Slow framerate for Gamecube emulator

I'm running Dolphin SVN R 4771 64x, and trying to play Paper Mario: The thousand year door. I have an AMD Phenom 8400 Triple-Core Processor, 2.10 GHz, 4.00 GB of RAM, and 64 bit Vista. Whenever I play the game, my framerate is a meager 15-20 FPS during gameplay. Any ideas on how to up my framerate?

 

Lower the resolution.

Are you on a laptop? What graphics card do you have?

 

I've already lowered the resolution to its minimum. My graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430.

 

I believe the 6150SE is an integrated card, meaning it shares your system memory, instead of being a stand alone graphics card with it's own memory.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_6_Series#GeForce_6100_and_6150_series

What are your complete system specs?

Operating System (XP, 2000, 98, etc.)
Processor Speed
RAM (System Memory)

Higher generation emulation requires a lot of computer power. Your system may not be able to handle the emulator's requirements.

 

He's using AMD Phenom 8400 Triple-Core Processor, 2.10 GHz, 4.00 GB of RAM, and 64 bit Vista.

Yep, that was an Integrated graphic card, and Better use the stand alone graphic card.

I suggest you use desktop instead of laptop, if you have one.

 

Ah, I completely forgot he stated the other info already. I had to sit for hours trying to decipher a program written by German controls engineer so I can modify it and add onto it. Not only were any comment written in a foreign language, the program itself is written in a language which I have very little experience in.

The compatibility list says it runs, but is not perfect.
http://www.dolphin-emu.com/list.php?listcount=14

This coupled with your computer specs is probably going to produce low FPS.

 

I am using a desktop.

 

Integrated graphic card didn't work well on Dolphin.

Like Tirith said, using a stand alone graphic card can boost your game speeds.

I'm using 9500GT and it runs on normal speeds (50-60fps).