Running FFIX on a crappy Geforce 5200 FX 64MB

[Jeffro]

I'm having some trouble configuring the correct plugin and such for Final Fantasy IX, I prefer to use ePSXe with delta (because this is one of the only ways to keep my lil brother out of messing with my settings) I got the game to run and all, but still in battle its lagging unless i hold square(to hide the atb bars) I heard that for geforce you either use opengl 1 or 2 (i know pete or something, well i have those 2 (and more). So now I need to know, which one do you prefer for a geforce 5200 Fx (64 MB goddamnslowiritatingcard).

My specs are:

Intel Pentium 4 2.26 Ghz
1024 MB Ram, 320 GB HD Space
Xbox controller (via handmade usb cable)
And a good DVD burner (LG)
(also I ripped my game to iso's (4 different one's)

[Shendo]

Pete's OpenGL 1.76 with this settings.

[Jeffro]

Umm, ok one question thoughm why do most people recommend windowed xD, isnt it faster to use fullscreen?
Btw, works perfect, i guess these are the optimal settings for FFIX, arent some of the options to make the text some better?

Edit 2:
I done some tweaking again, not tried fullscreen yet but these setting are about optimal right now,
As you can see i have set the high-res textures on, looks BEAUTIFULL, text perfect , the character are very blurred but minimal, sharpness is still in them

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.76
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce FX 5200/AGP/SSE2

Resolution/Color:
- 960x720 Window mode
[32 Bit]- Keep psx aspect ratio: off

Textures:
- R8G8B8A8
- Filtering: 4
- Hi-Res textures: 1
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limitation: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: Auto

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 3
- Framebuffer texture: 0
- Framebuffer access: 4
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: on

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Line mode: off
- Unfiltered FB: off
- 15 bit FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Screen smoothing: off
- Screen cushion: off
- Game fixes: off [00000000]

Thank you for that site, i needed to know wether to use opengl1 or 2, but this is good thank you

[hushypushy]

it's faster to use fullscreen. i dont know who exactly is recommending window mode though. i post my settings with windowed mode because that's how i like to start my emulation. start in a window, move to fullscreen. i dunno, that's how i like it. but anyone who is recommending either is gonna say play it fullscreen for faster speeds.

Thank you for that site, i needed to know wether to use opengl1 or 2, but this is good thank you

and isn't that exactly what you got?

[Jeffro]

Yeah thank you, i said "needed" its paste tense you know :P so I ment i needed it before you posted your reply, its a good game, I like ffVI and ffVIII too but didnt expect IX to be great too.

[Shendo]

No problem, i believe hushypushy was talking about that "but this is good" part...
because it sounds like you found an alternative of those 2 options you asked for but you infact got an answer on those .

[hushypushy]

Originally Posted by Jeffro

so I ment i needed it before you posted your reply, its a good game, I like ffVI and ffVIII too but didnt expect IX to be great too.

i was expecting nothing but the best out of FF9 because i absolutely loved 7 and 8. i bought it right when it came out and actually...it surpassed my expectations. FF9 is my favorite FF---after FF7 that is

[darth sephiroth]

Aye, ff7 is da best ever but tip-toeing right behind it is ff9

[C45P3R]

I also use a GeForce FX 5200 but 128MB and you would think full screen would run faster, but I run in windowed myself because I've had problems with it running slower in fullscreen for who knows what reason.

[Jeffro]

Maybe your resolution ain't right
Try to run in 640:480 and 800x600, and update you drivers search for tweaked drivers