Underutilization of computer resources?
#1
Hello,

I've recently been trying to play my copy of Ace Combat 4 but have been having a lot of difficulty with the framerate when I get in-game (the menus work fine, just not the combat); the twist to this is that I should have no issues with it at all.

My GS utilization never peaks over 25% even at the most strenous moments and my EE and UI aren't even worth mentioning, but for some reason when I get into combat I average ~25-30 fps depending on my settings. Out of curiosity I also watched my usages (memory, CPU, etc) from my Task Manager, none of which rose above 25%.

My computer uses:

GeForce GT 740M
Intel i7 @ 2.4gHz
8G RAM

(If it's worth mentioning, I run Windows 8.)

I really don't understand why I'm having any issues if none of my resources are constraining my game. Thanks in advance!
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#2
set power plan to high performance and make sure you aren't running on batteries
CPU : AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Mobo : Asus PRIME B450-PLUS
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
RAM : 16 Go
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#3
(11-08-2013, 09:47 PM)jesalvein Wrote: set power plan to high performance and make sure you aren't running on batteries

Yeah, I'm already doing that. :/
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#4
hm. can you pelase post your emulog.txt ?
CPU : AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Mobo : Asus PRIME B450-PLUS
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
RAM : 16 Go
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#5
(11-08-2013, 10:01 PM)jesalvein Wrote: hm. can you pelase post your emulog.txt ?

I apologize, but I don't think I know what you mean by that. Is that the text box off to the right that opens when you open pcsx2? If it is:

PCSX2 1.0.0.r5350 - compiled on Aug 1 2012

Savestate version: 0x9a080000

Host Machine Init:
Operating System = Microsoft (build 9200), 64-bit
Physical RAM = 7967 MB
CPU name = Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ CPU @ 2.40GHz
Vendor/Model = GenuineIntel (stepping 03)
CPU speed = 2.392 ghz (8 logical threads)
x86PType = Standard OEM
x86Flags = bfebfbff 7fdafbbf
x86EFlags = 2c100000

x86 Features Detected:
MMX.. SSE.. SSE2.. SSE3.. SSSE3.. SSE4.1.. SSE4.2.. AVX.. FMA

Reserving memory for recompilers...

Loading plugins...
Binding GS: C:\Program Files\Games\(-PCSX2\Plugins\gsdx32-avx-r5350.dll
Windows 6.2.9200

Intel® HD Graphics 4600 (9.18.13.1141)
Binding PAD: C:\Program Files\Games\(-PCSX2\Plugins\lilypad-r5350.dll
Binding SPU2: C:\Program Files\Games\(-PCSX2\Plugins\spu2-x-r5350.dll
Binding CDVD: C:\Program Files\Games\(-PCSX2\Plugins\cdvdGigaherz.dll
Binding USB: C:\Program Files\Games\(-PCSX2\Plugins\USBnull.dll
Binding FW: C:\Program Files\Games\(-PCSX2\Plugins\FWnull.dll
Binding DEV9: C:\Program Files\Games\(-PCSX2\Plugins\DEV9null.dll
Plugins loaded successfully.

(GameDB) 9640 games on record (loaded in 128ms)
HotSwapping to new ISO src image!
HLE Notice: ELF does not have a path.



Initializing plugins...
Init GS
Windows 6.2.9200
Intel® HD Graphics 4600 (9.18.13.1141)
Init PAD
Init SPU2
Init CDVD
Init USB
Init FW
Init DEV9
Plugins initialized successfully.

Opening plugins...
Opening GS
Opening PAD
Opening SPU2
Opening CDVD
isoFile open ok: C:\Program Files\Games\ISOs\Ace Combat 04 - Shattered Skies (USA).iso
Image type = DVD
Fileparts = 1
* CDVD Disk Open: DVD, Single layer or unknown:
* * Track 1: Data (Mode 1) (1735696 sectors)
Opening USB
Opening FW
Opening DEV9
McdSlot 0: C:\Users\Samuel\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\Mcd001.ps2
McdSlot 1: C:\Users\Samuel\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\Mcd002.ps2
Plugins opened successfully.
EE/iR5900-32 Recompiler Reset
Bios Found: USA v02.20(10/02/2006) Console
BIOS rom1 module not found, skipping...
BIOS rom2 module not found, skipping...
BIOS erom module not found, skipping...
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to NTSC.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 59.94 fps
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLUS_201.52;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC
ELF (cdrom0:\SLUS_201.52;1) Game CRC = 0xA32F7CD0, EntryPoint = 0x00100008
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLUS_201.52;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC
(GameDB) Enabled Gamefix: SkipMpegHack
EE/iR5900-32 Recompiler Reset
sceMpegIsEnd pattern found! Recompiling skip video fix...
Closing plugins...
Closing DEV9
Closing FW
Closing USB
Closing CDVD
Closing SPU2
Closing PAD
Closing GS
Plugins closed successfully.


