diff --git a/pcsx2/Config.h b/pcsx2/Config.h
index c9aee4ca12..c5307a0657 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Config.h
+++ b/pcsx2/Config.h
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ struct Pcsx2Config
 				vuThread        :1;		// Enable Threaded VU1
 		BITFIELD_END
 
-		u8	EECycleRate;		// EE cycle rate selector (1.0, 1.5, 2.0)
+		s8	EECycleRate;		// EE cycle rate selector (1.0, 1.5, 2.0)
 		u8	VUCycleSteal;		// VU Cycle Stealer factor (0, 1, 2, or 3)
 
 		SpeedhackOptions();
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/Panels/SpeedhacksPanel.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/Panels/SpeedhacksPanel.cpp
index c05ba837c0..2975967b58 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/Panels/SpeedhacksPanel.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/Panels/SpeedhacksPanel.cpp
@@ -23,16 +23,24 @@ const wxChar* Panels::SpeedHacksPanel::GetEEcycleSliderMsg( int val )
 {
 	switch( val )
 	{
+		case -2:
+			return pxEt( L"-2 - Increases the EE's cyclerate by about 50%. Greatly increases hardware requirements, may noticeably increase in-game FPS.\nThis setting can cause games to FAIL TO BOOT."
+			);
+
+		case -1:
+			return pxEt( L"-1 - Increases the EE's cyclerate by about 33%. Increases hardware requirements, may increase in-game FPS."
+			);
+
+		case 0:
+			return pxEt( L"0 - Default cyclerate. This closely matches the actual speed of a real PS2 EmotionEngine."
+			);
+
 		case 1:
-			return pxEt( L"1 - Default cyclerate. This closely matches the actual speed of a real PS2 EmotionEngine."
+			return pxEt( L"1 - Reduces the EE's cyclerate by about 33%.  Mild speedup for most games with high compatibility."
 			);
 
 		case 2:
-			return pxEt( L"2 - Reduces the EE's cyclerate by about 33%.  Mild speedup for most games with high compatibility."
-			);
-
-		case 3:
-			return pxEt( L"3 - Reduces the EE's cyclerate by about 50%.  Moderate speedup, but *will* cause stuttering audio on many FMVs."
+			return pxEt( L"2 - Reduces the EE's cyclerate by about 50%.  Moderate speedup, but *will* cause stuttering audio on many FMVs."
 			);
 
 		default:
@@ -108,14 +116,14 @@ Panels::SpeedHacksPanel::SpeedHacksPanel( wxWindow* parent )
 
 	m_eeSliderPanel = new wxPanelWithHelpers( left, wxVERTICAL, _("EE Cyclerate [Not Recommended]") );
 
-	m_slider_eecycle = new wxSlider( m_eeSliderPanel, wxID_ANY, 1, 1, 3,
+	m_slider_eecycle = new wxSlider( m_eeSliderPanel, wxID_ANY, 0, -2, 2,
 		wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxHORIZONTAL | wxSL_AUTOTICKS | wxSL_LABELS );
 
 	m_msg_eecycle = new pxStaticHeading( m_eeSliderPanel );
 	m_msg_eecycle->SetForegroundColour( wxColour( L"Red" ) );
-	m_msg_eecycle->SetHeight(3);
+	m_msg_eecycle->SetHeight(5);
 
-	const wxChar* ee_tooltip = pxEt( L"Setting higher values on this slider effectively reduces the clock speed of the EmotionEngine's R5900 core cpu, and typically brings big speedups to games that fail to utilize the full potential of the real PS2 hardware."
+	const wxChar* ee_tooltip = pxEt( L"Setting higher values on this slider effectively reduces the clock speed of the EmotionEngine's R5900 core cpu, and typically brings big speedups to games that fail to utilize the full potential of the real PS2 hardware. Conversely, lower values effectively increase the clock speed which may bring about an increase in in-game FPS while also making games more demanding and possibly causing glitches."
 	);
 
 	pxSetToolTip( m_slider_eecycle, ee_tooltip );
@@ -131,7 +139,7 @@ Panels::SpeedHacksPanel::SpeedHacksPanel( wxWindow* parent )
 
 	m_msg_vustealer = new pxStaticHeading(m_vuSliderPanel);
 	m_msg_vustealer->SetForegroundColour( wxColour( L"Red" ) );
-	m_msg_vustealer->SetHeight(3);
+	m_msg_vustealer->SetHeight(5);
 
 	const wxChar* vu_tooltip = pxEt( L"This slider controls the amount of cycles the VU unit steals from the EmotionEngine.  Higher values increase the number of cycles stolen from the EE for each VU microprogram the game runs."
 	);
@@ -272,7 +280,7 @@ void Panels::SpeedHacksPanel::ApplyConfigToGui( AppConfig& configToApply, int fl
 	// First, set the values of the widgets (checked/unchecked etc).
 	m_check_Enable->SetValue(configToApply.EnableSpeedHacks);
 
-	m_slider_eecycle	->SetValue( opts.EECycleRate + 1 );
+	m_slider_eecycle	->SetValue( opts.EECycleRate );
 	m_slider_vustealer	->SetValue( opts.VUCycleSteal );
 
 	SetEEcycleSliderMsg();
@@ -302,7 +310,7 @@ void Panels::SpeedHacksPanel::Apply()
 
 	Pcsx2Config::SpeedhackOptions& opts( g_Conf->EmuOptions.Speedhacks );
 
-	opts.EECycleRate		= m_slider_eecycle->GetValue()-1;
+	opts.EECycleRate		= m_slider_eecycle->GetValue();
 	opts.VUCycleSteal		= m_slider_vustealer->GetValue();
 
 	opts.WaitLoop			= m_check_waitloop->GetValue();
diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp b/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp
index 14a8f534f4..b0797c523b 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp
@@ -1111,31 +1111,40 @@ static u32 scaleBlockCycles_helper()
 
 	switch( EmuConfig.Speedhacks.EECycleRate )
 	{
-		case 0:	return s_nBlockCycles >> 3;
+		case -2:
+			scalarLow = 1;
+			scalarMid = 1;
+			scalarHigh = 1;
+		break;
 
-		case 1:		// Sync hack x1.5!
+		case -1:
+			scalarLow = 2;
+			scalarMid = 2;
+			scalarHigh = 1;
+		break;
+
+		case 0:
+			return s_nBlockCycles >> 3; // Default cyclerate
+
+		case 1:
 			scalarLow = 5;
 			scalarMid = 7;
 			scalarHigh = 5;
 		break;
 
-		case 2:		// Sync hack x2
+		case 2:
 			scalarLow = 7;
 			scalarMid = 9;
 			scalarHigh = 7;
 		break;
 
 		// Added insane rates on popular request (rama)
-		//jNO_DEFAULT
+		// This allows higher values to be set at INI, higher values follows same series as case 0 and case 1.
 		default:
-			scalarLow = 2;
-			scalarMid = 3;
-			scalarHigh = 2;
-			
 			if (EmuConfig.Speedhacks.EECycleRate > 2 && EmuConfig.Speedhacks.EECycleRate < 100) {
-				scalarLow *= EmuConfig.Speedhacks.EECycleRate;
-				scalarMid *= EmuConfig.Speedhacks.EECycleRate;
-				scalarHigh *= EmuConfig.Speedhacks.EECycleRate;
+				scalarLow = 3 + (2*EmuConfig.Speedhacks.EECycleRate);
+				scalarMid = 5 + (2*EmuConfig.Speedhacks.EECycleRate);
+				scalarHigh = 3 + (2*EmuConfig.Speedhacks.EECycleRate);
 			}
 	}