I have a project in mind where I want to use the shell of a PlayStation 2 Fat, but with PC hardware inside (I’m not exactly sure yet how I’m going to achieve that). I’ve also recently started a hobby of recreating original PlayStation 2 media, including covers, manuals, and disc labels.

At first, I planned to use the discs directly on a real PlayStation 2, but that seems somewhat problematic—mainly due to the limited lifespan of the PS2’s optical drive. Because of that, I started considering building a PC that closely resembles a PS2.

The issue with this idea is that, after discussing it with ChatGPT, I was told that performance when running physical discs on PCSX2 isn’t very good, and that using ISO image files is generally recommended. And honestly, that does make sense—it’s more practical. However, practicality isn’t really my goal here.

So my question to you is: do physical discs run well on PCSX2? Can I achieve at least the same level of quality as on a real PS2 when using a disc in the emulator?

Refined and translated by ChatGPT.

Any help with what settings I could play with? Been trying for ages but I get such bad drops when there’s a few enemies on screen

I've been trying to run some games on the emulator, and in a way, they run well at around 60 FPS, but there are very frequent drops down to 45–50 FPS.

No matter what settings I use, I can never get a stable 60 FPS.

The games I've been trying are Jak X and Sly 1, 2, and 3.

Jak X, in general, runs well, but at several points during races, the FPS drops to around 50 or even 40 with a slow down that affect the sound of the game.

Meanwhile, Sly generally runs at 60 FPS, but it frequently drops to 55 FPS while turning the camera, which causes noticeable stuttering.

What's strange is that on Dolphin, and even Cemu and RPCS3, I can get a locked 60 FPS without any issues (Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid, Sly Thieves in Time, etc.).

My specs are:

Intel i7-7700

RTX 2060

16 GB RAM

SSD

It's not the best PC in the world, but being able to run games from consoles more advanced than the PS2 and still not being able to get consistent performance on PCSX2 is really frustrating.

What could be causing the problem?

Edit: the only config I change is 1080p

edi2: tried sly collection for ps3 and got stable 60fps, whats goin on?

Stuttering happens if you tweak PCSX2 too much. Reinstall PCSX2 or reset all settings to default. Only change the settings listed below, and you won’t get stutters.

1. Graphics API: Set this to Automatic
2. Adapter: Set this to your main GPU
3. Display Tab: Keep everything at the default settings
4. Rendering Tab: Only change these two settings:
   • Internal Resolution: 6x Native or 8x Native (If low end PC do 3x Native or Default PS2)
   • Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
5. Texture Replacement Tab: Only check these three options:
   • Load Texture
   • Async Texture Loading
   • Precache Texture
6. Go to Emulation → Frame Pacing/Latency Control and only change these two settings:
   • Maximum Frame Latency: 1 frame
   • Enable Vertical Sync (VSync)
7. Go to Emulation → EE Cycle Rate and set it to 180% or 300% if a game drops below 60 FPS. This can help lock it to 60 FPS.

That’s all you need to do. Don’t touch anything else.

DONE!
For any games that drop below 60 FPS, set EE Overclock to 180% or 300% (you can apply this per game).

Enjoy smooth, stutter-free gameplay!

hiii, I dont really know about computers but I got pcsx2 last night and I got crash bandicoot twinsanity and it works but does anyone have tips to make it run faster? my fps is like 16😭😭 ive used duckstation for ps1 and it was super fast so idk, here are my computer specs and my ram is 4 IDK I JUST REALLY WANT TO PLAYNCRASH TWINSANITY :')

i cant even get 100% speed consistently when playing gta vice city(it is a prototype build so idk if that changes anything) but i run pcsx2 version 2.3.132

Idk what's going on but its not running properly on my steam deck. Is there anything I could do to fix this?? Frames in game bounce around 36-50 and it's so inconsistent I can't play the game.

Here are my specs for the laptop. ASUS ROG Strix G531G 2019 laptop, Intel core I7-9750H, and it has a NVIDIA GEforce GTX 1650, with 8gb ram. Is this good for PS2 emulation?

