diff --git a/common/include/Utilities/PageFaultSource.h b/common/include/Utilities/PageFaultSource.h
index fc4e88ce4d..a22b32b66e 100644
--- a/common/include/Utilities/PageFaultSource.h
+++ b/common/include/Utilities/PageFaultSource.h
@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ public:
 		m_blocksize = (bytes + __pagesize - 1) / __pagesize;
 		return m_blocksize * __pagesize;
 	}
+
+	virtual void Reset()
+	{
+		_parent::Reset();
+	}
 	
 protected:
 
@@ -266,72 +271,6 @@ protected:
 	virtual void CommitBlocks( uptr page, uint blocks );
 };
 
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//  SpatialArrayReserve
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// A spatial array is one where large areas of the memory reserve will remain unused during
-// process execution.  Only areas put to use will be committed to virtual memory.
-//
-// Spatial array efficiency depends heavily on selecting the right parameters for the array's
-// primary intended use.  Memory in a spatial array is arranged by blocks, with each block
-// containing some number of pages (pages are 4096 bytes each on most platforms).  When the
-// array is accessed, the entire block containing the addressed memory will be committed at
-// once.  Blocks can be a single page in size (4096 bytes), though this is highly discouraged
-// due to overhead and fragmentation penalties.
-//
-// Balancing block sizes:
-//   Larger blocks are good for reducing memory fragmentation and block-tracking overhead, but
-//   can also result in a lot of otherwise unused memory being committed to memory.  Smaller
-//   blocks are good for arrays that will tend toward more sequential behavior, as they reduce
-//   the amount of unused memory being committed.  However, since every block requires a
-//   tracking entry, assigning small blocks to a very large array can result in quite a bit of
-//   unwanted overhead.  Furthermore, if the array is accessed randomly, system physical memory
-//   will become very fragmented, which will also hurt performance.
-//
-// By default, the base block size is based on a heuristic that balances the size of the spatial
-// array reserve against a best-guess performance profile for the target platform.
-//
-class SpatialArrayReserve : public BaseVmReserveListener
-{
-	typedef BaseVmReserveListener _parent;
-
-protected:
-	uint			m_numblocks;
-
-	// Array of block bits, each bit indicating if the block has been committed to memory
-	// or not.  The array length is typically determined via ((numblocks+7) / 8), though the
-	// actual array size may be larger in order to accommodate 32-bit or 128-bit accelerated
-	// operations.
-	ScopedAlignedAlloc<u8,16>	m_blockbits;
-
-public:
-	SpatialArrayReserve( const wxString& name );
-
-	virtual void* Reserve( size_t size = 0, uptr base = 0, uptr upper_bounds = 0 );
-	virtual void Reset();
-	virtual bool TryResize( uint newsize );
-
-	void OnCommittedBlock( void* block );
-	
-	SpatialArrayReserve& SetBlockCount( uint blocks );
-	SpatialArrayReserve& SetBlockSizeInPages( uint bytes );
-
-	uptr SetBlockSize( uptr bytes );
-
-	operator void*()				{ return m_baseptr; }
-	operator const void*() const	{ return m_baseptr; }
-
-	operator u8*()				{ return (u8*)m_baseptr; }
-	operator const u8*() const	{ return (u8*)m_baseptr; }
-	
-	using _parent::operator[];
-
-protected:
-	void ReprotectCommittedBlocks( const PageProtectionMode& newmode );
-	void DoCommitAndProtect( uptr page );
-	uint _calcBlockBitArrayLength() const;
-};
-
 #ifdef __linux__
 
 #	define PCSX2_PAGEFAULT_PROTECT
diff --git a/common/src/Utilities/VirtualMemory.cpp b/common/src/Utilities/VirtualMemory.cpp
index cb7c2dbe6b..edbfbbf853 100644
--- a/common/src/Utilities/VirtualMemory.cpp
+++ b/common/src/Utilities/VirtualMemory.cpp
@@ -336,154 +336,6 @@ void BaseVmReserveListener::OnPageFaultEvent(const PageFaultInfo& info, bool& ha
 	#endif
 }
 
