ePSXe 1.7.0, Everything runs slowly?

Syllinger · May 25th, 2011, 04:49

Alright, so I did a bit of scouring on this board and I found multiple answers, but none have seemed to fix my problem.

First off, here are my video specs:

Plugin: P.E.Op.S. OpenGL Driver 1.1.78
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce GTS 250/PCI/SSE2
OGL version: 3.3.0

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Window mode
- V-Sync: off
- Keep psx aspect ratio: off

Textures:
- Default
- iFiltering: 0
- Hi-Res textures: 0
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

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

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 1
- Framebuffer texture: 1
- Framebuffer access: 0
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: off
- Advanced blending: off

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

The problem that I'm having is that every game runs slowly. At the moment I am only looking to play 3 titles: FFVII, FFVIII and Star Ocean 2. The one I would like to get working the most would be Star Ocean 2.

Initially everything would be in slow motion, it would load the Sony Entertainment logo, but the fade in would be extremely choppy. I was able to minimize this choppiness by changing the video settings to the "fast" defaults.

So when I go to load up FFVII, I end up seeing the Sony Entertainment logo, and my FPS is at 60. Then, once the logo has fully loaded, the FPS drops to 4-5 FPS and and won't proceed to the title screen. I just get stuck at this Sony Entertainment screen with no audio.

Finally, I close ePSXe and if I wait a couple of minutes I start to hear the audio but there is no ePSXe window up. To get rid of the sound, I have to terminate ePSXe from the process manager. It looks like the program doesn't actually shut down, but instead continues to run in the background.

I hope this isn't information overload, but for those of you who don't have the time...

TL;DR: Can't get FFVII, FFVIII, or Star Ocean 2 to work. Freezes at the Sony Entertainment screen and no audio. Upon closing the program the audio then plays a few moment later.

cloudbill · May 25th, 2011, 16:32

What OS are you using?

Syllinger · May 27th, 2011, 18:44

Oh, I'm sorry about that. I'm using Windows 7 32-bit.

AstraLvl99 · May 28th, 2011, 00:34

I'm pretty sure you're just messing up with fps.
Your main video config fps part should look like this

and soft video config like this

play around with 50 to 65 fps and find the right speed ( its usually either 50, 60, or 65 standard)

hope it helps

cloudbill · May 28th, 2011, 16:40

50 fps for PAL and 60 fps for NTSC.

Syllinger · May 29th, 2011, 06:47

Hmm, I appreciate the help, but none of that seems to be helping. I don't know what it is. Now at default "fast" settings I can't even get it to play. Is there something wrong with my hardware, or the driver? My video card is a Nvidia GeForce 250 GTS.

cloudbill · May 29th, 2011, 15:18

This is just a hunch, (to be honest I don't know whats going on) try using a different gfx plug-in. Here's a link to Emuforums.com - Downloads - Pete's OpenGL2 GPU plugin 2.9 (for Windows) , a reasonably compatible plug-in from Pete Bernert as well. It has more options than PEOpS and I'm absolutely positive your card can use it. P.E.Op.S. OpenGL Driver 1.1.78 is based on the old Pete's OGL 1.77 plug-in so I'm pretty sure it will be a step up in compatibility and performance/quality. Just use the fast setting for now to seem if it even fixes your issue.

shadowblade016 · May 29th, 2011, 18:03

I can't say if this will help you or not but I had a problem recently where my FF9 battles were running extremely slow. It was fixed when I was told to specify my vram. I noticed you haven't done that and you might want to try it. The options in the drop down menu only go up to 128 but you can type in a different amount. Now I was told this is necessary for ATI cards (which is what I have) but its something to try just in case. Hope this helps, and if not, sorry to waste your time.

cloudbill · May 29th, 2011, 21:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadowblade016

I can't say if this will help you or not but I had a problem recently where my FF9 battles were running extremely slow. It was fixed when I was told to specify my vram. I noticed you haven't done that and you might want to try it. The options in the drop down menu only go up to 128 but you can type in a different amount. Now I was told this is necessary for ATI cards (which is what I have) but its something to try just in case. Hope this helps, and if not, sorry to waste your time.

