PS2 Roms running slowly on PCX2 Emulator: do I need a hardware upgrade?

[banditkeith]

x86-32 Init:
CPU vendor name = AuthenticAMD
FamilyID = 2
x86Family = AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 550 Processor
CPU speed = 3.114 ghz
Cores = 4 physical [2 logical]
x86PType = Standard OEM
x86Flags = 178bfbff 00802009
x86EFlags = efd3fbff

x86 Features Detected:
MMX.. SSE.. SSE2.. SSE3
MMX2 .. 3DNOW .. 3DNOW2.. SSE4a

Allocating memory for recompilers...


The above information is from the output window from the PCSX2 0.9.7.3876 emulator.


OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name COMPUTER_1
System Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model GA-MA790X-UD3P
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 16 Model 4 Stepping 2 AuthenticAMD ~3114 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Award Software International, Inc. F4, 12/08/2009
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
User Name COMPUTER_1\tony
Time Zone GMT Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 2,048.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 315.07 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.95 GB
Page File Space 3.84 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys


More detailed info about my machine.

In short, the roms I play are running poorly, with distorted audio (people talking as if stoned and with strange echo effect). It would seem that the actual speed of the games themselves are ok...but when the FPS drops, so does the sound. A drop of 10 frames, from 50 to 40 or even 45 renders the damn thing near unplayable!

Any advice?

PS: If you need any more info, lemme know guys.

[testmachine]

Download the newest PCSX2.You can find a link on my -->Thread<--

[banditkeith]

I have downloaded and installed the newest version. No improvement :/

[testmachine]

From your specs i can see that you're running a monster.And that should run PCSX2 at full speed.Try cleaning your registry.You can do it using Piriform's CCleaner.

[criosray]

From your specs i can see that you're running a monster.And that should run PCSX2 at full speed.Try cleaning your registry.You can do it using Piriform's CCleaner.

I've got much faster CPU (latest i7 overclocked) and still getting plenty of slowdowns in some games...