-
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//  SpatialArrayReserve  (implementations)
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-SpatialArrayReserve::SpatialArrayReserve( const wxString& name ) :
-	_parent( name ), m_numblocks(0)
-{
-	m_prot_mode = PageAccess_ReadWrite();
-}
-
-uint SpatialArrayReserve::_calcBlockBitArrayLength() const
-{
-	// divide by 8 (rounded up) to compress 8 bits into each byte.
-	// mask off lower bits (rounded up) to allow for 128-bit alignment and SSE operations.
-	return (((m_numblocks + 7) / 8) + 15) & ~15;
-}
-
-void* SpatialArrayReserve::Reserve( size_t size, uptr base, uptr upper_bounds )
-{
-	void* addr = _parent::Reserve( size, base, upper_bounds );
-	if (!addr) return NULL;
-
-	if (m_blocksize) SetBlockSizeInPages( m_blocksize );
-	m_blockbits.Alloc( _calcBlockBitArrayLength() );
-
-	return addr;
-}
-
-void SpatialArrayReserve::ReprotectCommittedBlocks( const PageProtectionMode& newmode )
-{
-	if (!m_pages_commited) return;
-	
-	u8* curptr = GetPtr();
-	const uint blockBytes = m_blocksize * __pagesize;
-	for (uint i=0; i<m_numblocks; ++i, curptr+=blockBytes)
-	{
-		uint thisbit = 1 << (i & 7);
-		if (!(m_blockbits[i/8] & thisbit)) continue;
-
-		HostSys::MemProtect(curptr, blockBytes, newmode);
-		HostSys::MmapResetPtr(curptr, blockBytes);
-	}
-}
-
-// Resets/clears the spatial array, reducing the memory commit pool overhead to zero (0).
-void SpatialArrayReserve::Reset()
-{
-	ReprotectCommittedBlocks( PageAccess_None() );
-	memzero_sse_a(m_blockbits.GetPtr(), _calcBlockBitArrayLength());
-}
-
-// Important!  The number of blocks of the array will be altered when using this method.
-//
-bool SpatialArrayReserve::TryResize( uint newsize )
-{
-	uint newpages = (newsize + __pagesize - 1) / __pagesize;
-
-	// find the last allocated block -- we cannot be allowed to resize any smaller than that:
-
-	uint i;
-	for (i=m_numblocks-1; i; --i)
-	{
-		uint bit = i & 7;
-		if (m_blockbits[i / 8] & bit) break;
-	}
-
-	uint pages_in_use = i * m_blocksize;
-	if (newpages < pages_in_use) return false;
-
-	if (!_parent::TryResize( newsize )) return false;
-
-	// On success, we must re-calibrate the internal blockbits array.
-
-	m_blockbits.Resize( (m_numblocks + 7) / 8 );
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-// This method allows the programmer to specify the block size of the array as a function
-// of its reserved size.  This function *must* be called *after* the reserve has been made,
-// and *before* the array contents have been accessed.
-//
-// Calls to this function prior to initializing the reserve or after the reserve has been
-// accessed (resulting in committed blocks) will be ignored -- and will generate an assertion
-// in debug builds.
-SpatialArrayReserve& SpatialArrayReserve::SetBlockCount( uint blocks )
-{
-	pxAssumeDev( !m_pages_commited, "Invalid object state: SetBlockCount must be called prior to reserved memory accesses." );
-
-	// Calculate such that the last block extends past the end of the array, if necessary.
-
-	m_numblocks = blocks;
-	m_blocksize = (m_pages_reserved + m_numblocks-1) / m_numblocks;
-
-	return *this;
-}
-
-// Sets the block size via pages (pages are defined by the __pagesize global, which is
-// typically 4096).
-//
-// This method must be called prior to accessing or modifying the array contents.  Calls to
-// a modified buffer will be ignored (and generate an assertion in dev/debug modes).
-SpatialArrayReserve& SpatialArrayReserve::SetBlockSizeInPages( uint pages )
-{
-	if (pxAssertDev(!m_pages_commited, "Invalid object state: Block size can only be changed prior to accessing or modifying the reserved buffer contents."))
-	{
-		m_blocksize = pages;
-		m_numblocks = (m_pages_reserved + m_blocksize - 1) / m_blocksize;
-		m_blockbits.Alloc( _calcBlockBitArrayLength() );
-	}
-	return *this;
-}
-
-// SetBlockSize assigns the block size of the spatial array, in bytes.  The actual size of
-// each block will be rounded up to the nearest page size.  The resulting size is returned.
-//
-// This method must be called prior to accessing or modifying the array contents.  Calls to
-// a modified buffer will be ignored (and generate an assertion in dev/debug modes).
-uptr SpatialArrayReserve::SetBlockSize( uptr bytes )
-{
-	SetBlockSizeInPages((bytes + __pagesize - 1) / __pagesize);
-	return m_blocksize * __pagesize;
-}
-
-void SpatialArrayReserve::DoCommitAndProtect( uptr page )
-{
-	// Spatial Arrays work on block granularity only:
-	// Round the page into a block, and commit the whole block that the page belongs to.
-
-	uint block = page / m_blocksize;
-	CommitBlocks(block*m_blocksize, 1);
-}
-
-void SpatialArrayReserve::OnCommittedBlock( void* block )
-{
-	// Determine the block position in the blockbits array, flag it, and be done!
-
-	uptr relative = (uptr)block - (uptr)m_baseptr;
-	relative /= m_blocksize * __pagesize;
-
-	//DbgCon.WriteLn("Check me out @ 0x%08x", block);
-
-	pxAssert( (m_blockbits[relative/8] & (1 << (relative & 7))) == 0 );
-	m_blockbits[relative/8] |= 1 << (relative & 7);
-}
-
-
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  PageProtectionMode  (implementations)
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/pcsx2/Memory.cpp b/pcsx2/Memory.cpp
index a9ffe7b2ab..3fc6ec79c6 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Memory.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Memory.cpp
@@ -891,13 +891,6 @@ void eeMemoryReserve::Release()
 // code below.
 //
 
