[header] How to upgrade a processor [title] Turn off your pc and remove the power cable. [title] Unscrew your computer's case and remove the cover. [title] Identify your motherboard, your current processor chip, your ram memory cards, and your video card. 
[title] Find out what kind socket your motherboard has. [step] Do a google search or ask a computer technician if your current motherboard model supports a newer processor.