You are going to need to upgrade your motherboard as well. The Pentium 4 will not fit in the Pentium 3 socket. Neal Collins A+ -----Original Message----- From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Avinash Singh Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 9:28 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [PCBUILD] pentium chip removal How do i remove the pentium chip from my computer without damaging it. i am putting in a new pentium 4 chip and basically upgrading from a pentium 3 to 4 so i have 2 remove the pentium 3 chip and put in the pentium 4 and i need help please help me out ppl PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release Date: 6/12/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release Date: 6/12/2004 Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com