CPU died... Replace CPU or minor rebuild??

[agrall]

Hey folks...

My P4 CPU died... The obvious quickfix is to buy another pentium 4 to replace it... Or should I do a minor rebuild?

I currently have:

Abit IT7-MAX
dead P4-1.6
512 MB Samsung PC2700
60 GB Maxtor
Geforce4-4400
SB Live value

So, I could just replace the processor with, say, a P4-2.4 GHz or I was thinking of getting the following:

Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Athlon 2500+ Barton
Radeon 9700
Crucial 512 MB PC2700 (may be used along with my current 512MB)
WD 80 GB 8-MB cache (other drive as slave)

Is this upgrade worth the cost? I may ebay off the old video card, motherboard... Would my current case w/300 (330?) Watt Antec power supply be good enough? OR should I pick up a new case/PS?

Thanks!

 

[Paperlantern]

if your jsut looking to fix the computer, get the Motherboard, cpu and memory.... it'll be a little more expensive than the P4 alone. no reason to get a hard drive and new video, but if you WANT new video and more space, go for it, cant go wrong with Athlon

 

[DWW]

I say...
P4 2.4 are cheap, buy that and a Radeon 9700 you want.

You will get the same performance as the rebuilt system for less money.

 

[agrall]

Any other advice? Do I need a more powerful PS?

 

[thraxes]

I would just get a new CPU... the rest of the stuff you have is still pretty good.
The old PS should still work just fine. I wouldn't yet invest in a new graphics card with a GF4-4400 in my system. I would save the money for a good card when it is really needed (not the case at the moment). If the cash that's left after the CPU is really burning your pocket, look for a nice case and/or a TFT screen