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I'm not sure if it is every game, but I have at this point tried Star Ocean 3 and Rogue Galaxy and both give me a massive slow down. With speed hacks I can go over 100+ FPS, but then for a about 10-15 seconds i'll go back down to 30-40FPS. I put on the limiter, so I just get the steady 60FPS whenever it goes back up. It stays normal for another 10-15 seconds or more, then slows again. I have the newest version of PCSXE and plugins. These are my spec
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3, 32 bit
Processor: AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core Processor, x86 Family 16 Model 2 Stepping 3
RAM: 3327 Mb
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+, 512 Mb
Hard Drive: C: Total - 476929 MB, Free - 109746 MB;
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC., M3A78-EMH HDMI
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The glitchy framerate you get is from overuse of the cycle speedhacks.
So yea, you'll simply need a faster CPU to properly fix this, no way around it.
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Thanks for the help
Can my processor be overclocked to 4.0GHz? I've only overclocked my GPU. Not sure how to overclock CPU. I really didn't think this was the issue as I can play Skyrim/Saints Row 3 ect. ect. perfectly fine. Is there a moderately priced Processor out there that you guys recommend?
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A little overclocking is always possible but you should have good cooling and know what you do (there's good guides for Phenoms).
Unfortunately you already have one of the best AMD processors and can't simply buy a faster one.
(PCSX2 prefers Intel processors.)
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12-02-2011, 10:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-02-2011, 10:27 PM by Daekin.)
So basically trade up for an i7 cuz AMD are garbage? I'm rather confident I can overclock my CPU properly given the proper steps. It seems like CPU is much more complicated than GPU to overclock though. In any case, again thanks for the help, really appreciate it. Hate not being able to play what I want to play >.<
EDIT: I was looking at the intel chips, and even their top of the line is marginally better than what I have. For any decent upgrade from an intel it's going to be 500$+. Are AMD really so bad that a crappier version of an intel is better than the AMD? I have an aftermarket monster CPU fan and I have the GPU working at 100% during gaming, so it should be fine on heat.