Can this laptop run PCSX2? Edit: New Laptop Asus g750jz-ds71

[Blyss Sarania]

I've never seen PCSX2 use 100% of a core, even when uncapped.

I suppose it's possible, but I've never seen it.

[fade2black001]

I'm shocked you never seen this. Its very common and insanely easy to do

http://imgur.com/3EJxqdI

As you can see its close to 70%. This is on a I5 3570 at 4.2ghz. This meaning is close to using 3 full cores. The game that is currently running while doing this is Star Ocean. Its on Software mode with uncapped FPS. Just running the emulator with pretty much any game in software mode with uses up at least a core.

[Blyss Sarania]

I'm shocked you never seen this. Its very common and insanely easy to do

http://imgur.com/3EJxqdI

As you can see its close to 70%. This is on a I5 3570 at 4.2ghz. This meaning is close to using 3 full cores. The game that is currently running while doing this is Star Ocean. Its on Software mode with uncapped FPS. Just running the emulator with pretty much any game in software mode with uses up at least a core.

It actually shows nothing unless you can see per core usage. You can't divide up total usage like that to estimate which cores are maxed.

Here is Star Ocean 3 on my rig(which is weaker than yours). Software mode, 3 extra threads, FPS limiter off(so it's going as fast as it possible can on my rig. ~ 104 FPS in this scene).



Usage is quite high, averaging around ~70% (the dip was when I accidentally pulled up the menu lol). But no single core is maxed.

[fade2black001]

You are right. It doesn't use up a full core but it comes close.

http://imgur.com/N89nUwz

The pic on the left is with the affinity to 3 cores. The right is with 4 cores.

What I don't get is how it seems like you are running the game better than I am.

[Blyss Sarania]

You are right. It doesn't use up a full core but it comes close.

http://imgur.com/N89nUwz

The pic on the left is with the affinity to 3 cores. The right is with 4 cores.

What I don't get is how it seems like you are running the game better than I am.

Well, we are way off topic of the original post, aren't we, lol? But it's my fault too. Since this thread is mostly dead for it's topic anyway, we might as well continue.

In that pic I'm running with standard settings. Default speedhacks + MTVU(no EE or VU hack at all). Software mode with 3 extra rendering threads.

I'd guess it's the 3 extra software threads each with a full core that gets me better speed. E.G. I have 6 cores, with EE, GS, VU, software, software, software. So none of my threads are sharing resources.

With a four core, you could use 1 extra thread max without sharing resources.

That's just my guess. Although aside from shadows, SO3 runs fine in hardware mode. Any reason you are using software? Or was it just a test?

And yeah honestly your pic there is the closest to max usage on multiple cores that I've seen.

[fade2black001]

I know SO3 runs fine on hardware. I played through the game somewhat recently on 4x native. I guess AMD is better for PCSX2 than Intel is. Your CPU dominates mine in apps that take use of multiple threads. I suppose an I7 would be more proficient than an I5 would be for this. As for me running SO3 I had all speed hacks on as well. Also me using SO3 was just a test as well as its a fairly demanding game.

Is there a reason I was using software mode? It was for testing purposes as you said.

Am I wrong in assuming as the emulator gets more and more accurate its hardware requirements go up? Or is that just only with Dolphin? I just feel like my GPU is starting to lack now

[Nobbs66]

When OC'd intel dominates AMD. I'm not fanboying, since I own an Intel + Nvidia rig.

[fade2black001]

In most cases yes but for PCSX2 that clearly doesn't seem to be that way.

[Blyss Sarania]

In most cases yes but for PCSX2 that clearly doesn't seem to be that way.

Look at the benchmarks which tell a different story. The only reason I'm beating you here is I have more cores for the software threads. Any other situation Intel dominates AMD. ESPECIALLY for PCSX2.

[fade2black001]

I see. My main problem now is that my GPU can't seem to keep up now with games. It has problems running intensive graphical games on 3x native. I know its old but geez.