Put in the wrong airport card, fried my G5, is it worth fixing?

Maybe more importantly can i trust what this repair shop tells me?
After Apple told me my computer was too old to work on and scouring these boards i thought i was installing the right airport card and apparently I didn't.
Immediately the power went out on the machine and it would not power back on.
The repair shop told me that i need a new power supply and motherboard so i ordered and paid for those. ($175+)
Now they called and said my superdrive in one of the two harddrives is shot and i need a new one of those.
And that the drive that works isn't recognizing Leopard, the OS I had on there.
I was already thinking of getting a new machine before i took this in and it is getting to the point where this might cost as much as a new machine.
Assuming I am willing to walk away from the data on there (which was the only reason i was taking this in -- to get my data), should I just give up on the G5 and get a new computer?
Also, can I trust what these guys are telling me? Is it possible the airport card fried the power supply, motherboard and both harddrives?
Seems extreme to me, but then again I'm the idiot that put the wrong card in.
It just makes me mistrust them when its one thing after the other after the other.
Sure wish they would've taken me at the genius bar...
Thanks for any thoughts,
James

Hi James,
Though I love my G5, I'd cut my losses now & sell the PSU And logic board, I've seen either one go for more than a whole used G5.
Impossible to tell about what they're saying, but it certainly is possible for everything electrically connected to be adversely affected. It's like a bunch of people holding hands, shock one & they all could get it.

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