MDecs and XA Play at Unlimited FPS Regardless of Settings

drakonsan · December 10th, 2005

I recently upgraded my computer for the next generation of games and installed ePSXe so I see how much better it was than my old comp at handling the emu.

Well no matter what I do to set the fps limit or sound plugin settings, MDecs and XA audio play at something around 110-150 fps. I've tested it on a number of SquareSoft and Capcom games and the result is always the same, even on different plugins. I've used Pete's OpenGL and OpenGL2 plugins for graphics and the stock and Pete's plugin for audio.

I'm running the games as ISO's I've ripped and copied to DVDs. My computer's specs are as follows:

Athlon 64 X2 3800+
2 GB DDR400 run in dual channel
nVidia 7800GT
nForce 4 chipset

What can I do to get the game to run at the appropriate FPS?

fireblaster_lyz · December 10th, 2005

Another emulator?

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fireblaster_lyz

Plugin(s) Configuration:
ePSXe/PSXeven/SSSPSX
Pete's OpenGL GPU v2.7 | Eternal SPU v1.41 | P.E.O.p.S CDR Plugin

Plugin(s) Links:
Pete's Bernert
Lewpy

Configuration Guides:
Troubleshooting FAQ (READ ME FIRST)
Kane

General Configuration Guide (in Japanese)
Click here. (Dumping BIOS, Everything)

"Because i want my computer to stay a computer. I dont want to be just a psx. "

**hushypushy** · December 10th, 2005

post your GPU settings.

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dbhankins · December 10th, 2005

Silly question: Did you set both the FPS limit parameters? You not only have to set the number (or auto), you also have to enable the limit.

Dan

drakonsan · December 10th, 2005

A silly question indeed. Yes, the speed is the same whether or not auto or user limited FPS are enabled. Here are the settings:

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL2 Driver 2.7
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce 7800 GT/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW!

Resolution/Color:
- 1024x768 Window mode
- Internal X resolution: 2
- Internal Y resolution: 2
- Keep psx aspect ratio: off
- No render-to-texture: off

- Filtering: 6
- Hi-Res textures: 1
- TexWin pixel shader: off
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limitation: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: 60.0

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 2
- Framebuffer effects: 3
- Framebuffer uploads: 2

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Mdec filter: on
- Screen filtering: on
- Shader effects: 0/1
- Flicker-fix border size: 0
- GF4/XP crash fix: off
- Game fixes: off [00000000]

fireblaster_lyz · December 10th, 2005

Could be the Althon X2 processor causing such a behaviour?

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fireblaster_lyz

Plugin(s) Configuration:
ePSXe/PSXeven/SSSPSX
Pete's OpenGL GPU v2.7 | Eternal SPU v1.41 | P.E.O.p.S CDR Plugin

Plugin(s) Links:
Pete's Bernert
Lewpy

Configuration Guides:
Troubleshooting FAQ (READ ME FIRST)
Kane

General Configuration Guide (in Japanese)
Click here. (Dumping BIOS, Everything)

"Because i want my computer to stay a computer. I dont want to be just a psx. "

dbhankins · December 10th, 2005

You've got a dual core processor. Didn't notice before. You need to modify your ePSXe.exe so it runs all its threads on a single core. Check this link:

http://www.quandaryland.com/jsp/dispArticle.jsp?filename=/help/Steves_XP_Games_Corner.htm&articleType=Help!+Page& title=Steve's+XP+Games+Corner

Search the page for "hyperthreading". The fix for hyperthreading will also work for multi-core systems.

Dan

drakonsan · December 10th, 2005

Awesome! That did it. Thanks muchly!

fireblaster_lyz · December 11th, 2005

Bingo. But I didn't have the answer.

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Regards,
fireblaster_lyz

Plugin(s) Configuration:
ePSXe/PSXeven/SSSPSX
Pete's OpenGL GPU v2.7 | Eternal SPU v1.41 | P.E.O.p.S CDR Plugin

Plugin(s) Links:
Pete's Bernert
Lewpy

Configuration Guides:
Troubleshooting FAQ (READ ME FIRST)
Kane

General Configuration Guide (in Japanese)
Click here. (Dumping BIOS, Everything)

"Because i want my computer to stay a computer. I dont want to be just a psx. "

MAHER · August 31st, 2006

sry for ressorecting the thread but i have the same problem with an X3800+ and i simply dont get it,is there maybe some simpler way of solving this?

**hushypushy** · August 31st, 2006

yeah, buy a single core processor. then you won't have to worry about it.

i hate to tell you, but this is the simplest way. it's not that hard, is it?

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MAHER · August 31st, 2006

bah ill think of something

EDIT:nothing has come to mind,can someone claryfy a little how do i do this,i hate dos

Last edited by MAHER; August 31st, 2006 at 22:38..

**ShendoXT** · August 31st, 2006

IIRC you can also open task manager and set ePSXe priority to only one core,
never done that though because i don't have a dualcore processor.

