Core" may give a small speedup.
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 [[File:Dolphin emulator graphics.png]]
-* From the three backends available, Direct3D9 is the fastest and most reliable, OpenGL is the most accurate and Direct3D11 is somewhere between these two, remember also that OpenGL is the only backend available on Linux and Mac. It is recommended that you use Direct3D9 unless you encounter problems.
+* From the three backends available, Direct3D9 is the fastest and most reliable, OpenGL is the most accurate and Direct3D11 is somewhere between these two. It is recommended that you use Direct3D9 unless you encounter problems. Note: OpenGL is the only backend available on Linux and Mac.
-* Setting the "Fullscreen resolution" to your monitors native display resolution is recommended. However, a lower "Fullscreen resolution" may boost performance for users with inferior graphics cards.
+* Setting the "Fullscreen resolution" to your monitor's native display resolution is recommended. However, a lower "Fullscreen resolution" may boost performance for users with inferior graphics cards.
 * Set Internal Resolution to "Auto - (Multiple of 640x528)". If the emulation suffers from slowdowns, change it to "1x Native (640x528)" or lower, and go up from there until you can find the highest setting without slowdown.
-* Checking "Skip EFB Access from CPU" can provide a speed boost. However, some games like [[Super Mario Galaxy]] require this to be unchecked to function properly.
+* Checking "Skip EFB Access from CPU" can provide a speed boost. However, many games, like [[Super Mario Galaxy]], require this to be unchecked to function properly. It is not recommended.
-* Make sure that "EFB Copies" are set to "Texture", and change them to "RAM" only when running a game that requires it. You can also "Enable cache" when using EFB to RAM to gain a small speedup.
+* Make sure that "EFB Copies" is set to "Texture", and change it to "RAM" only when running a game that requires it. You can also check "Enable cache" when using EFB to RAM to gain a small speedup.
 * If you have a CPU with more than two cores, enabling "OpenMP Texture Decoder" might result in a speedup.
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 ==The Gamespeed is too fast!==
-Some games like [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]] or [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] run on modern Systems too fast. There are four ways to slow the Gamespeed down to normal:
+Some games may run on modern systems too fast. There are four ways to slow the Gamespeed down to normal:
 * Framelimit Auto + Audio Throttle checked (recommended)