Thanks for all the help guys.

It's been ordered.

I'm sure there will be some tweaking once it's built and running and I see how loud (or quiet) it is.

Great tips, I'm glad I found this place.

Should I be looking at replacing the stock fan on the Athlon X2?

Starting to stretch the budget at this point (windows 7 + taxes + shipping, ugh). What's best bang for my buck quiet + efficient?

With regards to the NSK2480. I could do it using a tower. I would have to rearrange a few things in my living room, but it's possible. Obviously smaller is better, but I could go as big as a mid tower I think. Anything decent at the price point (or cheaper) of the NSK2480? ---- with regards to DX11 ...

Hola, Working on my first build since 2001 when I went to various laptop setups (which worked while getting two degrees and moving ~5000km, twice). The situation: living in a diminutive sized downtown apartment. No tv/cable (don't watch it, too busy). Me and the misses have been watching DVDs on a v...