Reply 20 of 23, by bmwsvsu
Well it looks like you practically have a whole new computer in your closet, all that is missing is the case, ram, hard drive, and optical drive. If it were me, I would just buy those parts new and build it from scratch. And with that high-end of hardware, I would definitely go with a solid state hard drive. You could probably get all that stuff on the cheap for somewhere between $60 and $90 total. And then you have a brand new system.
Your old setup, btw, looks like it will support a max of Athlon XP 2600+, according to the MSI user manual. Honestly, I would probably just leave it as is (the cost of the upgrade from XP2000 to 2600 probably isn't worth the modest performance gain), throw in a GeForce6-series or Radeon x600/700/800 AGP video card and install Windows 98 or a 98/XP hyprid as the VIA chipsets on that particular board have readily available Windows 98 drivers. That particular hardware is kind of in the sweet spot for a 98/XP hybrid build; that is, if you have any interest in a Win98 system.