...and apparently it won't do this nicely.
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#6
You'll find it in pcsx2\logs or mydocs\pcsx2\logs
CPU : AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Mobo : Asus PRIME B450-PLUS
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
RAM : 16 Go
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#7
Ah, here we go:

PCSX2 1.0.0.r5350 - compiled on Aug 1 2012
Savestate version: 0x9a080000

Host Machine Init:
Operating System = Microsoft (build 9200), 64-bit
Physical RAM = 7967 MB
CPU name = Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ CPU @ 2.40GHz
Vendor/Model = GenuineIntel (stepping 03)
CPU speed = 2.392 ghz (8 logical threads)
x86PType = Standard OEM
x86Flags = bfebfbff 7fdafbbf
x86EFlags = 2c100000

x86 Features Detected:
MMX.. SSE.. SSE2.. SSE3.. SSSE3.. SSE4.1.. SSE4.2.. AVX.. FMA

Reserving memory for recompilers...

Loading plugins...
Binding GS: C:\Program Files\Games\(-PCSX2\Plugins\gsdx32-avx-r5350.dll
Windows 6.2.9200
Intel® HD Graphics 4600 (9.18.13.1141)
Binding PAD: C:\Program Files\Games\(-PCSX2\Plugins\lilypad-r5350.dll
Binding SPU2: C:\Program Files\Games\(-PCSX2\Plugins\spu2-x-r5350.dll
Binding CDVD: C:\Program Files\Games\(-PCSX2\Plugins\cdvdGigaherz.dll
Binding USB: C:\Program Files\Games\(-PCSX2\Plugins\USBnull.dll
Binding FW: C:\Program Files\Games\(-PCSX2\Plugins\FWnull.dll
Binding DEV9: C:\Program Files\Games\(-PCSX2\Plugins\DEV9null.dll
Plugins loaded successfully.

(GameDB) 9640 games on record (loaded in 128ms)
HotSwapping to new ISO src image!
HLE Notice: ELF does not have a path.


Initializing plugins...
Init GS
Windows 6.2.9200
Intel® HD Graphics 4600 (9.18.13.1141)
Init PAD
Init SPU2
Init CDVD
Init USB
Init FW
Init DEV9
Plugins initialized successfully.

Opening plugins...
Opening GS
Opening PAD
Opening SPU2
Opening CDVD
isoFile open ok: C:\Program Files\Games\ISOs\Ace Combat 04 - Shattered Skies (USA).iso
Image type = DVD
Fileparts = 1
* CDVD Disk Open: DVD, Single layer or unknown:
* * Track 1: Data (Mode 1) (1735696 sectors)
Opening USB
Opening FW
Opening DEV9
McdSlot 0: C:\Users\Samuel\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\Mcd001.ps2
McdSlot 1: C:\Users\Samuel\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\Mcd002.ps2
Plugins opened successfully.
EE/iR5900-32 Recompiler Reset
Bios Found: USA v02.20(10/02/2006) Console
BIOS rom1 module not found, skipping...
BIOS rom2 module not found, skipping...
BIOS erom module not found, skipping...
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to NTSC.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 59.94 fps
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLUS_201.52;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC
ELF (cdrom0:\SLUS_201.52;1) Game CRC = 0xA32F7CD0, EntryPoint = 0x00100008
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLUS_201.52;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC
(GameDB) Enabled Gamefix: SkipMpegHack
EE/iR5900-32 Recompiler Reset
sceMpegIsEnd pattern found! Recompiling skip video fix...
Closing plugins...
Closing DEV9
Closing FW
Closing USB
Closing CDVD
Closing SPU2
Closing PAD
Closing GS
Plugins closed successfully.
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#8
Quote:IntelĀ® HD Graphics 4600 (9.18.13.1141)
that's what I thought.
pcsx2 isn't using your NVIDIA card. you'll have to make a specific profile using nvidia config panel.
CPU : AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Mobo : Asus PRIME B450-PLUS
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
RAM : 16 Go
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#9
Alright; any chance you could explain it / link how to do it? Thanks by the way; I never would have noticed that. Smile
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#10
unfortunately, I never did this since I don't have a laptop Sad
but I'm pretty sure a quick google search will help Wink
CPU : AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Mobo : Asus PRIME B450-PLUS
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
RAM : 16 Go
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