LAAAAGGG!!!

[smartstrike]

it's a laptop all right.....i think that game you chosen is near 0% chances of obtaining smooth speeds you're stuck at halve FPS,don't expect miracles on it otherwise best to try other game that is lighter as CapSnk2 that are not demanding aside from R&C.

.....*****...ive got another comp as well its got 4gb ram, 2.73 Ghz processor, ATI Radeon HD 1gb graphics. is that good enough?

another laptop???if it's a desktop then is fair enough.

[Rezard]

Most importantly:

What type of CPU is it?
Pentium 4?
Core 2?
Core i?

What model Radeon?
Radeon HD ____

[ShasGad]

I knew it was a laptop!
Look into whether or not your notebook in on power saving, or possibly getting hot andthrottling itself.

The 320M is actually a low-end GPU.

And 2.4Ghz is nothing too substantial, even with a Core i.

PCSX2 version and settings?
EE% and GS% when the game is slow?

Yeh i should've also mentioned before...its a MacBook7 running Windows 7 Ultimate on a bootcamp partition. It was in balanced, not high performance or power saving. Its a Duo Core not i.

[ShasGad]

it's a laptop all right.....i think that game you chosen is near 0% chances of obtaining smooth speeds you're stuck at halve FPS,don't expect miracles on it otherwise best to try other game that is lighter as CapSnk2 that are not demanding aside from R&C.


another laptop???if it's a desktop then is fair enough.

Yeh its another laptop. whats the difference? sorry im not really too good with computers and whatnot.

[Teufel9000]

laptops have like half the performance than a desktop of same hardware. i have a x4 955 @3.7ghz /w hd 5770 and its still demanding (minor slowdowns) ratchet & clank series games really require a decent processor

[Rezard]

Laptops are typically weaker, come with their own potential issues, and are most often not equipped for gaming. This is not saying that any and all are not capable, but you'll tend to find yourself on the lower side of what's out there, while PS2 emulation requires the higher side of things in general.

Now, to say "laptops have like half the performance than a desktop of same hardware" does imply the right idea (i.e. a GeForce 9600 GT is considerably better than the 9600M GT), but it isn't always that far off. In some cases, like a CPU of the same arch and same Ghz, there isn't a real difference to speak of.

Simply put, you'll face more obstacles when going for PS2 emulation on a laptop, including higher prices to have the performance of a cheaper desktop.

[smartstrike]

laptop is dwarf computer and has disadvantage because it's a small computer,small powerhouse then performance is a mimimun and less heat ventilation.
standard desktop has a all-out performance engine especially on maximum heat ventilation...and the maximum powerhouse as well.

[Teufel9000]

Laptops are typically weaker, come with their own potential issues, and are most often not equipped for gaming. This is not saying that any and all are not capable, but you'll tend to find yourself on the lower side of what's out there, while PS2 emulation requires the higher side of things in general.

Now, to say "laptops have like half the performance than a desktop of same hardware" does imply the right idea (i.e. a GeForce 9600 GT is considerably better than the 9600M GT), but it isn't always that far off. In some cases, like a CPU of the same arch and same Ghz, there isn't a real difference to speak of.

Simply put, you'll face more obstacles when going for PS2 emulation on a laptop, including higher prices to have the performance of a cheaper desktop.

i heard a 6990m is about as powerful as a normal 5850 card. so... it sounds about right for at least GPU's.... i personally dont own a laptop so. lol

[Rezard]

Of course thehighest end thing for mobiles isn't as good as the highest end thing for desktops.

What you suggested was "half" the performance. That is a drastic overstatement in your example. That's just about the difference of a single stage higher (x800 to x900). Although, if you wanna say the 6990M is about half the card as the desktop variant, then that's fair (dual GPU vs single GPU).

Another example: A desktop GT 220 is about identical to a mobile GT 230M. This is, again, one stage higher for the mobile's model number, but compares to a desktop one stage lower. Also, a desktop GT 230 isn't anywhere near twice the card as the mobile.

I'm not saying the concept you've mentioned is incorrect, just that the twice/double/half is a bit drastic in most comparisons. Mobiles aren't dumbed down that bad these days, but you certainly won't see the most powerful desktop units with equating mobile ones.

[Register]

In present time, only middle and high end notebook meigh play pcsx2 with decent/full FPS except very demanding games and capable to use at least 2x native res and of course since MTVU hack and other speedhacks have significant help for Triple/Quadcore cpu. My expectation for 2012 year we may see significant step especially with new gpu 28nm then many low-middle notebook user can play pcsx2 well in many games with 2x-3x and more native res can be used.