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added info about frameskip

Imported-from: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/dosbox/code-0/dosbox/trunk@792
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Peter Veenstra 2003-03-24 11:37:31 +00:00
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@ -111,6 +111,36 @@ FAQ:
4. Check the site/forum.
To run resource-demanding games:
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DOSBox emulates at the CPU, the sound and graphic cards, and some other
stuff, all at the same time. You can overclock DOSBox by using CTRL+F12, but
you'll be limited by the power of your actual CPU. You can see how much free
time your true CPU has by looking at the Task Manager in Windows 2000/XP and
the System Monitor in Windows 95/98/ME. Once 100% of your real CPU time is
used there is no further way to speed up DOSBox unless you reduce the load
generated by the non-CPU parts of DOSBox.
So:
Close every program but DOSBox
Overclock DOSBox until 100% of your CPU is used (use the utilities above to
check)
Since VGA emulation is the most demanding part of DOSBox in terms of actual
CPU usage, we'll start here. Increase the number of frames skipped (in
increments of one) by pressing CRTL+F8. Your CPU usage should decrease.
Go back to step 2 and repeat this until the game runs fast enough for you.
Please note that this is a trade off: you lose in fluidity of video what you
gain in speed
You can also try to disable the sound through the setup utility of the game
to further reduce load on your CPU.
Building your own Version DOSBox:
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