08-24-2016, 04:40 PM
I've just gotten back into using PCSX2 after not having used it since January. Grabbed the latest 1.4.0 installer and the latest git build (8/23/16) and have started messing about with plugin options again.
Here are my specs:
CPU - Intel Core Xeon E3-1231V3
GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1
RAM - Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB
HDD (for games) - WD Blue 1TB
First off, should I be using DX11 or OpenGL? I've read that I should use OpenGL with my GPU, but I don't notice a huge difference between them, except when I speed up the blending accuracy to medium or basic. Will setting the blending accuracy lower affect quality in most games? I didn't notice a huge difference in Gran Turismo.
Also, the title of this thread is an issue I think I'm having. I've been messing around a lot in GT3 trying to get the highest quality settings without slowdown, but even when the game is slowed down my GPU usage doesn't go above 25%. Shouldn't it be much higher? Aren't I missing out on a lot of its power when its at 25%? Or is this normal? Temperatures don't go above 48 degrees C and fan usage sits around 50% when I'm in-game. I want to get resolution up to 4x, but that usually causes some pretty bad slowdowns. Just weird that my GPU usage never gets very high.
Here are my specs:
CPU - Intel Core Xeon E3-1231V3
GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1
RAM - Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB
HDD (for games) - WD Blue 1TB
First off, should I be using DX11 or OpenGL? I've read that I should use OpenGL with my GPU, but I don't notice a huge difference between them, except when I speed up the blending accuracy to medium or basic. Will setting the blending accuracy lower affect quality in most games? I didn't notice a huge difference in Gran Turismo.
Also, the title of this thread is an issue I think I'm having. I've been messing around a lot in GT3 trying to get the highest quality settings without slowdown, but even when the game is slowed down my GPU usage doesn't go above 25%. Shouldn't it be much higher? Aren't I missing out on a lot of its power when its at 25%? Or is this normal? Temperatures don't go above 48 degrees C and fan usage sits around 50% when I'm in-game. I want to get resolution up to 4x, but that usually causes some pretty bad slowdowns. Just weird that my GPU usage never gets very high.
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 | Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 @1600mhz
Gigabyte H97-D3H | addlink S70 1TB M.2 SSD | Samsung EVO 840 250GB SSD | WD Blue 1TB
Gigabyte H97-D3H | addlink S70 1TB M.2 SSD | Samsung EVO 840 250GB SSD | WD Blue 1TB