Forum Discussion

Re: NFS heat won't launch

Hi,

No, you can't play or launch NFS Heat with your setup.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

OS: Windows 10
Processor (AMD): FX-6350 or Equivalent
Processor (Intel): Core i5-3570 or Equivalent
Memory: 8 GB
Graphics card (AMD): Radeon 7970/Radeon R9 280x or Equivalent
Graphics card (NVIDIA): GeForce GTX 760 or Equivalent
DirectX: 11 Compatible video card or equivalent
Online Connection Requirements: 320 KBPS or faster Internet connection
Hard-drive space: 50 GB

Your AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 is 10 years old, mini requirement is 7 years old CPU (FX-6350).

Your CPU do not have instructions like AES, AVX, FMA3, FMA4, F16C and has only SSE 4.0.

FX-6350 has AES, AVX, FMA3, FMA4, F16C and SSE 4.2.

If NFS Heat use one of the instructions that your CPU do not have, game will not run at all.

Same answer for soberr219 and his AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1055T.

17 Replies

  • muscleboy9's avatar
    muscleboy9
    6 years ago
    Spoiler
     

    I ordered a new Cpu ( AMD ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores ~ 3.6Ghz) new motherboard and 16gb ram (total worth order of 500€) arriving this evening.. I hope this will do the job...

    @GoforceReloaded 

  • Pieter247's avatar
    Pieter247
    6 years ago

    The phenom II x6 1055t is better then a fx 6350. I haven't read somewhere that your cpu needs to be 7 years old or less. Me phenom IIx6 1055t is overclocked and watercoold. Playing every new game like a champ.

  • Hi,

    No, the Phenom II X6 1055T is not better than the FX 6350, FX 6350 is like ~10-25% faster.

    Phenom II X6 1055T was released in Q2 2010, FX 6350 in Q4 2013, the Phenom II lack of a lot instructions used by modern games.

    You can't play NFS HEAT with an AMD Phenom II, like i said before, NFS Heat use instructions (see screenshot) that the Phenom II don't have.

    This is why minimum requirement exist ^^

    Number of cores or mhz are totaly useless => only instructions matter. (for launching the game at least, performance is another story)

    I think that you can ask a refund if you are not able to play because you don't meet the minimum requirement. (Maybe devs can patch the game so it can be played with more cpu but it's very unlikely)

  • Sainst1's avatar
    Sainst1
    6 years ago

    Bull *. I have the same problem on the latest AMD Hardware released this year.

  • @Sainst1 If you have the same problem with a ryzen 3XXX, you just have a software problem (os/drivers related or missing files).

    But for everyone who has a Phenom II, NFS Heat will not run on theses CPU... (and it's confirmed by gamegpu)
  • muscleboy9's avatar
    muscleboy9
    6 years ago

    @GoforceReloaded, I think I ll have to admit the phenom II indeed seems to be the problem. I successfully installed a ryzen 5 (3.6ghz hexacore) with a gaming x motherboard (gigabyte) and 16gb ram today. My old wifi receiver doesnt fit on the new motherboard which means I have to get a new one tomorrow. So for tonight I tried to enter the game offline, I couldnt log in to origin lso It wouldnt start but a nfs heat logo popped up in my taskbar with a window asking for a second attempt to log in. Its Ihe first sign of the game actually trying to start up. If the new receiver does the job tomorrow, it means the processor indeed was the problem.

  • muscleboy9's avatar
    muscleboy9
    6 years ago

    The new processor seems to be the solution, I m playing right now 👌

  • JCS32599's avatar
    JCS32599
    6 years ago

    Here is my dxdiag file. I played the game once but a strange blue filter was over the screen when i tried the first race and the yellow car from the trailers was red on the homescreen. not sure why that might be but that seems to be a problem only I had. after uninstalling and reinstalling the game a few times the game would just crash on start up and say the cause was my gpu driver even  though i had the latest one at the time. not sure what to do at this point. 

    edit: I also posted a screenshot of the dx error I keep getting. 

  • kimanuel39's avatar
    kimanuel39
    6 years ago
    @GoforceReloaded Why you keep asking for dxdiag files,the problem is the game "won't launch" not close by itself in the middle of gameplay,sluttering,fps drop,and more..
    My specs are:
    i7-8750H
    GTX 1050ti 4gb
    Ram 8gb

    And i can play that game for few days until the newest updates comes up and i can't launch the game
    Still waiting for any solutions :/
  • RownAerith's avatar
    RownAerith
    6 years ago

    same thing here, only show up on task manager for a brief moment. everything was fine before the update.

  • kasunnimesh's avatar
    kasunnimesh
    6 years ago

    is it possible to play NFS heta in AMD FX 6100 ?? my VGA is AMD RX570 4GB and installed memory 16Gigs 

  • RazorDK011's avatar
    RazorDK011
    5 years ago

    Is it possible to play with Amd phenom ii x6 1090t he is so much better than 1055t??

  • bbright72's avatar
    bbright72
    4 years ago

    When this game came out, I played it with no problem. I just reinstalled it after getting a new RTX 3070 ti and some new input equipment and now it won't  even launch. Here's the dxdiag of my system

  • I finally got it to launch all the way. I tried everything from repairing it, reinstalling it, reinstalling Origin, and a hard reset of the computer. Nothing worked. Then I set Origin to "Offline mode" and it launched right up. Maybe there's a network issue or something. Either way, with this new 3070 ti the game is so beautiful! I last played it with a 1060 but that doesn't even compare to what it looks like now.

  • fhbo6hdflzlf's avatar
    fhbo6hdflzlf
    3 years ago

    The game Need for speed Head runs nice on phenom [[ x6 1055

    All you need is some files i picked up last week, and it works ! 🙂

    just unzip extract to the folder with the exe files are located

    and just leave it in that folder

    the game is the paid version bought online , game on EA Origin

    i dont know if it would work with pirated versions

    i am not the author of these files , i just found it by browsing through Google

    i just compressed them zip and it diont guaruntee will it work for you

    and its not my fault if it work or damage your computer or ???

    i do own the game but i wont copy it or ???

    https://easyupload.io/cdw0bg

About NEED FOR SPEED™ Franchise Discussion

Have you played any other Need for Speed games in the franchise? Tell us about your experience on the community forum.30,144 PostsLatest Activity: 7 hours ago