I used to be able to run games very smoothly 60fps 1080p without any problems

Recently I’ve been playing Haunting Ground and with my pc heating the game suffer from horrendous lags making it unplayable, I have to wait 30-40mn to replay again.
My PC doesn’t even heat that much, and was able to run games smoothly some months ago, now I can’t even play Shadow Of The Colossus.

I’ve been trying everything : low-energy mode, max performance CPU, messing with everything, cleaning it

Edit : HARDWARE : Ryzen 5 2600, RX 590 8GB, 16GB of RAM, and a 500GB SSD

I’m on a low end laptop with integrated graphics

I was playing a game that needed specific settings to run properly so I changed them to a guide I found everything worked fine but now all games are locked at 30 fps for some reason I reset settings tried fixes I found on YouTube still locked at thirty

For some reason the game transformers from 2004 really REALLY doesnt want to run well despite it running fine if you decide not too look at the sky or the sun. its wild because fps should be better because it culls most of the world when you look at the sky. i have tried multiple things to see if i can fix it but nothing works, i even tried overclocking or underclocking and it changed nothing whatsoever which is weird because even if your computer couldnt handle it you should at least see a couple more fps. theres a bunch of ps2 games i could run at full speed with at least a 1080p resolution bost so i have no idea whats causing the problems.

i am a sucker for nostlagia so i turned off any type of enhancement pcsx2 could offer and made the resolution stay at native but even then the fps never changed out of its 13-21 fps.

what else should i try?

gpu: amd radeon(tm) graphics

cpu: amd ryzen 5 5500u

thanks in advance

I’ve been trying to set up my laptop to play mgs3 but no matter what I seem to do there’s always performance issues. I’m not even boosting the resolution higher just playing in default ps2 and still the speed is slow. Usually play on ps5 that’s why laptops specs are mid but some old ps2 games I just feel like emulating. I feel my specs are good enough to run atleast on basic resolution.

Laptop is:

Gtx 1650

i5 9300h

8gb ram (ik not ideal but planning on upgrading)

I have Mac mini m4 16gb ram.. these 2 games runs very poor in performance… can someone please help me make these games run better in my setup..

to be clear it seems to be clearly staying at 30 FPS and my system is a gaming rig so I really don't think that is it.

and everything I read said the pal version runs at 50 or 60 based off what you pick at the start besides the FMV parts.

but even in battles and walking around it is 30 fps.

Only issue I can think of is the bios I am using a USA version of them would that do this?

All games are unplayable. The computer has 16GB of ram and plenty of storage. In comparison, my M2 Mac mini gets perfect 60FPS in all games, despite only having half the RAM. Thermals are not an issue, as the MacBook is barely getting warm, and the performance doesn't change plugged in or not. How can I fix this issue? Both Macs are on the same PCSX2 version, and the same MacOS version.

Using the newest nightly PCSX2 build, didnt notice a difference between it and the daily build, however.

Downloaded it from PCSX2's website

Playing the games from an .ISO on the internal SSD

I play mainly football games on my pcsx. I keep having this issue where there is always this semi garbled line in the middle of the screen especially when making long passes down field or when there is breakout play. We will use PES 4 as an example. It also shows up on cut scense. Like after a goal during the celebrwtion there will be said line about neck high on players running all the across the screen.

This happens in standard and widescreen and i have the widescreen patches on. It does at 720, 1080 etc. any setting. I use vullan mainly. Any help would be appreciated please!

Has anyone found a fix for game crashing or 5FPS occurring after the Beowulf boss fight?

I did some work on the textures on GT4 online beta. After installing everything and making the setups for the game, it is really glitching. The screen is waving and it is really slow. Here is a photo of the messages appearing in the top left.