-enum vtlb_ProtectionMode
-{
-	ProtMode_None = 0,		// page is 'unaccounted' -- neither protected nor unprotected
-	ProtMode_Write,			// page is under write protection (exception handler)
-	ProtMode_Manual			// page is under manual protection (self-checked at execution)
-};
-
 struct vtlb_PageProtectionInfo
 {
 	// Ram De-mapping -- used to convert fully translated/mapped offsets (which reside with
@@ -914,12 +907,10 @@ static __aligned16 vtlb_PageProtectionInfo m_PageProtectInfo[Ps2MemSize::MainRam
 
 
 // returns:
-//  -1 - unchecked block (resides in ROM, thus is integrity is constant)
-//   0 - page is using Write protection
-//   1 - page is using manual protection (recompiler must include execution-time
-//       self-checking of block integrity)
+//  ProtMode_NotRequired - unchecked block (resides in ROM, thus is integrity is constant)
+//  Or the current mode
 //
-int mmap_GetRamPageInfo( u32 paddr )
+vtlb_ProtectionMode mmap_GetRamPageInfo( u32 paddr )
 {
 	pxAssert( eeMem );
 
@@ -929,10 +920,11 @@ int mmap_GetRamPageInfo( u32 paddr )
 	uptr rampage = ptr - (uptr)eeMem->Main;
 
 	if (rampage >= Ps2MemSize::MainRam)
-		return -1; //not in ram, no tracking done ...
+		return ProtMode_NotRequired; //not in ram, no tracking done ...
 
 	rampage >>= 12;
-	return ( m_PageProtectInfo[rampage].Mode == ProtMode_Manual ) ? 1 : 0;
+
+	return m_PageProtectInfo[rampage].Mode;
 }
 
