worth upgrading to a faster athlon from 1700+?

Well it really depends on what you use it for.
If its mostly games, then a graphics card update would give your more grunt, not that your system isnt pretty decent allready.

But other things like divx encoding, mp3 creation etc would benefit from a faster processor.

Probably the best solution is to stick with what you have, then upgrade both the cpu & graphics card later.

<b>Just because someone's a member of an ethnic minority doesn't mean they're not a nasty small-minded little jerk. <i>Terry Pratchett</i></b>

i love them, nothings better for the price. i've shown to two of my good friends and they both bought them after hearing them...
i got mine off pricewatch for 140 shipped
i promise u they are the best and have so many fans for alot of good reason. they have great range, go very loud.. whatever they do it great.

Athlon 1700+, KT266A, 512MB PC2100, Geforce 3, Audigy, Z560s