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wax_house
May 25th, 2020, 03:26
Hey everyone,

Looking for some answers as to why Kega Fusion suddenly starts lagging like crazy. I've used it for months, but recently I'll be playing and the game will lag badly and return to normal only momentarily. This is especially bad when I'm recording my game or streaming it. When I check the CPU usage, Fusion generally stays around 25-30% until the lag hits then it drops to 8-12%. I have an i5 Intel Core processor and 16 GB of RAM. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
pix07
May 25th, 2020, 06:13
What operating system do you have?

And with that ram you should have x64 os.

Kega is x86 bits right ?
wax_house
May 25th, 2020, 16:07
I have Windows 10 and yes x64.

Kega is x86, from what I can tell.





What operating system do you have?

And with that ram you should have x64 os.

Kega is x86 bits right ?
pix07
May 25th, 2020, 17:30
Did you try compatibility mode ?

https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/set-compatibility-mode-windows-10
wax_house
May 25th, 2020, 17:45
No, I will try that and report back. Thank you!



Did you try compatibility mode ?

https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/set-compatibility-mode-windows-10
wax_house
May 26th, 2020, 03:03
I tried this and the troubleshoot suggested Windows 7, I accepted, closed Fusion and re-opened it and the same thing happened. It actually seemed worse. When OBS and Fusion are running, after a minute or so I can hear my laptop fan start to ramp up. Then it's just a matter of time before the lag starts.


Did you try compatibility mode ?

https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/set-compatibility-mode-windows-10
wax_house
May 26th, 2020, 03:18
So it's not just Fusion that's lagging, it's my whole computer. I don't know if that was obvious or not. I ran it with the frame rate open and it dropped between 7 and 25 while it was lagging.
pix07
May 26th, 2020, 04:09
Did you change thermal pase also called grease.

What temperatures your pc have ?
wax_house
May 27th, 2020, 20:48
I haven't changed the thermal paste. My cores are staying between 60 and 70 degrees Celsius according to Core Temp. Maybe I just don't have the processing power to do what I want, but I used this all without problems for weeks and then suddenly, I have issues every time.


Did you change thermal pase also called grease.

What temperatures your pc have ?