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MAHER · September 1st, 2006

you dont know how do i set to only one core?beacuse i heard i can do that but that but the problem is the how part,i simply dont get it

**hushypushy** · September 1st, 2006

do what Dan said.

Quote:

Search the page for "hyperthreading". The fix for hyperthreading will also work for multi-core systems.

it doesn't get any easier. the only reason that this would be hard is if it was in some language you couldn't comprehend. you understand English just fine, so follow those directions and you're set.

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MAHER · September 1st, 2006

yea but the guy says i need to open the file from dos somehow,and i suck at dos,so can you write the comand lines for me and i just input the file name??
please

**ShendoXT** · September 1st, 2006

Dos? You mean Command Prompt.
Just read instrucions it's not that complicated.

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MAHER · September 1st, 2006

i get a partyaly good mesage,but i cant get the first part [-a 0X1 to work,what does that mean anyway? it says unable to load and map [-a,unable to load and map 0X1 and the rest is fine

**ShendoXT** · September 1st, 2006

I have made a small patcher so you (and everybody else

) won't have to use Command Prompt.

Instructions:

Download patcher.
Download imagecfg.zip from here (just click Ctrl + F and search for it).
Unzip patcher and imagecfg to some folder.
open patcher and browse for imagecfg.exe and for epsxe.exe
click "Patch". and that is it, it should work now.

Attached Files

Patcher.zip (7.4 KB, 412 views)

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MAHER · September 1st, 2006

thx for the patcher the game runs better now but is still not fully stable sometimes it speeds up and sometimes it slows down a little,i am using petes ogl 1.76 at 33FPS litmited and recomended settings just like in the FAQ
my PC is
Storage::Maxtor diamondmaxplus10 200GB Seagate Barracuda 80GB
Video Card::Leadtek GeForce 7900GT 256MB
Ram: DDR 400 TakeMS 512MB,DDR 400 PQI 1GB
Motherboard::Asrock Dual sata 2
Operating System: OS:Windows XP Pro
CPU Model:AMD Athlon X2 3800+
PSU;Tagan 380w super silent
Sound:Creative Sound Blaster Live 24-bit

EDIT:one more problem,when i set fps 50-60 then the game goes way too fast,like 10 times normal speed,i need help please

Last edited by MAHER; September 1st, 2006 at 13:05..

December 10th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
drakonsan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA Posts: 9	MDecs and XA Play at Unlimited FPS Regardless of Settings I recently upgraded my computer for the next generation of games and installed ePSXe so I see how much better it was than my old comp at handling the emu. Well no matter what I do to set the fps limit or sound plugin settings, MDecs and XA audio play at something around 110-150 fps. I've tested it on a number of SquareSoft and Capcom games and the result is always the same, even on different plugins. I've used Pete's OpenGL and OpenGL2 plugins for graphics and the stock and Pete's plugin for audio. I'm running the games as ISO's I've ripped and copied to DVDs. My computer's specs are as follows: Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2 GB DDR400 run in dual channel nVidia 7800GT nForce 4 chipset What can I do to get the game to run at the appropriate FPS?

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December 10th, 2005	#2 (permalink)
fireblaster_lyz A Blast from the Past... Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,905	Another emulator? __________________ Regards, fireblaster_lyz Plugin(s) Configuration: ePSXe/PSXeven/SSSPSX Pete's OpenGL GPU v2.7 \| Eternal SPU v1.41 \| P.E.O.p.S CDR Plugin Plugin(s) Links: Pete's Bernert Lewpy Configuration Guides: Troubleshooting FAQ (READ ME FIRST) Kane General Configuration Guide (in Japanese) Click here. (Dumping BIOS, Everything) "Because i want my computer to stay a computer. I dont want to be just a psx. "

December 10th, 2005	#3 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	post your GPU settings. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

December 10th, 2005	#4 (permalink)
dbhankins Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Posts: 654	Silly question: Did you set both the FPS limit parameters? You not only have to set the number (or auto), you also have to enable the limit. Dan

December 10th, 2005	#5 (permalink)
drakonsan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA Posts: 9	A silly question indeed. Yes, the speed is the same whether or not auto or user limited FPS are enabled. Here are the settings: Plugin: Pete's OpenGL2 Driver 2.7 Author: Pete Bernert Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation GFX card: GeForce 7800 GT/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW! Resolution/Color: - 1024x768 Window mode - Internal X resolution: 2 - Internal Y resolution: 2 - Keep psx aspect ratio: off - No render-to-texture: off - Filtering: 6 - Hi-Res textures: 1 - TexWin pixel shader: off - VRam size: 0 MBytes Framerate: - FPS limitation: on - Frame skipping: off - FPS limit: 60.0 Compatibility: - Offscreen drawing: 2 - Framebuffer effects: 3 - Framebuffer uploads: 2 Misc: - Scanlines: off - Mdec filter: on - Screen filtering: on - Shader effects: 0/1 - Flicker-fix border size: 0 - GF4/XP crash fix: off - Game fixes: off [00000000]

