The Speed Issue

[Bluefrog]

I use the slubman firmware, and I just noticed my standard clock speed is like, 100 something. However in games like GP Tron or Metal Gear I was able to set the game clock speed to a max of 166. Does this mean that If I set it for that in the firmware it shouldn't hurt it?

 

[markusdragon]

It'll LOOK like dvd quality.

That is, if TV screens were very, very, very small.
Quality drops with fitting longer stuff onto the SMC tho.

 

[GiG]

Get a 166Mhz BLU (not BLU+, if you can) and sleep well: you couldn't ask for a better GP32 unit.

Ah, 166Mhz is the maximum physical limit: even if you overclock to 256Mhz you won't notice any difference.

 

[woogal]

Ah, 166Mhz is the maximum physical limit: even if you overclock to 256Mhz you won't notice any difference.

Wrong. You will notice a difference at all speeds.

 

[Talyz]

DOOM: works a lot better at 166MHz, though it's absolutely playable at 133 as well...

 

[GiG]

Ah, 166Mhz is the maximum physical limit: even if you overclock to 256Mhz you won't notice any difference.

Wrong. You will notice a difference at all speeds.

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Really?! Anyway, my two units are stable at 166Mhz, not over: I only reported what the GP32 technicians usually say.
Thanks Woogal for your pinpointing.

 

[Talyz]

I use the slubman firmware, and I just noticed my standard clock speed is like, 100 something. However in games like GP Tron or Metal Gear I was able to set the game clock speed to a max of 166. Does this mean that If I set it for that in the firmware it shouldn't hurt it?

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No. Noone can shurely say it won't, but nobody's ever had his/her GP damaged in that way.
Can you oc from Slubman's Firmware? How? A plug-in?

 

[Huxley]

I think it's more important to have a FLU or a BLU then getting a BLU+

Get a 166Mhz BLU (not BLU+, if you can)

Don't listen to these people. Get a BLU+ unless you absolutely MUST play the latest SNES emulator. And even that will hopefully be updated soon enough, anyway.

 

[GiG]

Get a 166Mhz BLU (not BLU+, if you can)

Don't listen to these people. Get a BLU+ unless you absolutely MUST play the latest SNES emulator. And even that will hopefully be updated soon enough, anyway.

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I only said "not BLU+, IF YOU CAN": if you get a BLU+ instead of a BLU you may not be able to use old (good) software, and in my case it would be a real pain in the ass.

 

[Huxley]

you may not be able to use old (good) software

I upgraded from a NLU to a BLU+ and using the same SMC only one piece of software (openSNES) has the white bar issue. DO NOT pay over the odds for a BLU when the BLU+ is absolutely fine (search other threads for more in-depth info). Sure, go for a BLU if you somehow manage to find one around the same price as BLU+, but I doubt it.

 

[DaveC]

Most stuff will now run fine on the BLU+. I would get that over the FLU or NLU. The best would be to get an original BLU if you could but BLU+ is the next best thing.


BLU>BLU+>FLU>NLU