That suggestion wasn't a waste of time. Good call I forgot all about specifying vram. It's not really a necessity for Nvidia cards, more for ATI cards (for some reason ATI cards always have that issue with Pete's gfx plugins. It's a driver level issue iirc), but I do it anyway (Nvidia user) just to be safe.

gugovod · May 21st, 2012, 21:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by cloudbill

That suggestion wasn't a waste of time. Good call I forgot all about specifying vram. It's not really a necessity for Nvidia cards, more for ATI cards (for some reason ATI cards always have that issue with Pete's gfx plugins. It's a driver level issue iirc), but I do it anyway (Nvidia user) just to be safe.

hello, srry for reviving dead topics, but this is my issue than i cant fix

i have peops driver
win 7 x64, so i cant use pete´s opengl2
i put the fps limit, and i already specify my vram (128) and nothings works
what is next? plz help
bye

May 25th, 2011, 04:49	#1
Syllinger Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 3	ePSXe 1.7.0, Everything runs slowly? Alright, so I did a bit of scouring on this board and I found multiple answers, but none have seemed to fix my problem. First off, here are my video specs: Plugin: P.E.Op.S. OpenGL Driver 1.1.78 Author: Pete Bernert Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation GFX card: GeForce GTS 250/PCI/SSE2 OGL version: 3.3.0 Resolution/Color: - 640x480 Window mode - V-Sync: off - Keep psx aspect ratio: off Textures: - Default - iFiltering: 0 - Hi-Res textures: 0 - VRam size: 0 MBytes Framerate: - FPS limitation: on - Frame skipping: off - FPS limit: Auto Compatibility: - Offscreen drawing: 1 - Framebuffer texture: 1 - Framebuffer access: 0 - Alpha multipass: on - Mask bit: off - Advanced blending: off Misc: - Scanlines: off - Line mode: off - Unfiltered FB: on - 15 bit FB: on - Dithering: off - Screen smoothing: off - Game fixes: off [00000000] The problem that I'm having is that every game runs slowly. At the moment I am only looking to play 3 titles: FFVII, FFVIII and Star Ocean 2. The one I would like to get working the most would be Star Ocean 2. Initially everything would be in slow motion, it would load the Sony Entertainment logo, but the fade in would be extremely choppy. I was able to minimize this choppiness by changing the video settings to the "fast" defaults. So when I go to load up FFVII, I end up seeing the Sony Entertainment logo, and my FPS is at 60. Then, once the logo has fully loaded, the FPS drops to 4-5 FPS and and won't proceed to the title screen. I just get stuck at this Sony Entertainment screen with no audio. Finally, I close ePSXe and if I wait a couple of minutes I start to hear the audio but there is no ePSXe window up. To get rid of the sound, I have to terminate ePSXe from the process manager. It looks like the program doesn't actually shut down, but instead continues to run in the background. I hope this isn't information overload, but for those of you who don't have the time... TL;DR: Can't get FFVII, FFVIII, or Star Ocean 2 to work. Freezes at the Sony Entertainment screen and no audio. Upon closing the program the audio then plays a few moment later.

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May 25th, 2011, 16:32	#2
cloudbill ePSXe Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 266	What OS are you using?

May 27th, 2011, 18:44	#3
Syllinger Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 3	Oh, I'm sorry about that. I'm using Windows 7 32-bit.

May 28th, 2011, 00:34	#4
AstraLvl99 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 16	I'm pretty sure you're just messing up with fps. Your main video config fps part should look like this and soft video config like this play around with 50 to 65 fps and find the right speed ( its usually either 50, 60, or 65 standard) hope it helps

May 28th, 2011, 16:40	#5
cloudbill ePSXe Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 266	50 fps for PAL and 60 fps for NTSC.

May 29th, 2011, 06:47	#6
Syllinger Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 3	Hmm, I appreciate the help, but none of that seems to be helping. I don't know what it is. Now at default "fast" settings I can't even get it to play. Is there something wrong with my hardware, or the driver? My video card is a Nvidia GeForce 250 GTS.

May 29th, 2011, 15:18	#7
cloudbill ePSXe Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 266	This is just a hunch, (to be honest I don't know whats going on) try using a different gfx plug-in. Here's a link to Emuforums.com - Downloads - Pete's OpenGL2 GPU plugin 2.9 (for Windows) , a reasonably compatible plug-in from Pete Bernert as well. It has more options than PEOpS and I'm absolutely positive your card can use it. P.E.Op.S. OpenGL Driver 1.1.78 is based on the old Pete's OGL 1.77 plug-in so I'm pretty sure it will be a step up in compatibility and performance/quality. Just use the fast setting for now to seem if it even fixes your issue.

May 29th, 2011, 18:03	#8
shadowblade016 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: United States Posts: 7	I can't say if this will help you or not but I had a problem recently where my FF9 battles were running extremely slow. It was fixed when I was told to specify my vram. I noticed you haven't done that and you might want to try it. The options in the drop down menu only go up to 128 but you can type in a different amount. Now I was told this is necessary for ATI cards (which is what I have) but its something to try just in case. Hope this helps, and if not, sorry to waste your time.