i decided that the best thing to do will be to get a new motherboard that i can "play" with and then maybe get parts on a bi-weekly basis (sound card, cpu, memory etc.)
thanks REPOMAN, DEATH' and everyone else that put in their $.02 worth.
meanwhile.......look i got my new computer yesterday and ive never been on anything that ran this fast. wow!!!
with a new motherboard on the old pc i will keep you posted.
thanks all.