Problems with Dark cloud 2!

[Zachypoo]

Alright, I have the PCSX2 0.9.8 All the settings I have are stock for the emulator.

My issue is that; While dark could 2 is playable, it does get framerate issues rather often. Generally it drops down to about 45-ish FPS whenever there's action on the screen. It's also VERY apparent when you're simply running around at the start of the game. I was wondering what settings I should be using to increase FPS?

My system is;
Windows 7 HP, 64bit
Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

Any help would be fantastic, thanks for your time

[smartstrike]

that game is a Medium-High demanding.
i think your rig almost can't hold on enough on demanding games.
try set cycle-stealing to Level-2 on speedhacks.

[Zachypoo]

Your Sugjestion helped! Although during the carnvial stage (Where the child steals your ticked) The slowdown still occurs. Do you have any other possible solutions?

[StriFe]

Well to run most games on a decent speed, the devs do recommend to have ATLEAST a Quad-Core with 3 Ghz, with some games as an exception f.e. Final Fantasy X

[hellbringer616]

Try lowering your scaling, that game is both CPU and GPU demanding, with my CPU i get a full 60FPS (other then in cutscenes..) I have EE Cyclerate up to 2, and every other speed hack checked, leave MTVU unchcked since you're a dual core. But that should speed you up a lot. I haven't experimented with VU cycle steeling yet. So i don't know how it impacts the game