06-03-2010, 10:23 AM
I've been playing Tales of the Abyss enjoyfully this last month or so and recently started looking into what I should play next. Star Ocean 3 is high on my list, but the opening scene cuts me off with the last 7fps out of my grasp. Thing is, my CPU is not at full load. Only at about 75% actually, unless I'm unsure of how PCSX2 deals with multicores.
My specs before going any further...
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Yorkfield 2.66GHz 1333MHz FSB
GFX:
GeForce GTS 250 1GB (Core Clock - 738MHz) (Shader Clock - 1782MHz)
RAM:
WINTEC AMPX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800
The problem I'm having with my CPU is that one of my four cores are running at around 75%, two are going at about 25-30% and the fourth around 10%. I know PCSX2 doesn't rely on quad cores, but shouldn't it be using the full power of the two it's using? Why would it be spreading out like that?
I've also not noticed any difference in Star Ocean after upgrading my CPU to the one above from the Q6600 (I threw the Q6600 into a second machine for network rendering ). I know it's not much of an upgrade, but I've noticed the difference in other games.
Right now I'm just relying on Window's performance tab in the task manager and eyeballing how high it gets. It's fluctuating a lot, but never peaking out on the core getting the most usage. Is there another free CPU performance analyzer that I could use for a better idea of what's going on?
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Another question I wanted to ask is whether or not Windows XP 32-bit with DirectX 9 VS. Windows 7 64-bit with DirectX 10 should show any difference. I've got them both on dual boot and I've tried both of them on all the games I've been playing and haven't really noticed any difference at all. What should my choice be?
Sorry for the long winded post. I'm just determined to get some information on the issue. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
My specs before going any further...
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Yorkfield 2.66GHz 1333MHz FSB
GFX:
GeForce GTS 250 1GB (Core Clock - 738MHz) (Shader Clock - 1782MHz)
RAM:
WINTEC AMPX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800
The problem I'm having with my CPU is that one of my four cores are running at around 75%, two are going at about 25-30% and the fourth around 10%. I know PCSX2 doesn't rely on quad cores, but shouldn't it be using the full power of the two it's using? Why would it be spreading out like that?
I've also not noticed any difference in Star Ocean after upgrading my CPU to the one above from the Q6600 (I threw the Q6600 into a second machine for network rendering ). I know it's not much of an upgrade, but I've noticed the difference in other games.
Right now I'm just relying on Window's performance tab in the task manager and eyeballing how high it gets. It's fluctuating a lot, but never peaking out on the core getting the most usage. Is there another free CPU performance analyzer that I could use for a better idea of what's going on?
Pic:
Another question I wanted to ask is whether or not Windows XP 32-bit with DirectX 9 VS. Windows 7 64-bit with DirectX 10 should show any difference. I've got them both on dual boot and I've tried both of them on all the games I've been playing and haven't really noticed any difference at all. What should my choice be?
Sorry for the long winded post. I'm just determined to get some information on the issue. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.