diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/stdafx.h b/plugins/GSdx/stdafx.h
index 9eaef9a4bd..cbca970307 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/stdafx.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/stdafx.h
@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@ using namespace std;
 	template<> class hash_compare<uint32>
 	{
 	public:
+		#if _MSC_VER >= 1500 && _MSC_VER < 1600
+		enum {bucket_size = 4, min_buckets = 8};
+		#else
 		enum {bucket_size = 1};
+		#endif
 
 		size_t operator()(uint32 key) const
 		{
@@ -153,7 +157,11 @@ using namespace std;
 	template<> class hash_compare<uint64>
 	{
 	public:
+		#if _MSC_VER >= 1500 && _MSC_VER < 1600
+		enum {bucket_size = 4, min_buckets = 8};
+		#else
 		enum {bucket_size = 1};
+		#endif
 
 		size_t operator()(uint64 key) const
 		{
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/vsprops/common.vsprops b/plugins/GSdx/vsprops/common.vsprops
index 0602732f9c..de027a5709 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/vsprops/common.vsprops
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/vsprops/common.vsprops
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	<Tool
 		Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 		EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
+		AdditionalIncludeDirectories="&quot;$(VTUNE_AMPLIFIER_XE_2011_DIR)include&quot;"
 		PreprocessorDefinitions="_WINDOWS;_WIN32_WINNT=0x500"
 		FloatingPointModel="2"
 		RuntimeTypeInfo="false"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 	<Tool
 		Name="VCLinkerTool"
 		AdditionalDependencies="d3d11.lib d3dx11.lib d3d10_1.lib d3dx10.lib d3d9.lib d3dx9.lib dxguid.lib winmm.lib strmiids.lib xinput.lib"
+		AdditionalLibraryDirectories="&quot;$(VTUNE_AMPLIFIER_XE_2011_DIR)lib32&quot;"
 		DelayLoadDLLs="d3d9.dll;d3dx9_43.dll;d3d11.dll;d3dx11_43.dll"
 		GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 		SubSystem="2"