 // paddr - physically mapped PS2 address
diff --git a/pcsx2/Memory.h b/pcsx2/Memory.h
index 883aebd136..86507e03f3 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Memory.h
+++ b/pcsx2/Memory.h
@@ -116,7 +116,15 @@ extern void memBindConditionalHandlers();
 
 extern void memMapVUmicro();
 
-extern int mmap_GetRamPageInfo( u32 paddr );
+enum vtlb_ProtectionMode
+{
+	ProtMode_None = 0,		// page is 'unaccounted' -- neither protected nor unprotected
+	ProtMode_Write,			// page is under write protection (exception handler)
+	ProtMode_Manual,		// page is under manual protection (self-checked at execution)
+	ProtMode_NotRequired	// page doesn't require any protection
+};
+
+extern vtlb_ProtectionMode mmap_GetRamPageInfo( u32 paddr );
 extern void mmap_MarkCountedRamPage( u32 paddr );
 extern void mmap_ResetBlockTracking();
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/System.cpp b/pcsx2/System.cpp
index 7b1ba8e18b..96a6df6dea 100644
--- a/pcsx2/System.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/System.cpp
@@ -73,9 +73,23 @@ void* RecompiledCodeReserve::Reserve( size_t size, uptr base, uptr upper_bounds
 {
 	if (!_parent::Reserve(size, base, upper_bounds)) return NULL;
 	_registerProfiler();
+
+	// Pre-Allocate the first block (to reduce the number of segmentation fault
+	// in debugger)
+	DoCommitAndProtect(0);
+
 	return m_baseptr;
 }
 
+void RecompiledCodeReserve::Reset()
+{
+	_parent::Reset();
+
+	// Pre-Allocate the first block (to reduce the number of segmentation fault
+	// in debugger)
+	DoCommitAndProtect(0);
+}
+
 
 // Sets the abbreviated name used by the profiler.  Name should be under 10 characters long.
 // After a name has been set, a profiler source will be automatically registered and cleared
diff --git a/pcsx2/System/RecTypes.h b/pcsx2/System/RecTypes.h
index 29ff43ef78..73c64af4af 100644
--- a/pcsx2/System/RecTypes.h
+++ b/pcsx2/System/RecTypes.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void* Reserve( size_t size, uptr base=0, uptr upper_bounds=0 );
 	virtual void OnCommittedBlock( void* block );
+	virtual void Reset();
 
 	virtual RecompiledCodeReserve& SetProfilerName( const wxString& shortname );
 	virtual RecompiledCodeReserve& SetProfilerName( const char* shortname )
diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.cpp b/pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.cpp
index 6a5e6034d2..d8c8f116ed 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.cpp
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ static const uint m_recBlockAllocSize =
 
 static void recReserveCache()
 {
-	if (!recMem) recMem = new RecompiledCodeReserve(L"R3000A Recompiler Cache", _1mb * 2);
+	if (!recMem) recMem = new RecompiledCodeReserve(L"R3000A Recompiler Cache", _8mb);
 	recMem->SetProfilerName("IOPrec");
 
 	while (!recMem->IsOk())
diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp b/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp
index ae797856b6..db0ca2d7a2 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp
@@ -63,23 +63,6 @@ __aligned16 GPR_reg64 g_cpuConstRegs[32] = {0};
 u32 g_cpuHasConstReg = 0, g_cpuFlushedConstReg = 0;
 bool g_cpuFlushedPC, g_cpuFlushedCode, g_recompilingDelaySlot, g_maySignalException;
 
