04-04-2009, 04:34 AM
Your ATI card is the primary problem. FF12 is notoriously hard on ATI cards. Even with a 3.4ghz C2Q, my ATI x1650gt musters a measly 13fps in the opening scenes (compared to 70 fps when I switch to gsdx software mode). But that said, even the best card alive wouldn't get you more than maybe 40 fps in-game on a 1.86ghz cpu.
Jake Stine (Air) - Programmer - PCSX2 Dev Team