How to increase the speed?

[jjwyh]

My laptop spec :
Operating System = Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
Physical RAM = 4006 MB
CPU name = Intel® Core™ i5-2430M CPU @ 2.40GHz
Vendor/Model = GenuineIntel (stepping 07)
CPU speed = 2.393 ghz (4 logical threads)
Video Card = Nvidia GT540M

I'm using Pcsx2 0.9.9.5347 (svn), enabled the option as below :
Speedhack : Everything is enabled except fast CDVD
Video : [SSE2] Gsdx9 Hardware with Native enabled, texture filtering unchecked, allow 8-bit texture checked.

The game I'm trying to play is Fate Unlimited Code, it's average Fps is around 20~25 fps, is there anything I should know or do to increase the Fps?

[abdo123]

first use SSE4 instead of SSE2 and D3DX11 Hardware as a render

[jjwyh]

I don't have D3DX11 as the option, does it mean that I don't have Direct X 11? If that's so I'll go download it.

[abdo123]

hmm that's weird are you sure you're using the GT540 instead of the internal one Intel HD3000 !!!

because the second one don't support DX11 ( and that might be the problem since it's MUCH weaker )

[jjwyh]

Yup, I checked the Device Manager and under the Display Adapters it shows NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M. Intel ® HD Graphic Family is showed there too if that matters.

[Livy]

Make sure the dedicated GT 540M is used in PCSX2, not the HD 3000. You can set it in Nvidia Control Panel.

[abdo123]

well i don't know how i can figure out if you're really using the External or the internal one but GTX 540 support DX11 and as a result D3DX11 render should be there ...

and the whole slowdown issue can result that you're ( or PCSX2 ) is using HD3000 instead ...

[jjwyh]

I added Pcsx2 to Program Settings in Nvdia control Panel, and set the settings to High Performance Nvidia processor. The fps speeded up to 40~45 fps. Is there any other method to increase it further more?
Edit: Just saw D3D11 option is available now! Trying now...
Edit 2: It's around 55~60 fps, is it normal?

[abdo123]

that's a big increase you should be happy with it

you got a playable speed

well i don't know the game if it's apropirate or not ...

but since it was a GPU bottleneck enable frame skipping in :

Config < Emulation settings < GS < tick enable Frame skipping


set 2 to Skip 2 to draw


if the game become buggy just disable it ....

[jjwyh]

Thanks a lot, at least it's not laggy anymore.