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//  R5900LutReserve_RAM
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-class R5900LutReserve_RAM : public SpatialArrayReserve
-{
-	typedef SpatialArrayReserve _parent;
-
-public:
-	R5900LutReserve_RAM( const wxString& name )
-		: _parent( name )
-	{
-	}
-
-protected:
-	void OnCommittedBlock( void* block );
-};
-
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Static Private Variables - R5900 Dynarec
@@ -88,8 +71,9 @@ protected:
 static const int RECCONSTBUF_SIZE = 16384 * 2; // 64 bit consts in 32 bit units
 
 static RecompiledCodeReserve* recMem = NULL;
-static SpatialArrayReserve* recRAMCopy = NULL;
-static R5900LutReserve_RAM* recLutReserve_RAM = NULL;
+static u8* recRAMCopy = NULL;
+static u8* recLutReserve_RAM = NULL;
+static const size_t recLutSize = Ps2MemSize::MainRam + Ps2MemSize::Rom + Ps2MemSize::Rom1;
 
 static uptr m_ConfiguredCacheReserve = 64;
 
@@ -599,11 +583,6 @@ static __ri void ClearRecLUT(BASEBLOCK* base, int memsize)
 		base[i].SetFnptr((uptr)JITCompile);
 }
 
-void R5900LutReserve_RAM::OnCommittedBlock( void* block )
-{
-	_parent::OnCommittedBlock(block);
-	ClearRecLUT((BASEBLOCK*)block, __pagesize * m_blocksize);
-}
 
 static void recThrowHardwareDeficiency( const wxChar* extFail )
 {
@@ -614,7 +593,7 @@ static void recThrowHardwareDeficiency( const wxChar* extFail )
 
 static void recReserveCache()
 {
-	if (!recMem) recMem = new RecompiledCodeReserve(L"R5900-32 Recompiler Cache", _1mb * 4);
+	if (!recMem) recMem = new RecompiledCodeReserve(L"R5900-32 Recompiler Cache", _16mb);
 	recMem->SetProfilerName("EErec");
 
 	while (!recMem->IsOk())
@@ -643,25 +622,19 @@ static void recAlloc()
 {
 	if (!recRAMCopy)
 	{
-		recRAMCopy	= new SpatialArrayReserve( L"R5900 RAM copy" );
-		recRAMCopy->SetBlockSize(_16kb);
-		recRAMCopy->Reserve(Ps2MemSize::MainRam);
+		recRAMCopy = (u8*)_aligned_malloc(Ps2MemSize::MainRam, 4096);
 	}
 	
 	if (!recRAM)
 	{
-		recLutReserve_RAM	= new R5900LutReserve_RAM( L"R5900 RAM LUT" );
-		recLutReserve_RAM->SetBlockSize(_16kb);
-		recLutReserve_RAM->Reserve(Ps2MemSize::MainRam + Ps2MemSize::Rom + Ps2MemSize::Rom1);
+		recLutReserve_RAM = (u8*)_aligned_malloc(recLutSize, 4096);
 	}
 
-	BASEBLOCK* basepos = (BASEBLOCK*)recLutReserve_RAM->GetPtr();
+	BASEBLOCK* basepos = (BASEBLOCK*)recLutReserve_RAM;
 	recRAM		= basepos; basepos += (Ps2MemSize::MainRam / 4);
 	recROM		= basepos; basepos += (Ps2MemSize::Rom / 4);
 	recROM1		= basepos; basepos += (Ps2MemSize::Rom1 / 4);
 
-	pxAssert(recLutReserve_RAM->GetPtrEnd() == (u8*)basepos);
-
 	for (int i = 0; i < 0x10000; i++)
 		recLUT_SetPage(recLUT, 0, 0, 0, i, 0);
 
@@ -731,8 +704,8 @@ static void recResetRaw()
 	Console.WriteLn( Color_StrongBlack, "EE/iR5900-32 Recompiler Reset" );
 
 	recMem->Reset();
-	recRAMCopy->Reset();
-	recLutReserve_RAM->Reset();
+	ClearRecLUT((BASEBLOCK*)recLutReserve_RAM, recLutSize);
+	memset(recRAMCopy, 0, Ps2MemSize::MainRam);
 
 	maxrecmem = 0;
 
@@ -756,8 +729,8 @@ static void recResetRaw()
 static void recShutdown()
 {
 	safe_delete( recMem );
-	safe_delete( recRAMCopy );
-	safe_delete( recLutReserve_RAM );
+	safe_aligned_free( recRAMCopy );
+	safe_aligned_free( recLutReserve_RAM );
 
 	recBlocks.Reset();
 
