Need help with PS2 emulation
Hey guys so about 3 days Ago i recently got into emulation. Loving it so far, being able to relive my best childhood memories and all. But anyway, I noticed that some games run slowly during most (or all parts) of gameplay.
I looked at the requirements for PS2 emulation, but like I said I'm hopelessly ignorant of machines, so I've no idea where I stand but I know that some games I cannot run. Another thing I seen was that people recommended messing around with certain settings in the menu which again, I'm ignorant of. So any extra info about if my machine is good enough to emulate PS2 games, and what I need to do in the config and on my computer (closing certain programs, changing certain settings, etc.) to make games run as smoothly as possible.
I look around on the forums and learn that I need a very high end PC to run games. I figured I'm about low to middle-end, with a $500 Toshiba laptop that actually handled way more than I expected it to. With the help of steam I managed to find my system specs which I'm posting here.
Computer Information:
Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
Model: Satellite E45-B
Form Factor: Laptop
No Touch Input Detected
Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-5200U CPU @ 2.20GHz
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x3d
CPU Stepping: 0x4
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 2195 Mhz
4 logical processors
2 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Supported
Operating System Version:
Windows 10 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0
Video Card:
Driver: Intel(R) HD Graphics 5500
DirectX Driver Name: igdumdim32.dll
Driver Version: 20.19.15.4549
DirectX Driver Version: 20.19.15.4549
Driver Date: 11 10 2016
OpenGL Version: 4.4
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
DirectX Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 5500
VendorID: 0x8086
DeviceID: 0x1616
Revision: 0x9
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 12.17" x 6.85" (13.94" diag)
30.9cm x 17.4cm (35.4cm diag)
Primary Bus Type Not Detected
Primary VRAM: 1024 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x
Sound card:
Audio device: Speakers (High Definition Audio
Memory:
RAM: 6058 Mb
Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Media Type: Undetermined
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 702087 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 40167 Mb
OS Install Date: Dec 31 1969
Game Controller: None detected
VR Headset: None detected
Thank you for your patience and generosity!
Additional info: Games like DragonBallz: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 run flawlessly, but my worst game so far has been Harry potter and the order of the phoenix, in which the game was nigh unplayable whenever I went outside. IDK if this helps or not...
