01-23-2011, 04:27 AM
I DO read the thread Will PCSX2 run fast on my computer?, but I suppose I need some answers regarding, yeah... speed. The article above is not really correct for God of War 2 at least.
Here's my spec and configuration:
Desktop: Core i3 530 (2.93 Ghz), integrated Intel HD, SSE4.1 & DirectX 9, native resolution. Result: 25 FPS. Full speed 50 FPS with all speedhack enabled (many graphics glitches with VU Cycle Stealing max, and I cannot tell when it crashes with these hacks).
The DX10 mode does not work well with the Intel HD, as it causes graphics glitches and reduce emulation speed, even with the lastest driver (earlier driver even crashes the emulator when using DX10). Anyway, the integrated GPU is not matter IMO, because I'm using native resolution, and the CPU is max. I can play FFX at max speed with 2x resolution scale with this GPU.
Laptop (my brother's DELL one): Core i5 520M (2.4 Ghz) turbo boost to 2.93 Ghz (1 core, not sure 'bout 2 core), AMD Mobility Radeon HD 550v, SSE4.1 & DirectX 10 at native resolution, run PCSX2 when plug in. Result: 20 FPS, full speed when all hacks enabled.
I'm not surprise at the lower FPS. Laptop's CPU is always weaker than desktop counterpart's even at same brand and clock speed. But we can see that the GPU is not the bottleneck when playing this game at native resolution.
I just want to ask if anyone has any luck with God of War 2 on laptop? I'm going to grab one next month, and still confuse between dual-core i7 and quad-core version (whose clock speed is always lower). Hopefully Sandy Bridge will be available at my region soon. The Turbo Boost 2.0 and HD 3000 seems to be very good for PCSX2. I'm already complete the game on PS2, but still want to play it on laptop.
Here's my spec and configuration:
Desktop: Core i3 530 (2.93 Ghz), integrated Intel HD, SSE4.1 & DirectX 9, native resolution. Result: 25 FPS. Full speed 50 FPS with all speedhack enabled (many graphics glitches with VU Cycle Stealing max, and I cannot tell when it crashes with these hacks).
The DX10 mode does not work well with the Intel HD, as it causes graphics glitches and reduce emulation speed, even with the lastest driver (earlier driver even crashes the emulator when using DX10). Anyway, the integrated GPU is not matter IMO, because I'm using native resolution, and the CPU is max. I can play FFX at max speed with 2x resolution scale with this GPU.
Laptop (my brother's DELL one): Core i5 520M (2.4 Ghz) turbo boost to 2.93 Ghz (1 core, not sure 'bout 2 core), AMD Mobility Radeon HD 550v, SSE4.1 & DirectX 10 at native resolution, run PCSX2 when plug in. Result: 20 FPS, full speed when all hacks enabled.
I'm not surprise at the lower FPS. Laptop's CPU is always weaker than desktop counterpart's even at same brand and clock speed. But we can see that the GPU is not the bottleneck when playing this game at native resolution.
I just want to ask if anyone has any luck with God of War 2 on laptop? I'm going to grab one next month, and still confuse between dual-core i7 and quad-core version (whose clock speed is always lower). Hopefully Sandy Bridge will be available at my region soon. The Turbo Boost 2.0 and HD 3000 seems to be very good for PCSX2. I'm already complete the game on PS2, but still want to play it on laptop.