GOW 2 slow as hell in GSdx SOFTWARE mode.

[mird99]

Are u using VU skip or something? I must be doing something wrong in here. Can u post your settings, please?

yes, i did use VU skip, got additional 4-5fps with it and couldnt see any artefacts.
I can post the options later, dont have access to pcsx2 here. Just turn every "speed-up" option on, i didnt follow any special guides to do it.

fps wasn't stable, i did see it go from 23 to sometimes (rarely) as high as 40. And i didnt play long, it crashed pretty quickly.

[Gentleman]

Weird! It doesn't crash here.... Damn... I want 40 fps

EDIT:
Hahaha! How about this! Anyway it's unplayable using VU skip, the game indeed crashes like hell, and it also hic like a drunk:

66FPS
   

[jdastridge]

Weird! It doesn't crash here.... Damn... I want 40 fps

EDIT:
Hahaha! How about this! Anyway it's unplayable using VU skip, the game indeed crashes like hell, and it also hic like a drunk:

66FPS

Perhaps try the INTC hack?

I have had moderate speedboosts by compiling PCSX2 / GSDX / SPU2-X with ICC and full SSSE3 optimizations enabled, too. Of course this means it doesn't work on any AMD hardware but that shouldn't matter for Intel CPU users.

[Gentleman]

Ok I found a way to use VU Skip without crashing the emulator, just follow the pics:

   

   
Note: If you use cycles higher than 1.5 the game will crash with VU skip.

   

50 FPS average
   

   

PS:- Remember this is VU Skip. The game will run at 50 fps average, but it is very weird... :lol: Enjoy....................... (Still, it would be best to play it in hardware mode without the green screen and without VU skip )

[BlackDaemon]

I'm using r482 (13-02-2009) because it more stable in GoW with "Use x3 Cycle Rate" speed hack unlike latest builds.

[Gentleman]

Ok but, without VU skip, x2 and x3 hacks are pretty stable in the current SVN

[blueking3]

Gentleman~

thank you very much~!

you're so nice~!

[dungsoftvnn]

i still get 10->15 fps in games (

[kainbr3]

@Gentleman

I'm not using VU-Skip. Only FPS limit at 70.

and look this:

9600GT: 57,6 GB/s

8800 GTS: 62,08 GB/s

And i'm using a Core 2 Extreme, and you a Core 2 Duo E8400.

[Gentleman]

Kain the difference could be because I'm using a Pal version and you are using a NTSC version... It's not likely but, what the hell, who knows?? There isn't other explanation for this