I admit this might be teetering a bit too close to the "does my computer run pcsx2 blabla" thread, but anyway:
I'm trying to figure out which part of my computer is bottlenecking PCSX2 from running well. The more demanding games (Xenosaga, etc) are running at about 30FPS maximum, whereas Namco x Capcom (which one would hope would run at 60FPS, being a 2D game) runs in *some* places at 60FPS, and some at less than 30. (Certain stages, such as the one with the Gesellcraft in the background, work at 25FPS or so). That doesn't make much sense, given that the only difference between 60FPS parts of the game and 25FPS parts is the background on a battle screen.
The relevant components of my system are thus:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 6420 2.13GHz
Graphics: ASUS EAH3850 (Powered by ATI Radeon HD 3850) 1GB
RAM: 2GB
OS: Windows XP
EDIT: PCSX2 settings would probably help, wouldn't they?
Running at x2 cycle rate (PCSX2 0.9.6, not r1888, at the moment...)
Using GSdx with DirectX 9
All the other speed hacks (INTC, IOP, Wait cycles) enabled
I had initially thought it was the graphics causing the problem, but at the moment, I'm inclined to think it's the CPU - judging by what I've read in certain parts of the forums about PCSX2 being more CPU than GPU dependent, but I'm not sure. Dishing out £150 on a 3Ghz dual core processor won't seem very smart if it turns out not to help, seeing as this'd be the only thing I'd run on it. Suggestions?
Some input on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I'm trying to figure out which part of my computer is bottlenecking PCSX2 from running well. The more demanding games (Xenosaga, etc) are running at about 30FPS maximum, whereas Namco x Capcom (which one would hope would run at 60FPS, being a 2D game) runs in *some* places at 60FPS, and some at less than 30. (Certain stages, such as the one with the Gesellcraft in the background, work at 25FPS or so). That doesn't make much sense, given that the only difference between 60FPS parts of the game and 25FPS parts is the background on a battle screen.
The relevant components of my system are thus:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 6420 2.13GHz
Graphics: ASUS EAH3850 (Powered by ATI Radeon HD 3850) 1GB
RAM: 2GB
OS: Windows XP
EDIT: PCSX2 settings would probably help, wouldn't they?
Running at x2 cycle rate (PCSX2 0.9.6, not r1888, at the moment...)
Using GSdx with DirectX 9
All the other speed hacks (INTC, IOP, Wait cycles) enabled
I had initially thought it was the graphics causing the problem, but at the moment, I'm inclined to think it's the CPU - judging by what I've read in certain parts of the forums about PCSX2 being more CPU than GPU dependent, but I'm not sure. Dishing out £150 on a 3Ghz dual core processor won't seem very smart if it turns out not to help, seeing as this'd be the only thing I'd run on it. Suggestions?
Some input on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.