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Newbie question... pls help... thanks...

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by pahak_buotan

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hi...

i'm planning to upgrade my processor... i've been using it for years and i'm thinking about buying a quad core... but im not sure if my motherboard could support it... my device manager reports a "acpi uniprocessor" and i've no idea what it is... can some one please help me? and how do i check if my board is "quad core ready"? thanks alot...

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by thumbsup2

Chances are, if you've been using it for years, your motherboard is not compatible with Quad Core. That's fairly new technology. The only way to know for sure is to know what motherboard it is. Do you have any SPECS from when you purchased the computer that might tell you what motherboard is in it? Do you know what processor is in it? Frontside BUS speed? Size of power supply?

The best bet, if you don't know what you have now and especially don't know what you're doing, is to take it to a professional to tell you if it's upgradable. Usually, the local computer repair guy/store can tell you.

by pahak_buotan

my motherboard is two years old... i bought it in 2005... my processor is amd sempron 3000... is it possible that it could be quad core ready? well id probably take it to a computer shop anyway... thanks for the reply!

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