The "update" to the code has made it more stable than ever. Unless you are playing on a very old dual-core laptop or encounter a specific "hanging" bug in a niche title, you should leave it enabled to ensure the smoothest possible emulation. Are you experiencing performance drops in a specific game, or are you looking for the best general settings for your hardware?
: A small number of games (like Sly Cooper ) may experience crashes or fail to close properly when MTVU is active. mtvu pcsx2 upd
Because the main CPU and the VU1 are now running on separate threads, they have to talk to each other constantly. Sometimes, the timing gets desynchronized. The "update" to the code has made it more stable than ever
MTVU is miraculous for games that are notoriously CPU-heavy due to complex geometry or particle effects. : A small number of games (like Sly