GSdx

[Kevdo]

According to this there's no AVX, so stick with SSE4. Other than that it's as simple as adjusting the EE slider one or two notches. In my testing I found that the game adjusts its rFPS based on the EE's capability.

Strangely enough if you leave it at default it wants to run at 60fps, even though it never went above 30 on the PS2. If you set EE to 2 it puts a 30fps limit on it and actually produces better framerate than a real PS2

Ah, hmm that's strange that it doesn't have AVX supported, as I used the plugin for a good 20 minutes with no crash. Thanks for the confirmation though. I tried many different combinations of the EE and VU sliders for this particular game, but unless I have EE set to 3, I can't have VU less than 1 and I hate using VU hack because it makes the game look choppy.

[Squall Leonhart]

According to this there's no AVX, so stick with SSE4. Other than that it's as simple as adjusting the EE slider one or two notches. In my testing I found that the game adjusts its rFPS based on the EE's capability.

Strangely enough if you leave it at default it wants to run at 60fps, even though it never went above 30 on the PS2. If you set EE to 2 it puts a 30fps limit on it and actually produces better framerate than a real PS2

Use the official product page instead of uninformed third parties kthnx.

also, it says right there on the page

Features

MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4 ?
SSE4a ?
AES instructions
Advanced Bit Manipulation ?
Advanced Vector Extensions
AMD64 technology ?
Virtualization technology ?
Enhanced Virus Protection ?
Turbo Core 2.0 technology

[hyakki]

From what I've seen the AMD FX series processors work best with the sse2 plugin, even though they support sse4..etc (due to poor design these plugins might actually get worse performance on the bulldozer processor)
AVX is best used for software mode only.

[Kevdo]

From what I've seen the AMD FX series processors work best with the sse2 plugin, even though they support sse4..etc (due to poor design these plugins might actually get worse performance on the bulldozer processor)
AVX is best used for software mode only.

After some more testing, I found that the difference between both as far as performance goes, is almost negligible. I can't say I am using the most accurate testing methods, but there is hardly any notable differences in performance when using SSE2 and SSE4. Either way, I've found the fluidity I was looking for (mostly). The game runs at a constant 30 FPS so it looks as smooth, most of the time, as I wanted.

Also, thank you for pointing that out Squall Leonhart. I don't know anything about CPU's, as I already mentioned. I'll believe anything anyone tells me.

[zero29]

After some more testing, I found that the difference between both as far as performance goes, is almost negligible. I can't say I am using the most accurate testing methods, but there is hardly any notable differences in performance when using SSE2 and SSE4.
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afaik it's not a universal performance advantage, but some demanding scenes profit considerably from using the ssse3 or sse4.1 extensions.

[cloud101090]

PCSX2 0.9.9.r5347
Tested Plugin: GSdx32-SSE2-r5346.dll and r5341

specs:
AMD Phenom II X4 955
ATI HD 5850
Windows 7 x64 SP1

Problem:
Rogue Galaxy - SCUS_974.90
Waterfall graphic issue on HW Mode. Look Normal on SW Mode.

Save Game attached. Walk up the hill, near gate.

[Markjay24]

hey i'd still keep getting this problem that says "gs plugin failed to load" and i already ran directx

[jesalvein]

hey i'd still keep getting this problem that says "gs plugin failed to load" and i already ran directx

you have your own thread.
stop spamming around

[Catbus]

Posted this somewhere else by mistake, can't seem to delete the thread though.

First off, a screenshot sent to me by a friend that just started playing.

   

Their specs are almost identical to mine and our settings and build are exactly the same. Apparently it mostly occurs in 'outdoor' areas. I can't replicate it on my own rig no matter what I try. According to my friend, using software mode does NOT fix it.

Next up...

       

This isn't a huge problem, since this 'effect' is only used in 3 cutscenes in the entire game. But it's there, and so I figured I'd include it here. It can be fixed by using software mode.

   

And then there's this, these blurry splotches appear in certain cutscenes. It looks a lot worse in motion. I believe this has only been happening for the last thousand or so revisions, but I'm having trouble tracking down the exact build where this started happening.

   

It can be fixed by enabling the alpha hack, but I'm not sure if that breaks anything else. Not a big deal, I guess. It also makes the game look a bit sharper. EDIT: never mind. Looks like alpha hack just causes it to show up elsewhere instead. Looks even worse. Really need to track down an old build and see where things went wrong. EDIT 2: Actually, seems to be linked to using a custom resolution. My bad.

       

Something else that I unfortunately don't have a screenshot of - on certain hardware (another computer I have and someone else that posted about this on another board) character faces won't render during cutscenes. Kind of creepy looking. Also, certain effects were missing (the 'bam' when you guard break/interrupt attacks/etc). Can be fixed with software mode, iirc.

Here's a comparison shot showing a depth of field effect that doesn't look quite right in hardware. In software it correctly blurs distant scenery, but hardware mode applies a slight blur to almost everything at high resolutions, and isn't used at all at native res. The higher the internal res, the less blurry things become. Using the alpha hack also seems to make things a little clearer in certain circumstances.

           

There's also the flashing geometry weirdness in hardware mode. But that's probably a well known bug. Software mode fixes it. Hard to take a screenshot of it.

Hopefully putting all this stuff in one post helps at some point. That first issue I mentioned is really bugging my friend and I feel bad about not being able to help them out.

Here are my specs:

i7 920 2.6GHz
GTX 470
Windows 7 64-bit
PCSX2 r5347

My friend's specs:

i5 ??? 3.3GHz
GTX 560 Ti
Windows 7 64-bit
PCSX2 r5347

Specs of the rig that fails to render faces:

i3 550 3.2GHz
Intel HD Graphics
Windows 7 64-bit
PCSX2 r5113

[GeoMan]

PCSX2 version: 0.9.9.5347

EE/IOP: Recompiler
EE/FPU Advanced options: Chop/Zero
Clamping: Normal
VU0/1: microVu recompiler
VU0/1 Advanced options: Chop/Zero
Clamping: Normal
No hacks

Plugins: GSdx 0.1.16 (SSE4-r5346) - DX11 Hardware Native and 3x tested. In software mode everything is fine.

Description: The background and some textures are missing.

   

(Shift-F8 doesn't seem to wok)