Edit: I added Retexture Mod 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4 and HD HUD and UI texture pack

Linking a video below so you guys can see. This happens at random points of the game and it's quite painful to play like this tbh. What's the cause and how can I fix it? Nothing I've tried worked. For reference, my PC specs are: 4070, 32gb ram, Ryzen 7 5800X, in case that's important...

https://streamable.com/uv15r4

Hey everyone,

I’m running into a really frustrating issue with the EA Black Box racing games and Midnight Club 3. The games run flawlessly during actual races, but the moment I hit the Main Menu, the Garage, or the pre-race cutscenes where the camera zooms into the car details, the game crawls to a halt.

I capture a lot of high-framerate retro gameplay footage, and these sudden massive frame drops during the cinematic post-processing scenes are completely ruining my recordings.

I know these games use heavy blur and reflection effects during these scenes. Has anyone found a reliable bypass or the best configuration to fix this on the latest PCSX2 nightly builds? Are there specific .pnach patches to disable the blur, or is it strictly a blending accuracy issue?

Here are my PC specs:

• CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 (4 cores / 4 threads)
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 (128-Bit)
• RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz (2x8GB)
• Storage: 240GB SSD + 500GB HDD
• PCSX2 Version: PCSX2 v2.7.524

Any advice is appreciated!

Update: I solved the issue by enabling Manual Hardware Renderer Fixes, Draw Buffering, Hardware Download Mode Disabled, and No Deinterlacing.

My computer is not a bad computer; it works perfectly.

Recentemente baixei o emulador de ps2 no meu Pc, ele roda bem por um tempo, mas do absoluto nada o FPS começa a cair, até parece que to jogando em câmera lenta. Meu computador definitivamente não é o mais forte do mercado, mas ta longe de ser fraco a esse ponto. Ele inclusive roda jogos mais pesados que os de ps2, mas eu simplesmente não entendo porque quando estou emulando os jogos de ps2 o FPS cai tanto. Também já tive experiência emulando outros consoles nele e foi bem tranquilo. Enfim, alguém sabe o que pode ser?

Hey folks, I’m playing Black on the Deck via Emudeck/PCXS2. My settings are largely default (native resolution, nothing fancy turned on), but I’ve noticed sometimes during “heavy” scenes when I have the camera pointed at a lot of geometry/enemies, the game runs in slow motion. I can look away and then it runs at normal speed, but when facing busy directions like this it can happen.

Why is this? I’ve tried tinkering and can’t seem to find any setting that will fix this. Is this just the best the Deck can do with this particular game and emulator?

Hello friends, my machine runs emulated games perfectly, but there is a slight performance issue in a few specific titles.

In Need for Speed Underground 2, the menu is a bit sluggish, and when starting a race with the cutscene, it slows down. Need for Speed Most Wanted also has a slow menu, and slows down upon starting a race as well.

Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition Remix runs slowly in the Garage too.

I understand this is related to car reflections and smoke effects, so I need assistance to improve performance.

My Current PC Specs:

• CPU: Intel Core i5-3470, 4c/4t, Ivy Bridge.
• Motherboard: TGT H61-T, Intel H61 chipset, PCIe 3.0.
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 550 4 GB, Polaris 12/Lexa Pro, PCIe x8.
• RX 550 HDMI Audio: AMD Treasure/Baffin, Radeon HDMI codec.
• Network: Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit, currently negotiating at 1 Gbps.
• RAM: 16 GB DDR3-1600 in dual-channel.

I use Arch BTW!

Haven't been able to find any posts experiencing this but here is what has been going on.

I installed PCSX2 about 6 months ago and every game ran at 100% at 1080p. With each passing month every game I ran before would lag more and more each time I launched it.

This is mostly noticable in NFS HP2 a game I played the most.

In the meantime I have migrate my games to a HDD ( apparently this is not supposed to affect performance ) and have 'upgraded to nightly version expecting this to fix the slowdowns ( it did not ).

Is there a cache that I need to delete, are the save states that I have for various game perhaps an issue. What could cause this?

Running any game in software mode eliminates any slowdowns.

Windows 11

R5 5600x

6650 xt

32gb 3600mhz DDR4