Slow Speed on PCSX2 Emu

[moozer]

Hi all,

First time posting here.

Thought I would give the PS2 emulator another try and got hold of Lego Batman.

I was pleasantly surprised to see it worked, however, the game is soo darn slow - virtually unplayable.

Am I missing something?

Using PCSX2

AMD Athlon 64X2 6000+
2GB RAM
Geforce 8600 GT Super 1GB VRAM
Vista Ultimate SP1

The PC is fast enough, so perhaps I need to tweak things in emu configuration?

For some reason I can't start the emulation in virtual mode - any help with that would be appreciated

Cheers!

[retroguiden]

AFAIK, Lego Batman is for PSP only. Are you sure it's Lego Batman?
If it's not you can check what games might work on the compatibility list -->http://www.pcsx2.net/compat.php?c=key

[moozer]

AFAIK, Lego Batman is for PSP only. Are you sure it's Lego Batman?

Oh dear!!

Lego Batman is available on all platforms (PC, PS (2,3,PSP), Wii, NDS, Xbox360).

It's not on the compatibility list as it's only been out a few weeks (released 23 September 2008 in USA/ 10 October in Europe)

[FatTrucker]

Its either an emulation issue due to the newness of the game or your processor.

An A64 X2 is nowhere near as good as a Core2Duo (which is the recommended processor for PCSX2) in terms of pure number crunching ability (which is whats required for emulation).

[moozer]

Thanks.

Cutscenes, intro's and menus run perfectly - just problem in game. Frame rate is between 15-20fps

I guess I'll try some older games

[FatTrucker]

That would be the first way to go. Pick something with good compatibility and if it runs well then you know Lego Batman is an issue with imperfect emulation or the settings.

If the compatible game runs like a dog too then its (probably) bottlenecking your system somewhere.

[Chocho]

I think I'm not gonne be too popular with this stupid question, but will I have a chance to play GTA:LCS on my PC? The specs:

Mainboard: MSI K9AG Neo-2 Digital
Processor: AMD Athlon X2 4400+
VGA: ATI HD 3870 512 MB GDDR4
Memory: 2 GB DDR II 800 Mhz

I hope I will but from I saw on YouTube, I'm not sure... Maybe the CPU is too weak.

[retroguiden]

I think I'm not gonne be too popular with this stupid question, but will I have a chance to play GTA:LCS on my PC? The specs:

Mainboard: MSI K9AG Neo-2 Digital
Processor: AMD Athlon X2 4400+
VGA: ATI HD 3870 512 MB GDDR4
Memory: 2 GB DDR II 800 Mhz

I hope I will but from I saw on YouTube, I'm not sure... Maybe the CPU is too weak.

Hard to say. I have similar specs (AX2 4000+, GF8500 500MB, 2GB RAM) and I couldn't get a decent framrate. The best was around 15-25fps but only when there wasn't much happening on-screen. I think you need a better CPU for starters.

[Chocho]

Hard to say. I have similar specs (AX2 4000+, GF8500 500MB, 2GB RAM) and I couldn't get a decent framrate. The best was around 15-25fps but only when there wasn't much happening on-screen. I think you need a better CPU for starters.

Oh well, then I guess I have to try myself. Anyway, thank you the fast awnser!

About my comp, I'm gonna get 4 more gb's of rams and a 6000+ in next month. Perhaps I should wait that...

[Chocho]

Well, I tried, and I sucked. 1-2 fps in LCS...

But I fell we're getting close for the end. About what I saw I'd say that after a year or a two, we'll be able to play all the PS2 games on a normal PC.

(Sry for double posting, I just wanted to update.)