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JoeSwindell
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Joined: 12 Sep 2005
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Location: Roanoke, Virginia
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 Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 7:10 pm Post subject: Making ps2 faster |
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So I've been mad at ps2 for a while because it just doesn't run well. It's my AMD CPU, it hates it. So I'm going to make this game work damnit!
Here is my journey of improvement!
Step 1: Unparked 3 cores of my 8 core processor.
Result: 18% increase on PCmark7 !!
http://www.coderbag.com/Programming-C/Disable-CPU-Core-Parking-Utility
Totals so far: 18% increase CPU side.
PS2 result: with previous ps2 settings, this actually FLIPPED by cap.
I am now bound by GPU! This is great news! |
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DogShxtTaco
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Location: Cary, NC
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| It seems like PS2 renders shadows that special way where they destroy your framerate. Turning off shadows might be another way to speed things up, but it's a noticeable difference to the environment. |
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JoeSwindell
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| Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah shadows should always be off in any CPU intensive game. |
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