hi there can any 1 advise im trying to upgrade my comp to a quad amd can u please tell me what i would need beside a quad processor here is my computer spec

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name SINCS
User Name me

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 2200 MHz (11 x 200) 3500+
Motherboard Name ASRock 939A8X-M (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset ULi/ALi M1689, AMD Hammer
System Memory 2048 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type AMI (07/11/05)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter RADEON 9600 Family (Microsoft Corporation) (256 MB)
Video Adapter RADEON 9600 SEC Family (Microsoft Corporation) (256 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon 9600 XT (RV360)
Monitor Maxdata Belinea 10 17 25 [17" LCD] (519AA02401260)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter C-Media CMI8738/C3DX Audio Device

Storage:
IDE Controller ALi M5229 PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller SCSI/RAID Host Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive WDC WD400BB-60JKC0 (37 GB, IDE)
Disk Drive Maxtor 6L200S0 (189 GB, IDE)
Disk Drive Maxtor 6E030L0 (30 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Optical Drive CM4631P XAW515B SCSI CdRom Device
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8160B (16x/48x DVD-ROM)
Optical Drive TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552U (DVD+R9:5x, DVD+RW:16x/4x, DVD-RW:12x/4x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:40x/32x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 29321 MB (12572 MB free)
D: (NTFS) 38154 MB (17748 MB free)
E: (NTFS) 194466 MB (161949 MB free)
Total Size 255.8 GB (187.8 GB free)

many thanks for any advice john,,,,,,

According to the ASRock 939A8X-M CPU Support List, that motherboard (like all Socket 939 motherboards) does not support Quad core CPUs.

Therefore, if you want quad, you will need to upgrade your motherboard. And to take advantage of the quad, you would need new and more RAM, and a better graphics card too, which, in turn, would most likely require a bigger power supply. In other words, you are looking at a major upgrade here.

Sorry - that's the cost for trying to stay near current in such a rapidly advancing field of IT hardware technologies.

thank you for your valued infogonna do a major upgrade cheers///////

Good luck.

For beginners (and experienced too) I recommend you check out MWave's "Motherboard Bundles" Wizard. This is a great research tool as it allows you to pick a motherboard, then the Wizard will offer a big list of CPUs and RAM that MWave has already determined are compatible with that motherboard. Or, you can start with a CPU and the wizard will list a bunch of motherboards and RAM options that will support that CPU. This is a great research tool you can use even if you buy elsewhere (although their prices are fairly competitive once you factor in shipping - if you live in the US). However, for only $9 more, MWave will mount the CPU and RAM on the motherboard AND test them. So not only do you know from the Wizard that your components work together, you know your specific parts will not be DOA - a nice warm fuzzy for only $9.

Just to add, I wouldn't upgrade to a quad-core unless you really need it for software running optimized 4-threaded coding. For the vast majority, 2 cores is all you will require.

Unless, of course, you are after bragging rights!