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#1

Hi everyone.

I just installed pcsx2, and everything seemed to fall into place smoothly. I dumped my bios with no problems, and it loaded right away.

However, once it starts running, I top out at 15 fps... this is most unacceptable.

I have a decent geforce, and more than sufficient RAM (3 1/2 gigs).. so I'm figuring that the problem must be with the graphics plugin that I'm using via default. I looked on the internet, and it seemed like a bunch of Ubuntu users are using GSdxv... so I downloaded that. The only problem now is that I don't know how to use that plugin... I tried mv-ing the three .dll files to /usr/share/pcsx2/plugins/ ... but it still doesn't show up in the config ui.. am I missing something? Is there a better plugin to use? Has anyone had this problem?

Thanks in advance!

#2

'''Speed prior to 2006 was between 2 and 15 frames per second depending on the game, PC hardware, and plugin configuration―with the PS2 BIOS itself being one of the fastest pieces of software to emulate. Since the release of version 0.9 in April 2006, performance has greatly increased. Most 2D games and menus can reach 60-120 frame/s when specific plugins are used, and with the latest version, in-game 3D performance on a relatively new desktop computer can reach speeds greater than the native PS2 frame rate of 60 frame/s (NTSC) and 50 frame/s (PAL). In version 0.9, PCSX2 also began supporting dual core CPUs, resulting in a very significant increase in frame rate on systems with dual core processors. As of summer 2006, dual-core CPUs (Athlon 64 X2 and Core 2 Duo running at approximately 3.0 GHz) can run popular 3D games, such as Final Fantasy X, at well over 60 frame/s (when combined with an adequate video card such as the Radeon X1000 series or the GeForce 6+ series). The developers and beta testers claim that Final Fantasy X is fully playable to completion. The PCSX2 team continues to remain actively involved in the development of PCSX2.'''

A wiki read solved it for me... I'm still using the old version because I found a deb installer... guess I gotta do it the long way for the real deal.