Questions on IDing and upgrading my Media Live PC

I got a Media Live PC a while ago and am just getting around to setting it up for use as my main PC. The basic spec is OK - 5400+ X2 cpu and 4GBs of DDR2-800 (which I might add another 4GBs to as there are two free DIMM slots).
What I would like to do is:
Install Windows 7 64bit Ultra
Replace the DVB-T card and PCI riser with a modern(ish) PCI-e graphics card and riser
Replace the DVD-RW drive with a Blu-ray drive
Add an SSD for the main drive
My questions are:
Will I be able to find all the drivers I need for the Ralink wifi, IVT bluetooth and the VFD display for Win 7?
Is there a recomended PCI-e riser I can use?
What is the best single-slot PCI-e graphics card I can use? Could I use a 5770? I'm not planning on doing any major gaming, and my monitor will be a 1680 x 1050 resolution. Would a double-slot card with better cooler be possible?
Can I fit any standard laptop BR drive?
Thanks in advance!

Hi Bas, that's very reassuring to hear that my Toshiba might not be at fault! Right now though, this MSI is my only PC so I haven't (yet) been able to test it in another PC. Well, if all SSDs are going to be like that, I will indeed stick with a standard hdd. I don't really need the extra speed, I've merely become used to it :D And I recently sold off my Velociraptors too... doh! (got a good price for 'em though!)
I can't flip the fan on my cpu heatsink because it is an Alpine GT64 and looks like one of those low-vibration ones like you get on an AC Freezer Pro... I guess I'll need to replace the whole heatsink as well as the fan? The case does get hot if I run the PC for a long time but right now I don't use my PC much - just web access, really, at the moment. I do plan to use it for ripping and playing media and will eventually replace the TV card with a graphics card... Whilst I'm replacing the HSF, are there any better CPUs I could look out for, ideally with lower TDP than the 5400+ I have in now? I've been running Intel i7s for ages and am really out of date on AMD chipsets and cpus... The motherboard is an MS-7329 V1.2. Google doesn't say much, but could I put in a low-TDP quadcore Phenom?
Are there any better PSUs available that I could upgrade to? My goal is just to bump the spec of this machine bit by bit as funds become available. The Toshiba SSD was the first 'bump' (well, apart from installing Windows 7) as I already had it to hand.

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Leonard1818 wrote:
Hi All,
I found another thread also titled "End of contract questions" and it was very helpful but I want to make sure I'm not mistaken in any way. Here's my scenario:
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1. Verizon has done away with 1-year contracts. This means that whenever my wife goes in to renew her contract (and get a new device), she will need to sign a 2 year contract, correct? All further questions will be posed based on a "yes" answer to this one. Yes, either a 2yr contract or no contract and pay full retail price of the phone.
2. Assuming she has to sign a 2-year contract, will she still be able to retain her unlimited data plan? Yes, if she upgrades from smartphone to smartphone.
3. Assuming she signs up for a 2-year contract, will she still be able to get "loyalty" pricing or whatever they're calling it now (used to be "new every 2")? Is she even eligible for anything since she's not the primary on the line? Not eligible because she is 1)not the primary line and 2)1yr contracts weren't eligible in the first place.
4. In the other thread titled "End of contract questions..." it was mentioned that "The loyalty discount expires 6 months after it becomes available -- so 2 months after your contract ends". Is this correct? Yes.
5. Currently, if I go to MyVerizon and hover over the "?" next to my number and "Eligible for a discount" it says: "You are eligible to upgrade with discounted pricing. If you upgrade on or after 6/15/12 you are eligible to receive an additional loyalty discount. " I intend to wait for my line as it still has a year on the contract however when I do the same for my wife's line it says: You are eligible to upgrade with discounted pricing." Does it not mention the Loyalty discount because it's not applicable to a secondary line? Or perhaps because it's implied since she's technically out of her contract period? See answer to question #3
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