Another FFVIII Problem

This one is an actual problem lol. The game froze when I summoned. I'm using epsxe 1.7.0, is that version known to have trouble with VIII? I've recently beaten Chrono Cross and FFIX, and the only reason I had to switch from 1.7.0 was to change discs for CC. FFIX played perfectly with no bugs or faulty framerate on 1.7.0 all the way through, as did CC, so I was surprised that I'm having trouble with VIII.