@@ -1675,6 +1648,89 @@ void __fastcall dyna_page_reset(u32 start,u32 sz)
 	mmap_MarkCountedRamPage( start );
 }
 
+static void memory_protect_recompiled_code(u32 startpc, u32 size)
+{
+	u32 inpage_ptr = HWADDR(startpc);
+	u32 inpage_sz  = size*4;
+
+	// The kernel context register is stored @ 0x800010C0-0x80001300
+	// The EENULL thread context register is stored @ 0x81000-....
+	bool contains_thread_stack = ((startpc >> 12) == 0x81) || ((startpc >> 12) == 0x80001);
+
+	// note: blocks are guaranteed to reside within the confines of a single page.
+	const vtlb_ProtectionMode PageType = contains_thread_stack ? ProtMode_Manual : mmap_GetRamPageInfo( inpage_ptr );
+
+    switch (PageType)
+    {
+        case ProtMode_NotRequired:
+            break;
+
+		case ProtMode_None:
+        case ProtMode_Write:
+			mmap_MarkCountedRamPage( inpage_ptr );
+			manual_page[inpage_ptr >> 12] = 0;
+			break;
+
+        case ProtMode_Manual:
+			xMOV( ecx, inpage_ptr );
+			xMOV( edx, inpage_sz / 4 );
+			//xMOV( eax, startpc );		// uncomment this to access startpc (as eax) in dyna_block_discard
+
+			u32 lpc = inpage_ptr;
+			u32 stg = inpage_sz;
+
+			while(stg>0)
+			{
+				xCMP( ptr32[PSM(lpc)], *(u32*)PSM(lpc) );
+				xJNE(DispatchBlockDiscard);
+
+				stg -= 4;
+				lpc += 4;
+			}
+
+			// Tweakpoint!  3 is a 'magic' number representing the number of times a counted block
+			// is re-protected before the recompiler gives up and sets it up as an uncounted (permanent)
+			// manual block.  Higher thresholds result in more recompilations for blocks that share code
+			// and data on the same page.  Side effects of a lower threshold: over extended gameplay
+			// with several map changes, a game's overall performance could degrade.
+
+			// (ideally, perhaps, manual_counter should be reset to 0 every few minutes?)
+
+			if (!contains_thread_stack && manual_counter[inpage_ptr >> 12] <= 3)
+			{
+				// Counted blocks add a weighted (by block size) value into manual_page each time they're
+				// run.  If the block gets run a lot, it resets and re-protects itself in the hope
+				// that whatever forced it to be manually-checked before was a 1-time deal.
+
+				// Counted blocks have a secondary threshold check in manual_counter, which forces a block
+				// to 'uncounted' mode if it's recompiled several times.  This protects against excessive
+				// recompilation of blocks that reside on the same codepage as data.
+
+				// fixme? Currently this algo is kinda dumb and results in the forced recompilation of a
+				// lot of blocks before it decides to mark a 'busy' page as uncounted.  There might be
+				// be a more clever approach that could streamline this process, by doing a first-pass
+				// test using the vtlb memory protection (without recompilation!) to reprotect a counted
+				// block.  But unless a new algo is relatively simple in implementation, it's probably
+				// not worth the effort (tests show that we have lots of recompiler memory to spare, and
+				// that the current amount of recompilation is fairly cheap).
+
+				xADD(ptr16[&manual_page[inpage_ptr >> 12]], size);
+				xJC(DispatchPageReset);
+
+				// note: clearcnt is measured per-page, not per-block!
+				ConsoleColorScope cs( Color_Gray );
+				eeRecPerfLog.Write( "Manual block @ %08X : size =%3d  page/offs = 0x%05X/0x%03X  inpgsz = %d  clearcnt = %d",
+					startpc, size, inpage_ptr>>12, inpage_ptr&0xfff, inpage_sz, manual_counter[inpage_ptr >> 12] );
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				eeRecPerfLog.Write( "Uncounted Manual block @ 0x%08X : size =%3d page/offs = 0x%05X/0x%03X  inpgsz = %d",
+					startpc, size, inpage_ptr>>12, inpage_ptr&0xfff, inpage_sz );
+			}
+            break;
+	}
+}
+
 // Skip MPEG Game-Fix
 bool skipMPEG_By_Pattern(u32 sPC) {
 
