03-23-2009, 05:26 PM
Alright, so, I just got the newest SVN (831) and tried some games out, like Grandia 3 (NTSC), which I know is a very CPU taxing game. And although I admit it never ran a perfect 60fps on my machine, it at least ran 60fps in many places/dungeons in the svns 720 and 791, with 3x Cycle Rate and the three right-hand side speedhacks enabled. BUT, ever since I downloaded SVN 831, there's been a significant drop from 55-60fps to a pathetic 40fps (or even less) in the same dungeon where I know it supposed to run at least 55fps. One way that I speed it up was by turning the in-game camera towards a wall (which usually speeds it up). Does it happen in this SVN? Nope, sure doesn't. It actually gets worse (if you're facing a hallway, it runs a 40fps, but if you turn towards a wall (2.5D angle) it gets worse and drops to 35fps! WTC? Yes, I know the PS2 is an extremely complex system and I know it's very hard to emulate, let along achieve 60fps, but I know for a fact it ran much, much faster in the earlier SVNs. Heck, I even tried deleting the 831 and used the 791 and even deleted the .ini files to start from scratch. But now it seems as though going back to older versions does anything to help the speed know. I know it's a beta version, but this is getting a little too ridiculous. Why is this happening? It makes no sense whatsoever.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz
OS: Windows XP SP3 with DirectX 9.0c
RAM: 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM (PC2 6400)
GPU: PNY GeForce 9600GT 512MB GDDR3
PCSX: SVN 831 and 791 (svn build is irrelevant)
GPU: GSdx (6xx and 8xx) 0.1.14 SSSE3
Pixel Shader: 3.0
Internal Resolution: 1440x900 or native, neither impact speed
Speed hacks: Any combination does not positively help speed
Advanced: Same as above, no combinations effect speed
Current in-game speed: 35-40fps almost all the time
Speed it should be at: 55-60fps most of the time (at least the
music should be kept at a normal pace and not laggy)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz
OS: Windows XP SP3 with DirectX 9.0c
RAM: 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM (PC2 6400)
GPU: PNY GeForce 9600GT 512MB GDDR3
PCSX: SVN 831 and 791 (svn build is irrelevant)
GPU: GSdx (6xx and 8xx) 0.1.14 SSSE3
Pixel Shader: 3.0
Internal Resolution: 1440x900 or native, neither impact speed
Speed hacks: Any combination does not positively help speed
Advanced: Same as above, no combinations effect speed
Current in-game speed: 35-40fps almost all the time
Speed it should be at: 55-60fps most of the time (at least the
music should be kept at a normal pace and not laggy)