help! need best configuration for pcsx2 0.9.8 on laptop

[DaRkChIi]

From just reading his laptop spec's most game's are not going to work well not hard core one's Like Final Fantasy X extra. Even my high end pc find's some game's a problem and that's got 16 gig ram with 6 core cpu

[SOLDIERSeeD]

From just reading his laptop spec's most game's are not going to work well not hard core one's Like Final Fantasy X extra. Even my high end pc find's some game's a problem and that's got 16 gig ram with 6 core cpu

Final Fantasy X is by no means a "hardcore" game, I can run it on my laptop which has an intel i3 (2.53Ghz) and an ATI Radeon 5470 full speed 99% of the time without messing with any speedhacks besides the recommended ones.
BTW, the RAM size is not that important since PCSX2 is a 32-bit application and can only use 3GB max, so having 16 GB RAM won't give you any benefits unless you run it while having many, many programs running in the background.

[DaRkChIi]

well one of the ff games kinda lags on my pc unsure what one but i tend to download stuff all the time maybe thats why

[Zorlon]

None of this helps the OP unfortionatly

[Polizzi]

have you tried the 1.0 version? It's been reported to be more stable an compatible an a bunch of other good stuff

[Alakazander]

Have you tried reading the thread you are posting in?

First of all, the latest stable (non-beta) version of PCSX2 is 1.0.0.

[koole00]

uhm...sorry to say this darkchii but FFX is the first game i played and finished(complete with CW for tidus,auron,and rikku i didnt bother collecting the other CW cause i grew tired of dodging lightning bolts and playing blitzball hehehe) using the PCSX2 0.9.8...i have some minor lags in certain areas like the calm lands but its still playable and it doesnt affect the gameplay but thanks for taking your time in helping me darkchii ...oh and can anyone suggest a hack and slash game that doesnt require much graphic power from the computer? uhm i tried using the thread soldierseed posted but i ended up checking each and every game and found nothing im interested in except for ar tonelico...

[Zorlon]

Honestly try Dreamcast or GameCube also there is plenty to enjoy there

Games like
Dead or Alive 2 (Originally on the Dreamcast but also on PS2, not sure if the Gamecube got any of those...)
Record of Lodoss War (Only on Dreamcast- Great Diablo type Hack and Slash RPG)
Sword of the Bezerk (DC only but a great hack n slash, maybe a lil hard though)
Soul Calibur Originally a Dreamcast game, the 2nd one is on GameCube and Ps2 (also xbox but you can't emulate that)
Skies of Arcadia originally Dreamcast also on GameCube (do not know if PS2 got that one of not, but it is a great RPG, you might want GameCube over Dreamcast this time)

... for a full list of Dreamcast games look here

GameCube though basicly all the multi system releases got released for Xbox, PS2 and GameCube, though only PS2 and GameCube is emulatable (GameCube emulation includes Wii software and alot of action hack n slashy type games use normal controllers as optional to Wii-Mote controls)

Street Fighter games maybe, they shouldn't take too much to emulate but they will run beter from an arcade emulator anyway

Hack n Slash RPG... Phantasy Star Online Dreamcast and GameCube (PSO3 is different, it's card based)/Phantasy Star Universe for PS2

Shenmue 1 & 2 for the Dreamcast is very very very good action RPG, a bit of a strang game to start with for newcommers though, Shenmue 2 was also on Xbox and has some of the best graphics around for the Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube & Xbox systems [DDC+XBOX only though], it wasn't just about the graphics though (I know Dreamcast sorta died off before it's time but this was not due to poor games or poor hardware, just bad choices by Sega at the time)

If you elaberate more of what you want to play I'm sure I could and other could help you pick up on some great games

Basicly though if the game was released on more than one platform, it might be worth looking into emulating the other platforms instead of the PS2, like Arcade-GameCube-Wii-Dreamcast (maybe less of the Wii versions, depends PS2 games that had Wii releases play (most the PS2 ports do use normal controllers) and look no different, it's more the 360/PS3 games that got a downgrade for Wii)

Resident Evil 4 (not saying you would be interested in it) has the best port on the GameCube/Wii the PS2 version lacked the graphics as did the PC version (I havn't played or looked at the newer 360/PS3 release of the same game though)

If there are realy no games of interest on GameCube and Dreamcast then thats just fine, but it is worth looking at as these are less demanding emulators in general

[koole00]

hmm...i like games like kingdom of hearts and shining force EXA...basically i like games that are hack and slash, have a slightly good graphics and amazing storyline...uhm...is ar tonelico a good game? i cant find a video of its gameplay in youtube...oh and can you recommend some games that is to my liking(as mentioned above)...thank you for always helping me...hehe!

[Alakazander]

.oh and can you recommend some games that is to my liking(as mentioned above)...

We have a thread devoted entirely to this purpose http://www.epforums.org/showthread.p...e!-quot-thread

[Stori]

Now, I've heard that running games on any kind of Intel Mobile graphics card is a joke. However, I'd like to know if any PS2 titles can be made to work on such a card.

[Alakazander]

It would be best if you start your own thread, especially if my quick answer is not enough.

If it is an Intel HD card and you have a decent processor (let's say 2.3ish GHz+), then many games can be ran at playable speed (40 FPS+). Or if you have a slightly better processor (let's say 2.6 GHz+), then you might be able to get away with a worse GPU. However, this can greatly depend on what version of SSE your processor is capable of.

Also, most 2D games can be played with very low specs. And there are some games, like Final Fantasy X, that are apparently so optimized that they can also be run with low specs.

The best thing is to try it yourself, and if you don't get your desired results, come back to us with more information so we can help .


EDIT:
Wow, just looked through this thread again, and basically everything I said was already mentioned .