Can I run pcsx2 properly with this comp?

[powasam5000]

Hello. First time poster here! Nice to meet you all. I guess my question is this. What are your specs and how well do you run pcsx2? If I may ask, how well do you think i SHOULD be able to run pcsx2? I tried shadow of the collosus and in game fps ranges from 11-17. I am hoping to be able to run xenosaga 3 at full speed(havent found my copy in the garage yet). With my system(specs below) How well should I be running this game? I have the latest pcsx2 0.9.7. If you have something comparable to my system and run games at full speed, what plugins or advice can you give me? If my specs suck please say so. But not because your machine is uber and you just want to flaunt. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!!

Intel Pentium D CPU 2.80 ghz (dual)
4GIGS RAM
Windows 7 32 bit
ATI Radeon HD 4650

[Princess Garnet]

For PCSX2, that PC is minimum, not ideal. It may do okay in general, but for PCSX2, Pentiums, and any of them (except maybe the Pentium Dual-core [not the same as the Pentium D!] which is really a Core 2 Duo, per se) will not be ideal for PCSX2. Forget the Pentium 4, and the Pentium D just barely edges in, but is far from ideal.

You need a dual core CPU. You pass.

You need good speed. You don't pass. The Pentium 4 architecture isn't ideal. Albeit single core, I had a 4.5GHz Pentium 4, and it still didn't play anything I had/tried at full speed. If you can, overclock it to 4.0GHz or more, and maybe, but you better have a motherboard that can do it, a good cooler, and a tolerance for heat and the extra electricity use it will add to your bill. Having two cores is but half the battle. The Pentium 4 architecture just doesn't cut it, and the Athlon 64 archiutecture (in the form of a dual core as a Athlon X2) is better, but itself in the same category unless heavily overclocked and for certain games. You pretty much need a Core 2, Phenom II, or Core i7. Others are possible, yes, but Pentium 4s, Pentium Ds, lower end budget CPUs at stock, they just don't cut it most of the time in general. Said dual core needs alot of speed, because PCSX2 needs alot of it.

The RAM is a moot point. You pass/have enough.

The GPU might not play higher settings, but it's not the bottleneck and should at least be okay at native (probably more though, but it depends on the game). You pass.

The CPU is the main problem.

I think Shadow of the Collosus is one of the harder games to emulate, so I'm not sure if those speeds make sense. That's about the speed a single core should get, but if it is harder to emulate, that explains your speed issues. Some of the harder games need a Core 2 Duo overclocked minimum to play full speed.

[Squall-Leonhart]

below minimum.

[StriderVM]

What games did you try and what speed did you get? Then we can judge if you are getting the most of your PC's configuration for PCSX2.

But in an honest opinion, it's very unlikely for you to get any games at full speed.

[powasam5000]

First of all I want to thank you guys for the quick and detailed response. I realized after I posted this that writing "can I run this" threads was not good efficient use of the forums. For that I apologize. But anyway, thanks again for the help. I Will use this info wisely and hope to be part of the community! Have a great day!

[y2j_codebreaker]

I personally think its not minimum. Its pretty decent

[StriderVM]

It's pretty bad because it's a Pentium D. Which is really slow even when compared to the first generation Athlon X2's.

Even the 2Ghz Athlon X2's are faster than that thing.

[montecarloa7x]

I have an AMD X2 6400 and nvidia 9600 GT with 4 gigs ram (PC800) and windows 7 x64 and I get 60 FPS in FFXII, I don't really drop below that. My internal resolution is 1360 X 768. I've been told FFXII is a higher end PS2 game to emulate and it's easy on my machine.

[Princess Garnet]

I personally think its not minimum. Its pretty decent
In general, maybe, but for PCSX2, not at all. Even in general, it's not much anymore. The CPU is inefficient (high heat, high power draw, and usually loud cooler noises), and the GPU is mid-range at best. It's not a terrible PC, but the CPU being inefficient is the biggest bottleneck, especially for PCSX2, but otherwise too (saves games where the GPU might be).