Hardware N3DS Overclocking with Luma, worth it ?

[peteruk]

I own several N3DS systems but have never used the Luma features of upping the clock speed and the L2 extra cache

Was looking to hear from anyone who regularly uses these features please

Does it make a difference to general performance ?

Do homebrew's such as emulators benefit from it ?

Is it safe to just leave activated at all times ?

Thank you in advance, interested to hear of your experiences

 

[Kwyjor]

I have been told that most software released after the introduction of the "New" 3DS models will automatically take advantage of the clock speed and L2 cache, so if you are not running older software, you do not need to worry about it.

 

[Ryccardo]

@Kwyjor no, definitely not "most" (possibly outside of homebrews)

Most titles indeed won't care (notable exceptions include those by incompetent programmers, like #FuckYouGameFreak), but trying is free

 

[peteruk]

Thanks for that, nice to get a response to this question

I guess I'll just enable it and let it run

 

[Kwyjor]

no, definitely not "most" (possibly outside of homebrews)

I agree there are definitely not many games that are specifically written for the New 3DS and that won't run on the o3DS, yes, but isn't there a lot of software that will automatically run faster on the New 3DS even without CFW?

 

[Ryccardo]

isn't there a lot of software that will automatically run faster on the New 3DS even without CFW?

If it is written to do that*, sure... most don't

* they're options in a title's header or exheader, can't remember - and all the "overclock" (or rather "official full speed" as it's really meant) does is to force different settings for titles that don't declare themselves to be N3DS enhanced

picture related

 

[MarioKartFan]

It’s absolutely worth enabling and testing. Especially if you use 3D effects as it helps immensely with stutters. Easy example: scene transitions on the overworld in Link Between Worlds. There is a slight hitch if 3D is on. If you enable over clicking, there is no hitch.

 

[peteruk]

It’s absolutely worth enabling and testing. Especially if you use 3D effects as it helps immensely with stutters. Easy example: scene transitions on the overworld in Link Between Worlds. There is a slight hitch if 3D is on. If you enable over clicking, there is no hitch.

great response, very interesting, thank you