Index: pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.cpp
===================================================================
--- pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.cpp	(revision 782)
+++ pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -805,12 +805,9 @@
 {
 	u32 blockCycles = psxScaleBlockCycles();
 
-	MOV32MtoR(ECX, (uptr)&psxRegs.cycle);
-	MOV32MtoR(EAX, (uptr)&psxCycleEE);
-	ADD32ItoR(ECX, blockCycles);
-	SUB32ItoR(EAX, blockCycles*8);
-	MOV32RtoM((uptr)&psxRegs.cycle, ECX); // update cycles
-	MOV32RtoM((uptr)&psxCycleEE, EAX);
+	ADD32ItoM((uptr)&psxRegs.cycle, blockCycles);
+	SUB32ItoM((uptr)&psxCycleEE, blockCycles*8);
+	MOV32MtoR(EAX, (uptr)&psxRegs.cycle);
 
 	j8Ptr[2] = JG8( 0 );	// jump if psxCycleEE > 0
 
@@ -820,7 +817,7 @@
 	x86SetJ8( j8Ptr[2] );
 
 	// check if an event is pending
-	SUB32MtoR(ECX, (uptr)&g_psxNextBranchCycle);
+	SUB32MtoR(EAX, (uptr)&g_psxNextBranchCycle);
 	j8Ptr[0] = JS8( 0 );
 
 	CALLFunc((uptr)psxBranchTest);
Index: pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp
===================================================================
--- pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp	(revision 782)
+++ pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1143,10 +1143,9 @@
 	// Equiv code to:
 	//    cpuRegs.cycle += blockcycles;
 	//    if( cpuRegs.cycle > g_nextBranchCycle ) { DoEvents(); }
-	MOV32MtoR(EAX, (uptr)&cpuRegs.cycle);
-	ADD32ItoR(EAX, eeScaleBlockCycles());
-	MOV32RtoM((uptr)&cpuRegs.cycle, EAX); // update cycles
-	SUB32MtoR(EAX, (uptr)&g_nextBranchCycle);
+	MOV32MtoR(EAX, (uptr)&g_nextBranchCycle);
+	ADD32ItoM((uptr)&cpuRegs.cycle, eeScaleBlockCycles());
+	CMP32RtoM((uptr)&cpuRegs.cycle, EAX);
 
 	if (!noDispatch) {
 		if (newpc == 0xffffffff)
Index: pcsx2/x86/ix86/ix86.inl
===================================================================
--- pcsx2/x86/ix86/ix86.inl	(revision 781)
+++ pcsx2/x86/ix86/ix86.inl	(working copy)
@@ -2942,6 +2942,15 @@
 	write32<I>( MEMADDR(from, 4) ); 
 }
 
+/* cmp m32 to r32 */
+emitterT void eCMP32RtoM( uptr to, x86IntRegType from ) 
+{
+	RexR(0,to);
+	write8<I>( 0x39 );
+	ModRM<I>( 0, from, DISP32 );
+	write32<I>( MEMADDR(to, 4) ); 
+}
+
 // cmp imm8 to [r32]
 emitterT void eCMP32I8toRm( x86IntRegType to, u8 from)
 {
Index: pcsx2/x86/ix86/ix86_macros.h
===================================================================
--- pcsx2/x86/ix86/ix86_macros.h	(revision 781)
+++ pcsx2/x86/ix86/ix86_macros.h	(working copy)
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@
 #define CMP32ItoM eCMP32ItoM<_EmitterId_>
 #define CMP32RtoR eCMP32RtoR<_EmitterId_>
 #define CMP32MtoR eCMP32MtoR<_EmitterId_>
+#define CMP32RtoM eCMP32RtoM<_EmitterId_>
 #define CMP32I8toRm eCMP32I8toRm<_EmitterId_>
 #define CMP32I8toRmOffset8 eCMP32I8toRmOffset8<_EmitterId_>
 #define CMP32I8toM eCMP32I8toM<_EmitterId_>