Question about PS2 Emulation,

Let me first say that i’ve recently had the urge to play some Final Fantasy XII; and seeing as my PS2 is broken, and i don’t own a PS3, so i figured i would try to emulate. I’m using PCSX2 0.9.8 (r4600.) and so after messing around with it for about an hour, i managed to get the video and sound to both work, and actually run.
My menu FPS was running at 64, but then after starting gameplay it dropped severely to around 28 FPS. so then i teased around with the speed hacks, and messing with some of the visual settings, etc. None of which really helped. So i’m guessing that my computer just can’t handle it for some reason. So i was wondering if anyone with this knowledge could help me. With either PCSX2, and (or) CPU’s, Graphics cards, or whatever; To tell me where i’m at, and where i need to be to run this. Oh and on another note, i can’t run any PS2 ISO at full FPS either.
So heres my Specs; It’s a TOSHIBA laptop that i bought about 11 months ago.-
Operating System
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD K10 58 °C
AMD K10
Cores 2
Threads 2
Name AMD K10
Package Socket S1 (638)
Technology 45nm
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) II P340 Dual-Core Processor
Family F
Extended Family 10
Model 6
Extended Model 6
Stepping 3
Revision DA-C3
Instructions MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD 64
Virtualization Supported, Disabled
Hyperthreading Not supported
Bus Speed 199.5 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1596.0 MHz
Stock Core Speed 2200 MHz
Stock Bus Speed 200 MHz
Average Temperature 58 °C
45nm Technology
RAM
3.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 531MHz (7-7-7-20)
Motherboard
TOSHIBA Portable PC (Socket S1G4) 56 °C
Graphics
Generic PnP Monitor (1366×768@60Hz)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series (Toshiba)
and again, i know its not anything special, but i’m wondering what its going to take for me to be able to get those higher FPS’. Also some price checks for any hardware, links are welcome via PM, etc.
Thanks for your time in general.
Answer #1
No computer (as far as I’m aware) can emulate the PS2 at a decent FPS. I think its more of an emulator problem rather than a spec problem. I looked into this myself recently. You can always buy a PS2 off of ebay for about £20.
Answer #2
Felly117 replied: No computer (as far as I'm aware) can emulate the PS2 at a decent FPS. I think its more of an emulator problem rather than a spec problem. I looked into this myself recently. You can always buy a PS2 off of ebay for about £20.
WRONG! I can emulate many PS2 games on my PC at 60FPS no problem.
So heres my Specs; It's a TOSHIBA laptop that i bought about 11 months ago.
There’s your problem. Most laptops are not able to emulate the PS2 with good FPS.
Answer #3
Mine can. MGS3, FFXII, GoW, Yakuza…all at either NTSC (59.97fps) or PAL (50fps). They’re great, especially you can crank the internal D3D resolution up to whatever your rig can handle.
Answer #4
You need quite a powerful PC to emulate properly. I use an i5 2500K @4.2ghz with Ati HD5770 and that works at around 60fps fine. I run it at 3x native resolution, looks gorgeous on full HD TV Been playing God of War 1 and 2. Kicks ass!
Answer #5
Squirrelman replied: You need quite a powerful PC to emulate properly. I use an i5 2500K @4.2ghz with Ati HD5770 and that works at around 60fps fine. I run it at 3x native resolution, looks gorgeous on full HD TV :) Been playing God of War 1 and 2. Kicks ass!
Yes, I played all four listed on top with internal D3D resolution cranked up to 1920×1080 pixels. What I can say is, “is this a PS3 game?” hahaha…
Answer #6
Is there any chance someone can upload a guide of some kind to show me how to work it?
I’m on an alienware surely thats powerful enough?
Answer #7
Felly117 replied: Is there any chance someone can upload a guide of some kind to show me how to work it?
I'm on an alienware surely thats powerful enough?
A laptop or desktop? Do you really need help on PCSX2? Please reply.
Answer #8
Sorry for the late reply. haha, and i’ve come to terms with not having the best computer.
But since that’s the actual issue here, what would you all recommend?
I’m considering upgrading… to a whole new Desktop. Let me know if you will.
oh and, thanks for the replies
Answer #9
zacharyy replied: Sorry for the late reply. haha, and i've come to terms with not having the best computer.
But since that's the actual issue here, what would you all recommend?
I'm considering upgrading... to a whole new Desktop. Let me know if you will.
oh and, thanks for the replies
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Answer #10
my computer seem to work ok with ps2
Answer #11
to emulated PS2, you need a PC with a dual core CPU at 3.0GHz, 2G RAM and a VGA around ATI 4670
Answer #12