diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
index 3b73722692..1c51cba33a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
@@ -1201,6 +1201,7 @@
       <Outputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug - LLVM|x64'">.\QTGeneratedFiles\$(ConfigurationName)\moc_%(Filename).cpp</Outputs>
       <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug - LLVM|x64'">"$(QTDIR)\bin\moc.exe"  "%(FullPath)" -o ".\QTGeneratedFiles\$(ConfigurationName)\moc_%(Filename).cpp"  -D_WINDOWS -DUNICODE -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DQT_OPENGL_LIB -DQT_WIDGETS_LIB -DQT_QUICK_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_QML_LIB -DQT_NETWORK_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_WINEXTRAS_LIB -DLLVM_AVAILABLE -D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -D_UNICODE "-I.\..\Vulkan\Vulkan-LoaderAndValidationLayers\include" "-I.\.." "-I.\..\3rdparty\minidx12\Include" "-I$(QTDIR)\include" "-I$(QTDIR)\include\QtOpenGL" "-I$(QTDIR)\include\QtWidgets" "-I$(QTDIR)\include\QtQuick" "-I$(QTDIR)\include\QtGui" "-I$(QTDIR)\include\QtANGLE" "-I$(QTDIR)\include\QtQml" "-I$(QTDIR)\include\QtNetwork" "-I$(QTDIR)\include\QtCore" "-I.\debug" "-I$(QTDIR)\mkspecs\win32-msvc2015" "-I.\QTGeneratedFiles\$(ConfigurationName)\." "-I.\QTGeneratedFiles" "-I$(QTDIR)\include\QtWinExtras"</Command>
     </CustomBuild>
+    <ClInclude Include="rpcs3qt\system_info.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="rpcs3qt\game_list.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="rpcs3qt\game_list_grid_delegate.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj.filters b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj.filters
index 25341f839d..cd8191d3e4 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj.filters
@@ -514,6 +514,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="QTGeneratedFiles\ui_welcome_dialog.h">
       <Filter>Generated Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="rpcs3qt\system_info.h">
+      <Filter>Gui</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="rpcs3qt\game_list.h">
       <Filter>Gui</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp
index a5a7f24d44..47d2ba83e3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <stdafx.h>
 #include "rpcs3_version.h"
+#include "system_info.h"
 
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QActionGroup>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ struct gui_listener : logs::listener
 		read = new packet;
 		last = new packet;
 		read->next = last.load();
-		last->msg = fmt::format("RPCS3 v%s\n", rpcs3::version.to_string());
+		last->msg = fmt::format("RPCS3 v%s\n%s\n", rpcs3::version.to_string(), System_Info::getCPU().first);
 
 		// Self-registration
 		logs::listener::add(this);
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
index c43985408a..f5d425a4a0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "Utilities/StrUtil.h"
 
 #include "rpcs3_version.h"
+#include "system_info.h"
 
 #include "ui_main_window.h"
 
@@ -110,6 +111,15 @@ void main_window::Init()
 
 	RequestGlobalStylesheetChange(guiSettings->GetCurrentStylesheetPath());
 	ConfigureGuiFromSettings(true);
+	
+	if (!System_Info::getCPU().second)
+	{
+		QMessageBox::critical(this, "SSSE3 Error (with three S, not two)",
+			"Your system does not meet the minimum requirements needed to run RPCS3.\n"
+			"Your CPU does not support SSSE3 (with three S, not two).\n"
+			"\n"
+			"No games will run and RPCS3 will crash if you try.");
+	}
 }
 
 void main_window::CreateThumbnailToolbar()
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/system_info.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/system_info.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77c5540eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/system_info.h
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <regex>
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include "windows.h"
+#include <bitset>
+typedef unsigned __int32  uint32_t;
+#else
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <cmath>
+#endif
+
+class System_Info
+{
+	class CPUID {
+		uint32_t regs[4];
+
+	public:
+		explicit CPUID(uint32_t func, uint32_t subfunc) {
+#ifdef _WIN32 
+			__cpuidex((int *)regs, func, subfunc);
+#else 
+			asm volatile
+				("cpuid" : "=a" (regs[0]), "=b" (regs[1]), "=c" (regs[2]), "=d" (regs[3])
+					: "a" (func), "c" (subfunc));
+			// ECX is set to zero for CPUID function 4 
+#endif 
+		}
+
+		const uint32_t &EAX() const { return regs[0]; }
+		const uint32_t &EBX() const { return regs[1]; }
+		const uint32_t &ECX() const { return regs[2]; }
+		const uint32_t &EDX() const { return regs[3]; }
+		const uint32_t *data() const { return &regs[0]; }
+	};
+
+public:
+
+	/**
+		Retrieves various information about the system's hardware
+		@return a pair consisting of the compiled information as string value and a bool for SSSE3 compatibility
+	*/
+	static const std::pair<std::string, bool> getCPU()
+	{
+		int nIds_ = 0;
+		int nExIds_ = 0;
+		char brand[0x40];
+		std::bitset<32> cpu_capabilities = 0;
+
+		nIds_ = CPUID(0, 0).EAX();
+		// load bitset with flags for function 0x00000001 
+		if (nIds_ >= 1)
+		{
+			cpu_capabilities = CPUID(1, 0).ECX();
+		}
+
+		nExIds_ = CPUID(0x80000000, 0).EAX();
+		memset(brand, 0, sizeof(brand));
+		if (nExIds_ >= 0x80000004)
+		{
+			memcpy(brand, CPUID(0x80000002, 0).data(), 16);
+			memcpy(brand + 16, CPUID(0x80000003, 0).data(), 16);
+			memcpy(brand + 32, CPUID(0x80000004, 0).data(), 16);
+		}
+
+		bool supports_ssse3 = cpu_capabilities[9];
+
+		std::string s_sysInfo = fmt::format("%s | SSSE3 %s", std::regex_replace(brand, std::regex("^ +"), ""), supports_ssse3 ? "Supported" : "Not Supported");
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+		SYSTEM_INFO sysInfo;
+		GetNativeSystemInfo(&sysInfo);
+		MEMORYSTATUSEX memInfo;
+		memInfo.dwLength = sizeof(memInfo);
+		GlobalMemoryStatusEx(&memInfo);
+		s_sysInfo += fmt::format(" | %d Threads | %.2f GB RAM", sysInfo.dwNumberOfProcessors, (float)memInfo.ullTotalPhys / std::pow(1024.0f, 3));
+#else
+		long mem_total = sysconf(_SC_PHYS_PAGES) * sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
+		s_sysInfo += fmt::format(" | %d Threads | %.2f GB RAM", sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN), (float)mem_total / std::pow(1024.0f, 3));
+#endif
+
+		return std::pair<std::string, bool>(s_sysInfo, supports_ssse3);
+	};
+};