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PCXL-Fan · May 6th, 2008

Sounds to me like your haven't enabled dual core mode in pcsx2. Go to Configure >>> CPU >>> checkmark (enable) MTGS (multithreading) and Dual core mode.

On dual cores that ~49% cpu usage is a symptom usually of a program maxing out a single core, but the second core is idling.

May 6th, 2008	#11 (permalink)
PCXL-Fan Man with the Masterplan Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada ──────────────────── PC Accelerator (aka PCXL) was a Computer gaming magazine published from 1997 until 2000 Posts: 2,628	Sounds to me like your haven't enabled dual core mode in pcsx2. Go to Configure >>> CPU >>> checkmark (enable) MTGS (multithreading) and Dual core mode. On dual cores that ~49% cpu usage is a symptom usually of a program maxing out a single core, but the second core is idling. __________________ E6600 Core 2 Duo, Geforce 8800GTX @ Stock Speed. 1x 2.1GB HDD, 1x 1.4GB HDD Windows XP Pro Sp2. \| Flexing my penticeps for tri-mammaried ladies across the world \| gamersat678's Bug Reporter \|\|\| cottonvibe's pcsx2 guide for noobs \|\|\| GSdx plugin DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer