Ken; Make sure you get a tube of Heat Gel (arctic silver I think) for the CPU/Heatsink connection. I don't see any reason why you cannot do both at the same time. Just take your time and do it well. jj On Monday, November 3, 2003, at 08:07 AM, Cube List wrote: > So I=B9ve noticed that upgrading things seems to be the cheap way to > go, so > that=B9s what I=B9m going to do. I=B9ve got a Sonnet 1.2Ghz processor > sitting > here with the kit, and I=B9m going to order the Radeon 9000 video card > from > OWC and the new Cube enclosure from Powerlogix tomorrow. My question > is, I > noticed that you have to remove the video card in order to install the > processor, would I be pushing my luck too much by trying to install > both at > the same time? It seems like I would save some serious time, unless > it goe= > s > poorly, in which case I=B9m not saving any time at all. > > Of course, it would all be put into the new enclosure. I mean, I=B9m > only > shelling out about $980 for all of these upgrades. Do I need to do > something software or firmware wise before I start taking things apart? > > -Ken