fps issue while emulating mgs3

[lojin]

i first tried emulating mgs3 with an ati 2900 and i got awful fps so i decided to upgrade to the ati 4890. i am still having fps issues. is it my plug-in config? here are my current specs.

cpu: amd athlon 64 x2 6000+ 3000mhz
gpu: ati 4890 1024mb
os: windows xp sp3
memory:2048mb
dx:9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

config:
gdsx sse2
windowed
direct3d9 (hardware)
pixel shader 2
no interlacing
native
grayed NLOOP hack

[GoldenX]

It can be your emulator version and config. ¿What version and plugins are you using, what speedhacks are enabled, etc?

[lojin]

i just downloaded the latest version and i am using the plug-ins that came with it. i've tried all of the speedhacks and speedhack settings with minor increase in the start up but no increase in game play.

[zero29]

i first tried emulating mgs3 with an ati 2900 and i got awful fps so i decided to upgrade to the ati 4890. i am still having fps issues. is it my plug-in config? here are my current specs.

cpu: amd athlon 64 x2 6000+ 3000mhz
gpu: ati 4890 1024mb
os: windows xp sp3
memory:2048mb
dx:9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

mgs3 is one of the most cpu intensive games currently emulated, together with shadow of the colossus. a cpu upgrade would have been better for pcsx2. oh, and what sense makes the question "is it my plugin config" if you don't post it?

[lojin]

added my graphics config

[jesalvein]

use latest gsdx.

[Sythedragon]

AMD X2's are weak in general. The CPU's a bottleneck.
A Phenom II X2 550 would be best as the cache is only spread between two cores, PCSX2 only uses 2 cores.

[DaForce]

In the forum some time ago I read about using the VU stealing at maximum would meke things better: it is a feature of the latest beta versions of the emu(in the speed hack options), try it maybe you will have some improvement.

Even if you have a different config this maybe could be useful: http://forums.pcsx2.net/thread-4256-post...l#pid50387