GT4 Slow FPS but EE, GS, and VU arent maxed out

[DemonLordCIPHER]

i have an Athlon x4 860k with Two R9 270x's in crossfire X and a profile for PCSX2 in the AMD catalysts control center. but i still get 30-40 FPS some time even when the EE,GS, and VU arent maxed out. im using PCSX2 1.2.1. and i have tried all the presets and Direct 3d11 Software and hardware. ive set it to native. ive done everyting but still it dipps into the 40-30s in races. Please Help.

[jesalvein]

care to post the emulog.txt after you tried to run the game ?
ans please post screenshots of all your settings

[DemonLordCIPHER]

This is the settings

[jesalvein]

Tried disabling AMD cool n quiet ?

[Arcadius]

When you're racing, can you take a look at CPU-z to see the clockrate of your CPU? Can you also open up task manager and see what percentage your CPU is at when it's dipping hard?

Also, crossfire/sli does not benefit PCSX2, disable it or tell PCSX2 to only use one GPU, it might affect the game/emulation.

Test in Hardware mode with native ticked ticked/checked.

[DemonLordCIPHER]

3700MHz and the percentage is about 30-70%

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i also set the emulators priority to high.

[Arcadius]

It could honestly be because your CPU isn't strong enough to run the game. http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm Download and run Performance Test 8.0, make sure most/all programs are closed before doing so, come back with your "Single Threaded Performance" it'll help us know if it's too weak.

[DemonLordCIPHER]

here are all my Specs
CPU: Athlon x4 860K @3700Mhz -4000Mhz boost Quad Core (2 logical)
GPUs: Two R9 270x's
RAM: 16 Gigs of Crucial Ballistics Sport in Quad Channel mode
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-FAA88XM-D3H

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are you sure because it is the best CPU for this Socket.

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also i cam pkay Ace Combat Z with no slow downs and when it does slow its because the EE maxes out.

[DemonLordCIPHER]

1573 is the Single tread and the over all is 5592

[Arcadius]

1573 is pretty high, won't lie, but it may not be enough for the game. Blyss known more about STP performance and what it indicates. Gran Turismo 4 is a very demanding game.

Can you try a time trial race by yourself? Will it still dip then?