YBoris
join:2001-06-01
Old Bridge, NJ
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maybe I can help :)
I don't know if I can be of help ... I built myself a very nice PC (see a few threads back - I even have pictures).
To watch DVD's you don't need a powerful PC. Sticking in a Quad or even Duo will make your PC hotter, thus you'll need fast fans, and thus it will be not as quiet as you might like.
If you exclude gaming from your repertoire - you can have a very nice quiet (nearly silent) PC that is the size of three calculus books stacked together 
»Need a nice Mini-ITX case :)
I'm very satisfied with the results I got (and unlike the picture shows - I used the power supply that came with the PC.
The entire cost was maybe $400 (INCLUDING MONITOR)
$80 Mobo+CPU (yay for onboard video)
$30 1GB RAM
$50 Case+PowerSupply
$30 DVD+/-RW DL (nearly silent)
$ 0 Hard Drive (had one lying around)
$20 Wireless card
$200 Monitor ...
Since you want a video card - get yourself a nice PCI card for $50 with passive cooling - and problem solved 
Remember - there is a trade-off between speed and silence ... more of one - less of the other (unless you've got money to throw away - for a water cooling solution - which will just be more headaches than it's worth) ...
again: no games = all good
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