December 10th, 2005	#6 (permalink)
fireblaster_lyz A Blast from the Past... Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,905	Could be the Althon X2 processor causing such a behaviour? __________________ Regards, fireblaster_lyz Plugin(s) Configuration: ePSXe/PSXeven/SSSPSX Pete's OpenGL GPU v2.7 \| Eternal SPU v1.41 \| P.E.O.p.S CDR Plugin Plugin(s) Links: Pete's Bernert Lewpy Configuration Guides: Troubleshooting FAQ (READ ME FIRST) Kane General Configuration Guide (in Japanese) Click here. (Dumping BIOS, Everything) "Because i want my computer to stay a computer. I dont want to be just a psx. "

December 10th, 2005	#7 (permalink)
dbhankins Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Posts: 654	You've got a dual core processor. Didn't notice before. You need to modify your ePSXe.exe so it runs all its threads on a single core. Check this link: http://www.quandaryland.com/jsp/dispArticle.jsp?filename=/help/Steves_XP_Games_Corner.htm&articleType=Help!+Page& title=Steve's+XP+Games+Corner Search the page for "hyperthreading". The fix for hyperthreading will also work for multi-core systems. Dan

December 10th, 2005	#8 (permalink)
drakonsan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA Posts: 9	Awesome! That did it. Thanks muchly!

December 11th, 2005	#9 (permalink)
fireblaster_lyz A Blast from the Past... Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,905	Bingo. But I didn't have the answer. __________________ Regards, fireblaster_lyz Plugin(s) Configuration: ePSXe/PSXeven/SSSPSX Pete's OpenGL GPU v2.7 \| Eternal SPU v1.41 \| P.E.O.p.S CDR Plugin Plugin(s) Links: Pete's Bernert Lewpy Configuration Guides: Troubleshooting FAQ (READ ME FIRST) Kane General Configuration Guide (in Japanese) Click here. (Dumping BIOS, Everything) "Because i want my computer to stay a computer. I dont want to be just a psx. "

August 31st, 2006	#10 (permalink)
MAHER Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Zagreb Posts: 15	sry for ressorecting the thread but i have the same problem with an X3800+ and i simply dont get it,is there maybe some simpler way of solving this?

August 31st, 2006	#11 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	yeah, buy a single core processor. then you won't have to worry about it. i hate to tell you, but this is the simplest way. it's not that hard, is it? __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

September 1st, 2006	#17 (permalink)
ShendoXT Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 4,191	Dos? You mean Command Prompt. Just read instrucions it's not that complicated. __________________ C2D E8400 3.00 Ghz \| EP45-DS3 \| HD4850 512MB \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| 640 + 250 GB HDD SyncMaster 2233BW 22" \| Logitech G5 \| Logitech G15 \| Windows 7 x64

August 31st, 2006	#12 (permalink)
MAHER Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Zagreb Posts: 15	bah ill think of something EDIT:nothing has come to mind,can someone claryfy a little how do i do this,i hate dos Last edited by MAHER; August 31st, 2006 at 22:38..

August 31st, 2006	#13 (permalink)
ShendoXT Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 4,191	IIRC you can also open task manager and set ePSXe priority to only one core, never done that though because i don't have a dualcore processor. __________________ C2D E8400 3.00 Ghz \| EP45-DS3 \| HD4850 512MB \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| 640 + 250 GB HDD SyncMaster 2233BW 22" \| Logitech G5 \| Logitech G15 \| Windows 7 x64

September 1st, 2006	#14 (permalink)
MAHER Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Zagreb Posts: 15	you dont know how do i set to only one core?beacuse i heard i can do that but that but the problem is the how part,i simply dont get it

September 1st, 2006	#16 (permalink)
MAHER Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Zagreb Posts: 15	yea but the guy says i need to open the file from dos somehow,and i suck at dos,so can you write the comand lines for me and i just input the file name?? please

September 1st, 2006	#18 (permalink)
MAHER Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Zagreb Posts: 15	i get a partyaly good mesage,but i cant get the first part [-a 0X1 to work,what does that mean anyway? it says unable to load and map [-a,unable to load and map 0X1 and the rest is fine

September 1st, 2006	#20 (permalink)
MAHER Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Zagreb Posts: 15	thx for the patcher the game runs better now but is still not fully stable sometimes it speeds up and sometimes it slows down a little,i am using petes ogl 1.76 at 33FPS litmited and recomended settings just like in the FAQ my PC is Storage::Maxtor diamondmaxplus10 200GB Seagate Barracuda 80GB Video Card::Leadtek GeForce 7900GT 256MB Ram: DDR 400 TakeMS 512MB,DDR 400 PQI 1GB Motherboard::Asrock Dual sata 2 Operating System: OS:Windows XP Pro CPU Model:AMD Athlon X2 3800+ PSU;Tagan 380w super silent Sound:Creative Sound Blaster Live 24-bit EDIT:one more problem,when i set fps 50-60 then the game goes way too fast,like 10 times normal speed,i need help please Last edited by MAHER; September 1st, 2006 at 13:05..