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CPU doesn't have POPCNT

CPU doesn't have POPCNT hello I have Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 4 Gb ram why are yo...

Carbonic
7 years ago
Hi @addamsfamily2 and welcome to Answers HQ

Your CPU is below the minimum system requirements for Apex Legends and therefore wont be able to run the game.

Minimum system requirements:

OS: 64-bit Windows 7

CPU: Intel Core i3-6300 3.8GHz / AMD FX-4350 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor

RAM: 6GB

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 / Radeon HD 7700

GPU RAM: 1 GB

HARD DRIVE: Minimum 30 GB of free space

There's sadly nothing we can do except press the "me too" button on threads in here.

POPCNT is a part of the SSE4 CPU instructions as can be seen here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE4

In short the game uses "newer" technology to be more effective and while that technology was introduced over 10 years ago people still have older computers that wont be able to play.

As can be seen here: https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/comments/aop521/quick_update_before_the_weekend/ CPUs will also need SSE3 support.

Majik01

7 years ago

Same here, must be nice to get a new PC every year, shame some of us need to eat more than upgrade our PC every time a developer thinks its OK to dump on anyone that can't afford it.

Raybyrn
7 years ago
Think in their terms, why would they want to produce games that run on older machines, using backwards compatible code, that can't take advantage of quicker and better hardware and rendering capabilities. DirectX 12, faster CPUs that handle stronger code with physics engines built in. I only came across this because I was trying to install on my of my spare rigs with an old Q9550 and GTX 760, sure it could probably run it at low rez, but a lot of the game relies upon built in calls to hardware that just didn't exist back in pre i3/i5/i7/i9. I upgrade part by part over the years, one year a cpu/mobo, another year memory, SSDs, GPU the nxt. Spread the cost out, upgrade the parts you need, then plan ahead. Yes, you have to spend money to upgrade your pc, or get screwed buying an all in one new one.
You wouldn't complain that you can't run APEX on your ATARII 800 can you? Same comparison.
If people kept bitching back then, and the industry listened, then we would still be playing PONG.

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