@@ -2076,84 +2132,8 @@ StartRecomp:
 	if (dumplog & 1) iDumpBlock(startpc, recPtr);
 #endif
 
-	u32 sz = (s_nEndBlock-startpc) >> 2;
-	u32 inpage_ptr = HWADDR(startpc);
-	u32 inpage_sz  = sz*4;
-
-	// note: blocks are guaranteed to reside within the confines of a single page.
-
-	const int PageType = mmap_GetRamPageInfo( inpage_ptr );
-	//const u32 pgsz = std::min(0x1000 - inpage_offs, inpage_sz);
-	const u32 pgsz = inpage_sz;
-
-    switch (PageType)
-    {
-        case -1:
-            break;
-
-        case 0:
-			mmap_MarkCountedRamPage( inpage_ptr );
-			manual_page[inpage_ptr >> 12] = 0;
-			break;
-
-        default:
-			xMOV( ecx, inpage_ptr );
-			xMOV( edx, pgsz / 4 );
-			//xMOV( eax, startpc );		// uncomment this to access startpc (as eax) in dyna_block_discard
-
-			u32 lpc = inpage_ptr;
-			u32 stg = pgsz;
-
-			while(stg>0)
-			{
-				xCMP( ptr32[PSM(lpc)], *(u32*)PSM(lpc) );
-				xJNE(DispatchBlockDiscard);
-
-				stg -= 4;
-				lpc += 4;
-			}
-
-			// Tweakpoint!  3 is a 'magic' number representing the number of times a counted block
-			// is re-protected before the recompiler gives up and sets it up as an uncounted (permanent)
-			// manual block.  Higher thresholds result in more recompilations for blocks that share code
-			// and data on the same page.  Side effects of a lower threshold: over extended gameplay
-			// with several map changes, a game's overall performance could degrade.
-
-			// (ideally, perhaps, manual_counter should be reset to 0 every few minutes?)
-
-			if (startpc != 0x81fc0 && manual_counter[inpage_ptr >> 12] <= 3)
-			{
-				// Counted blocks add a weighted (by block size) value into manual_page each time they're
-				// run.  If the block gets run a lot, it resets and re-protects itself in the hope
-				// that whatever forced it to be manually-checked before was a 1-time deal.
-
-				// Counted blocks have a secondary threshold check in manual_counter, which forces a block
-				// to 'uncounted' mode if it's recompiled several times.  This protects against excessive
-				// recompilation of blocks that reside on the same codepage as data.
-
-				// fixme? Currently this algo is kinda dumb and results in the forced recompilation of a
-				// lot of blocks before it decides to mark a 'busy' page as uncounted.  There might be
-				// be a more clever approach that could streamline this process, by doing a first-pass
-				// test using the vtlb memory protection (without recompilation!) to reprotect a counted
-				// block.  But unless a new algo is relatively simple in implementation, it's probably
-				// not worth the effort (tests show that we have lots of recompiler memory to spare, and
-				// that the current amount of recompilation is fairly cheap).
-
-				xADD(ptr16[&manual_page[inpage_ptr >> 12]], sz);
-				xJC(DispatchPageReset);
-
-				// note: clearcnt is measured per-page, not per-block!
-				ConsoleColorScope cs( Color_Gray );
-				eeRecPerfLog.Write( "Manual block @ %08X : size =%3d  page/offs = 0x%05X/0x%03X  inpgsz = %d  clearcnt = %d",
-					startpc, sz, inpage_ptr>>12, inpage_ptr&0xfff, inpage_sz, manual_counter[inpage_ptr >> 12] );
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				eeRecPerfLog.Write( "Uncounted Manual block @ 0x%08X : size =%3d page/offs = 0x%05X/0x%03X  inpgsz = %d",
-					startpc, sz, inpage_ptr>>12, inpage_ptr&0xfff, pgsz, inpage_sz );
-			}
-            break;
-	}
+	// Detect and handle self-modified code
+	memory_protect_recompiled_code(startpc, (s_nEndBlock-startpc) >> 2);
 
