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24th ovember 2008
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In this guide I will try to explain how to properly configure PCSX2 and to give some tips for running games.Here it is in steps:1) Download the newPCSX2 v0.9.42) Open the archive and extract its contents into a folder(eg C:\PCSX2)3) Run pcsx2t.exe or pcsx2.exe which is in the folder you extracted the files
Index
Plugin configurationGrap
 
hics plugin configurationSound plugin configurationPad plugin configurationCDVD plugin configurationDev9 plugin configurationUSB plugin configurationFirewire plugin configuration1.BIOS configuration2.CPU configuration3.Miscellaneous options configuration4.
Configuring PCSX2
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PCSX2 now comes in 2 versions, the TLB and the VM (virtual memory) one. The TLB version is the pcsx2t.exe while the VM version is the pcsx2.exe. First try running the VM version, following the instructionsgiven (type your account user name, log off/on and restart). If the program still fails to allocate the memory,simply use the TLB version and dont worry the speed difference is not that great. The VM version is said tonot work properly with systems not having Service Pack 2 installed, or XP Home but it is not limited to those,so if you want to save yourself from the trouble just use the TLB one.This is the main GUI (Graphical User Interface) of PCSX2. From here you can change the settings or pluginsused by PCSX2 as you see fit. Go to Config=>Configure to start configuring PCSX2. You'll see a screen likethis (click to enlarge):First off you can use the Set Plugins Directory and Set Bios Directory to change the directory from whichPCSX2 loads its plugins and bios respectively. So if you are not using the default directories (/plugins and/bios) you should use these buttons to change them. The Configuration,Test and About buttons that you seeunder each plugin section are for Configuring the selected plugin,testing if a selected plugin works (kind of obsolete since if it shows up in the list it will work) and for checking out some info about the selected plugin. Now let's continue onto the actual plugin configuring.
Graphics
What version of pixel shaders does your graphics card support?
Check this link GPU Databaseto check. (thanks to Nachbrenner)For the time being you will be able to use the ZeroGS v0.97.0 plugin (from pcsx2 pluginssection), which is anew DirectX 9 graphics plugin
that requires a graphics card that supports pixel shaders 2 to work.
GSdx9 at v0.10.8 (at the time of writing this), another DirectX 9 based plugin by Gabest which recently gotgreatly improved in both speed and image quality
requires pixel shaders 2 to work as well now.
Both of these plugins are included in all PCSX2 v0.9.4 packs so you won't have to download them separately and anyupdates will be available in our plugin download section. Other plugins like GStaris, GSmax or GSsoft will NOT appear in the graphics plugin list since their specifications are outdated and you should not expect anupdate to them soon.
Select GSdx9 v0.10.8 and press the Configure button.
First of all GSdx9 comes in 2 versions,a normal one and an SSE2 one.
Only IF
your processor supportsSSE2 (Pentium 4/Core Duo or Athlon64/FX) use the SSE2 version since it will be faster for you.Otherwise you must use the normal version or the plugin will NOT show up in the drop down list. Both
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flavors, the SSE1 and the SSE2 are included in all PCSX2 v0.9.4 packs.
Attention (only for the old v9!):
GSdx9 v0.9.0 has a bug in both Fixed Pipeline and Pixel Shaders 1.1which will cause
color corruption.These options are removed from v0.10 and on since they are notsupported anymore.
If your card does not support higher pixel shaders unforunately you will have color corruption in your games.Resolution: In this drop-down menu you will be able to select "Windowed" if you want GSdx9 to run ina window, or choose the resolution/refresh rate you want for a full-screen displayRenderer: Here you can choose how the graphics will be rendered.By selecting "Direct3D",GSdx9 will use the Direct3D capabilities of your graphics card,boosting theemulation speed significantly. Also the compatibility of this mode is quite good,so it is higlyrecommended to use.By selecting "Software(float)" GSdx9 will use it's built-in sofware renderer,which will not use your graphics card at all, but your processor instead. This way the emulation speed is greatly reduced butyou get maximum compatibility. Recommended if you encounter graphics bugs with the Direct3Drenderer.By selecting "Do not render" the plugin will simply not render anything, thus not giving any output onscreen. Use it only if you want to eg. Hear some music since with this mode you get a dramatic speedincrease.Shader: Here you will be able to choose between 2 options:If your graphics card doesnt support some of the modes,
they will not show up in the drop-down list.
Pixel Shader 2.0: Will use Pixel Shaders v2.0, improving the graphics.Pixel Shader 3.0: Will use Pixel Shaders v3.0, improving the graphics. Highly recommened for graphicscard owners that have pixel shaders 3. Fast and compatible.Interlancing (F5): Here you are able to choose between None and 6 other interlancing techniques,whichare used to remove the "shaking" of the display.In parentheses you can see what kind of effect and maybe disadvantage (e.g. like the half FPS note in blend) each one of these modes have.You can cicle through them when running a game by pressing the F5 keyAspect Ratio (F6): Self explanatory, you can select stretch to stretch the display to get rid of the black  boarders,4:3 for a normal display and 16:9 for a wide screen display.You can cicle through them when running a game by pressing the F6 keyD3D internal res: Here you can specify the exact resolution you want your game to run at!This way,if your pc is powerful enough,you can play your favorite ps2 games in much higher resolutions making the graphics crisp and more detailed. Note that the higher the resolution,the more resources the plugin will have to use,thus makingemulation much slower. Native: If you check this box,the plugin will render in the native resolution of the ps2 (that is why D3Dinternal res gets grayed out)Linear texture filtering: Check/uncheck to enable/disable Linear texture filtering.With this optionchecked texture pixels are filtered, making them look less "blocky".
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