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**Saiki** · 06-06-2011 05:16 AM

How to apply:
note: If inside you pcsx2 folder you do not see "portable.ini" go to (my) documents and find PCSX2 there.
Find the folder "PCSX2" Inside you will find several folders (bios, plugins, snaps, etc.) Locate "inis"
inside you'll see several files:

Code:

Directory of C:\Users\Saiki\Downloads\EmuCR-Pcsx2-SVN\inis

09/19/2010  02:58 AM                21 cdvdGigaherz.ini

07/01/2010  12:06 AM                13 Dev9null.ini

07/01/2010  12:06 AM                13 FWnull.ini

05/02/2011  07:46 PM               217 GOW.DAT -not official

06/05/2011  01:18 PM               307 GSDX-AC-ShadeBoost.ini -not official

01/22/2012  04:39 AM               578 GSdx-ShadeBoost.ini -not official

04/11/2012  05:01 PM               634 GSdx.ini

01/20/2011  03:55 PM                18 LayerBreakCache.ini -not official

04/11/2012  05:31 PM             5,540 LilyPad.ini

07/20/2010  07:19 PM               168 PadSSSPSX.cfg

03/26/2012  10:41 PM             3,327 PCSX2-os_ui.ini

03/26/2012  10:41 PM             1,832 PCSX2-os_vm.ini

04/07/2012  03:10 AM             4,476 PCSX2.ini

04/11/2012  06:23 PM             3,216 PCSX2_ui.ini

04/11/2012  06:23 PM             1,811 PCSX2_vm.ini

12/24/2011  11:58 PM             1,388 SPU2-X.ini

07/01/2010  12:06 AM                13 USBnull.ini

08/15/2010  07:08 AM                84 zerogs.ini

07/24/2010  01:39 PM                35 zerospu2.ini

08/15/2010  07:05 AM               108 zzogl-pg.ini

(now some might ask: why didn't you remove the unofficial ones? truth be told, some games I still use them, and I'm not ashamed to say so. all tips given use official ones however. consider my directory to be nothing more than an example)

Match up the ini names with the ones I provide and follow instructions carefully.

PCSX2 0.9.8.r4600 - compiled on Apr 27 2011. configuration for low-end PC users

DO NOT POST BUG REPORTS USING THESE SETTINGS! They are unofficial. (meaning NOT supported by the PCSX2 dev team)

First of all, my PC (as reported by PCSX2):

Quote:Operating System = Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 32-bit
Physical RAM = 3327 MB
CPU name = Intel® Pentium® Dual CPU E2200 @ 2.20GHz
CPU speed = 2.199 ghz (2 logical threads)

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT - DDR2 (8.17.12.7061)

GPU clocks:
Core clock: 540Mhz
Memory clock: 400Mhz
Shader clock: 1188Mhz

This is all stock, and many games I am able to achieve speeds people say are impossible. 80-100% fps in Metal Gear Solid 3, 60% average on Tekken5, etc.

Do the following First to set up your pc to properly use its resources:
(google for how to to these if you are unsure)
set Power options to High Performance. This will make sure 100% of the CPUs raw power is used at all times. drains laptop batteries, use with caution
Do a system defrag (do this. I do it daily as I sleep) and disc check (will tie up pc, unusable for 45 mins, average, can be skipped but recommended. I generally do this each week while I sleep)

onto the actual pcsx2 configuration:

Listed are active options for all tabs:
EE/IOP - recompiler/recompiler, Chop/Zero, None
VUs - MicroVU Recompiler/MicroVU Recompiler, Chop/Zero, None
Speedhacks - EE Cyclerate:2 (33%),VU Cycle Stealing: 1 (mild), Enable INTS Spin Detection. Enable Wait Loop Detection, Enable Fast CDVD, mVU Flag Hack

GSdx.ini configurations

GSdx DX10/11 HW

Code:

[Settings]

Renderer=3

Interlace=0

AspectRatio=0

upscale_multiplier=1

windowed=0

filter=1

paltex=1

vsync=0

logz=1

fba=1

aa1=0

nativeres=1

resx=384

resy=384

swthreads=2

msaa=0

allowhacks=0

UserHacks_AlphaHack=0

UserHacks_HalfPixelOffset=0

UserHacks_SkipDraw=0

CaptureWidth=800

CaptureHeight=600

CaptureFileName=

CaptureVideoCodecDisplayName=

ModeWidth=0

ModeHeight=0

ModeRefreshRate=0

blur=0

Alternatively, set nativeres to 0 for more speed. (some images may appear blocky)

GSdx DX9 HW

Code:

[Settings]

Renderer=0

Interlace=0

AspectRatio=0

upscale_multiplier=1

windowed=0

filter=1

paltex=1

vsync=0

logz=1

fba=1

aa1=0

nativeres=1

resx=384

resy=384

swthreads=2

msaa=0

allowhacks=0

UserHacks_AlphaHack=0

UserHacks_HalfPixelOffset=0

UserHacks_SkipDraw=0

CaptureWidth=800

CaptureHeight=600

CaptureFileName=

CaptureVideoCodecDisplayName=

ModeWidth=0

ModeHeight=0

ModeRefreshRate=0

blur=0

Alternatively, set nativeres to 0 for more speed. (some images may appear blocky)

NEW REV settings:
PCSX2 0.9.9.r5128 - compiled on Mar 14 2012

Code:

    Operating System =  Microsoft  (build 8250), 32-bit  - WINDOWS 8 consumer preview

