CPU? You're probably going to need a new motherboard, and none of your old components will fit into the new one. GPU? With a Pentium 4 system, you probably have an AGP GPU. I don't know if you can even buy those anymore.
You might as well go all out and get a proper gaming rig.
The thing with upgrading an old computer is that you won't be upgrading one or two components, you're probably going to have to upgrade the whole thing. Especially if you are looking to get a new CPU. That means new motherboard, and probably some new compatible ram to go in that motherboard. Then you're probably going to have to get a new power supply to go along with whatever GPU you go with and the higher power requirements of the CPU/Mobo.
Bottom line:
@ZimboDK said:
You might as well go all out and get a proper gaming rig. "
It's more expensive to keep up such an old PC when you can build one that will perform exponentially better for half the cost. AGP cards aren't cheap and neither is DDR1 ram. When your motherboard dies, you'll have to get a new one that supports your obsolete hardware which means sinking more money towards nothing. Not to mention computer software has higher system requirements and you'll have to upgrade soon anyway. A good rule of thumb is that when you see "minimum system requirements" listing hardware that is the best that your motherboard is capable of handling, it's time to build a new rig.
Buy a new one. Your machine will be bottlenecked by its weakest components. You need to keep it all balanced to make full use of it.
Plus there's compatibility issues, I'm going to guess that you'll be replacing the vast majority of the computer. (And since the case is peanuts compared to the cost of the components, you may as well just go whole hog and put together a new computer altogether)
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