I couldn't stand the old video card anymore. Ripped it out and just for shiz and gigs I put in my gt-240 from my old dell. Black screen at startup, but I could hear it churning away. Finally it loaded up to the login screen and now everything seems great. I get about the same performance but it is WAY quieter. I'm super happy.

I wish that it gave me more info on boot though. Not being able to see the startup sequence means I can't use the drive selection feature on boot. :|

Still, WAY happier without that constant whining and wheezing when I scroll a web page.