    Physical RAM     =  3327 MB

    CPU name         =  Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual  CPU  E2200  @ 2.20GHz

    CPU speed        =  2.199 ghz (2 logical threads)

Windows 6.2.8250

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT  (9.18.12.9617)

pcsx2_vm.ini

Code:

VUCycleSteal=0

fastCDVD=disabled

IntcStat=enabled

WaitLoop=enabled

vuFlagHack=enabled

vuThread=enabled

[EmuCore/CPU]

FPU.DenormalsAreZero=enabled

FPU.FlushToZero=enabled

FPU.Roundmode=3

VU.DenormalsAreZero=enabled

VU.FlushToZero=enabled

VU.Roundmode=3

[EmuCore/CPU/Recompiler]

EnableEE=enabled

EnableIOP=enabled

EnableEECache=disabled

EnableVU0=enabled

EnableVU1=enabled

UseMicroVU0=enabled

UseMicroVU1=enabled

vuOverflow=disabled

vuExtraOverflow=disabled

vuSignOverflow=disabled

vuUnderflow=disabled

fpuOverflow=disabled

fpuExtraOverflow=disabled

fpuFullMode=disabled

StackFrameChecks=disabled

PreBlockCheckEE=disabled

PreBlockCheckIOP=disabled

[EmuCore/GS]

SynchronousMTGS=disabled

DisableOutput=disabled

VsyncQueueSize=2

FrameLimitEnable=enabled

FrameSkipEnable=disabled

VsyncEnable=disabled

ManagedVsync=disabled

LimitScalar=1.0

FramerateNTSC=59.94

FrameratePAL=50.0

DefaultRegionMode=ntsc

FramesToDraw=2

FramesToSkip=2

[EmuCore/Gamefixes]

VuAddSubHack=disabled

VuClipFlagHack=disabled

FpuCompareHack=disabled

FpuMulHack=disabled

FpuNegDivHack=disabled

XgKickHack=disabled

IPUWaitHack=disabled

EETimingHack=disabled

SkipMPEGHack=disabled

OPHFlagHack=disabled

DMABusyHack=disabled

VIFFIFOHack=disabled

VIF1StallHack=disabled

GIFReverseHack=disabled

[EmuCore/Profiler]

Enabled=disabled

RecBlocks_EE=enabled

RecBlocks_IOP=enabled

RecBlocks_VU0=enabled

RecBlocks_VU1=enabled

[EmuCore/TraceLog]

Enabled=disabled

EE.bitset=0

IOP.bitset=0

GSdx.ini

Code:

[Settings]

Renderer=3

Interlace=0

AspectRatio=0

upscale_multiplier=1

windowed=0

filter=2

paltex=1

vsync=0

logz=0

fba=1

aa1=0

nativeres=1

resx=384

resy=384

swthreads=2

msaa=0

allowhacks=1

UserHacks_AlphaHack=0

UserHacks_HalfPixelOffset=0

UserHacks_SkipDraw=0

CaptureWidth=800

CaptureHeight=600

CaptureFileName=C:\Users\Saik\Videos\ff7-doc.avi

CaptureVideoCodecDisplayName=

ModeWidth=0

ModeHeight=0

ModeRefreshRate=0

blur=0

ShadeBoost_Contrast=50

ShadeBoost_Brightness=50

ShadeBoost_Saturation=50

UserHacks_MSAA=0

UserHacks_SpriteHack=0

UserHacks_WildHack=0

extrathreads=0

ShadeBoost=1

UserHacks=0

I hope this helps. These settings are personally tested and "perfected" by myself. Saiki

davrt · 06-07-2011 01:43 AM

Awesome. What about sound settings? Would lowering or disabling some sound settings make it run faster? Personally I haven't noticed any speedup but maybe it's just the game I'm playing. It would help for other games maybe?

Also, I think you got it backwards on the nativeres setting. Setting it to 1 enables native resolution which makes it run faster. 0 disables it which is slower on low-end rigs.

ReIyZa · 06-07-2011 05:33 PM

This was really helpful!... Kingdom Hearts 1 almost reached 60 fps on my rig, it runs solid 60fps most of the time. But when it reaches large places, my EE rips from 60 to 99% therefore slowing it down to 49-52fps... I don't have much problem with my GPU. just the CPU.

fruit · 06-07-2011 06:10 PM

thx, how does GT4 work on your PC? I have similiar e2180 and 8800GT so hope it can get faster than 40-45fps.

**Saiki** · 06-07-2011 08:29 PM

@dav: 384 is BELOW native. and sound settings do nothing that I can tell

@fruit: I don't have that game

@rel: EE sync hack to 0 (default) should fix that.

davrt · 06-07-2011 11:25 PM

Where can I find this "EE sync hack" option?

Squall Leonhart · 06-07-2011 11:41 PM

its the EE Speed hack (the slider on the hacks page)

davrt · 06-08-2011 12:02 AM

You mean the EE Cyclerate? But the slider only lets you set it to 1, 2, or 3. Not 0.

**Saiki** · 06-08-2011 03:05 AM

it's 1 then. I do alot of tweaking for many people across all emus/os's. note that I also said "default" which would be in red

ReIyZa · 06-08-2011 12:50 PM

(06-07-2011 08:29 PM)Saiki Wrote: @rel: EE sync hack to 0 (default) should fix that.

Ouch.. tried it and failed in kingdom hearts. EE still reaches 99% = FPS 49-52, maybe 2.2GHz is too weak for PCSX2 after all. But I think that's all that my CPU can give. thanks. ^_^

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