diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUInterpreter.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUInterpreter.h
index f6b7e9266f..01b7fb8866 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUInterpreter.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUInterpreter.h
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 
 #define UNIMPLEMENTED() UNK(__FUNCTION__)
 
-typedef union _CRT_ALIGN(16) __u32x4 {
-	unsigned __int32 _u32[4];
+/* typedef union _CRT_ALIGN(16) __u32x4 {
+	u32 _u32[4];
 	__m128i m128i;
 	__m128 m128;
 	__m128d m128d;
- } __u32x4;
+ } __u32x4; */
 
 class SPUInterpreter : public SPUOpcodes
 {
@@ -378,17 +378,16 @@ private:
 	}
 	void FREST(u32 rt, u32 ra)
 	{
-		//(SSE) RCPPS - Compute Reciprocals of Packed Single-Precision Floating-Point Values
-		//rt = approximate(1/ra)
-		CPU.GPR[rt]._m128 = _mm_rcp_ps(CPU.GPR[ra]._m128);
+		//CPU.GPR[rt]._m128 = _mm_rcp_ps(CPU.GPR[ra]._m128);
+		for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+			CPU.GPR[rt]._f[i] = 1 / CPU.GPR[ra]._f[i];
 	}
 	void FRSQEST(u32 rt, u32 ra)
 	{
-		//(SSE) RSQRTPS - Compute Reciprocals of Square Roots of Packed Single-Precision Floating-Point Values
-		//rt = approximate(1/sqrt(abs(ra)))
-		//abs(ra) === ra & FloatAbsMask
-		const __u32x4 FloatAbsMask = {0x7fffffff, 0x7fffffff, 0x7fffffff, 0x7fffffff};
-		CPU.GPR[rt]._m128 = _mm_rsqrt_ps(_mm_and_ps(CPU.GPR[ra]._m128, FloatAbsMask.m128));
+		//const __u32x4 FloatAbsMask = {0x7fffffff, 0x7fffffff, 0x7fffffff, 0x7fffffff};
+		//CPU.GPR[rt]._m128 = _mm_rsqrt_ps(_mm_and_ps(CPU.GPR[ra]._m128, FloatAbsMask.m128));
+		for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+			CPU.GPR[rt]._f[i] = 1 / sqrt(abs(CPU.GPR[ra]._f[i]));
 	}
 	void LQX(u32 rt, u32 ra, u32 rb)
 	{
@@ -999,9 +998,10 @@ private:
 				exp = 255;
 
 			CPU.GPR[rt]._u32[i] = (CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[i] & 0x807fffff) | (exp << 23);
+
+			CPU.GPR[rt]._u32[i] = (u32)CPU.GPR[rt]._f[i]; //trunc
 		}
-		//(SSE2) CVTTPS2DQ - Convert with Truncation Packed Single FP to Packed Dword Int
-		CPU.GPR[rt]._m128i = _mm_cvttps_epi32(CPU.GPR[rt]._m128);
+		//CPU.GPR[rt]._m128i = _mm_cvttps_epi32(CPU.GPR[rt]._m128);
 	}
 	void CFLTU(u32 rt, u32 ra, s32 i8)
 	{
@@ -1028,11 +1028,12 @@ private:
 	}
 	void CSFLT(u32 rt, u32 ra, s32 i8)
 	{
-		//(SSE2) CVTDQ2PS - Convert Packed Dword Integers to Packed Single-Precision FP Values
-		CPU.GPR[rt]._m128 = _mm_cvtepi32_ps(CPU.GPR[ra]._m128i);
+		//CPU.GPR[rt]._m128 = _mm_cvtepi32_ps(CPU.GPR[ra]._m128i);
 		const u32 scale = 155 - (i8 & 0xff); //unsigned immediate
 		for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
 		{
+			CPU.GPR[rt]._f[i] = (s32)CPU.GPR[ra]._i32[i];
+
 			u32 exp = ((CPU.GPR[rt]._u32[i] >> 23) & 0xff) - scale;
 
 			if (exp > 255) //< 0
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/SC_SPU_Thread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/SC_SPU_Thread.cpp
index e7993cd422..92be21e5c3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/SC_SPU_Thread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/lv2/SC_SPU_Thread.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ u32 LoadSpuImage(vfsStream& stream)
 //156
 int sys_spu_image_open(mem_ptr_t<sys_spu_image> img, u32 path_addr)
 {
-	const std::string& path = Memory.ReadString(path_addr).mb_str();
+	const wxString path = Memory.ReadString(path_addr).mb_str();
 	sc_spu.Warning("sys_spu_image_open(img_addr=0x%x, path_addr=0x%x [%s])", img.GetAddr(), path_addr, path);
 
 	if(!img.IsGood() || !Memory.IsGoodAddr(path_addr))
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int sys_spu_thread_initialize(mem32_t thread, u32 group, u32 spu_num, mem_ptr_t<
 
 	ConLog.Write("New SPU Thread:");
 	ConLog.Write("ls_entry = 0x%x", ls_entry);
-	ConLog.Write("name = %s", name);
+	ConLog.Write("name = %s", wxString(name));
 	ConLog.Write("a1 = 0x%x", a1);
 	ConLog.Write("a2 = 0x%x", a2);
 	ConLog.Write("a3 = 0x%x", a3);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ int sys_spu_thread_group_create(mem32_t id, u32 num, int prio, mem_ptr_t<sys_spu
 	ConLog.Write("*** attr.type=%d", attr->type.ToLE());
 	ConLog.Write("*** attr.option.ct=%d", attr->option.ct.ToLE());
 
-	const std::string& name = Memory.ReadString(attr->name_addr, attr->name_len).mb_str();
+	const wxString name = Memory.ReadString(attr->name_addr, attr->name_len).mb_str();
 	ConLog.Write("*** name='%s'", name);
 
 	id = Emu.GetIdManager().GetNewID(wxString::Format("sys_spu_thread_group '%s'", name), new SpuGroupInfo(*attr));