 	// Skip Recompilation if sceMpegIsEnd Pattern detected
 	bool doRecompilation = !skipMPEG_By_Pattern(startpc);
@@ -2186,7 +2166,7 @@ StartRecomp:
 			if ((oldBlock->startpc + oldBlock->size * 4) <= HWADDR(startpc))
 				break;
 
-			if (memcmp(&(*recRAMCopy)[oldBlock->startpc / 4], PSM(oldBlock->startpc),
+			if (memcmp(&recRAMCopy[oldBlock->startpc / 4], PSM(oldBlock->startpc),
 			           oldBlock->size * 4))
 			{
 				recClear(startpc, (pc - startpc) / 4);
@@ -2196,7 +2176,7 @@ StartRecomp:
 			}
 		}
 
-		memcpy(&(*recRAMCopy)[HWADDR(startpc) / 4], PSM(startpc), pc - startpc);
+		memcpy(&recRAMCopy[HWADDR(startpc) / 4], PSM(startpc), pc - startpc);
 	}
 
 	s_pCurBlock->SetFnptr((uptr)recPtr);
diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/microVU.cpp b/pcsx2/x86/microVU.cpp
index 1aaa3893f8..8b71c5ca1d 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/microVU.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/microVU.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static __fi void mVUthrowHardwareDeficiency(const wxChar* extFail, int vuIndex)
 
 void mVUreserveCache(microVU& mVU) {
 
-	mVU.cache_reserve = new RecompiledCodeReserve(pxsFmt("Micro VU%u Recompiler Cache", mVU.index));
+	mVU.cache_reserve = new RecompiledCodeReserve(pxsFmt("Micro VU%u Recompiler Cache", mVU.index), _16mb);
 	mVU.cache_reserve->SetProfilerName(pxsFmt("mVU%urec", mVU.index));
 	
 	mVU.cache = mVU.index ?
diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/newVif_Dynarec.cpp b/pcsx2/x86/newVif_Dynarec.cpp
index 0b5ee77b13..2bfd5be970 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/newVif_Dynarec.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/newVif_Dynarec.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 void dVifReserve(int idx) {
 	if(!nVif[idx].recReserve)
-		nVif[idx].recReserve = new RecompiledCodeReserve(pxsFmt(L"VIF%u Unpack Recompiler Cache", idx));
+		nVif[idx].recReserve = new RecompiledCodeReserve(pxsFmt(L"VIF%u Unpack Recompiler Cache", idx), _8mb);
 
 	nVif[idx].recReserve->Reserve( nVif[idx].recReserveSizeMB * _1mb, idx ? HostMemoryMap::VIF1rec : HostMemoryMap::VIF0rec );
 }
diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/newVif_UnpackSSE.cpp b/pcsx2/x86/newVif_UnpackSSE.cpp
index bd28dba23c..2cfdf907da 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/newVif_UnpackSSE.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/newVif_UnpackSSE.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ void VifUnpackSSE_Init()
 
 	DevCon.WriteLn( "Generating SSE-optimized unpacking functions for VIF interpreters..." );
 
-	nVifUpkExec = new RecompiledCodeReserve(L"VIF SSE-optimized Unpacking Functions");
+	nVifUpkExec = new RecompiledCodeReserve(L"VIF SSE-optimized Unpacking Functions", _64kb);
 	nVifUpkExec->SetProfilerName("iVIF-SSE");
 	nVifUpkExec->SetBlockSize( 1 );
 	nVifUpkExec->Reserve( _64kb );