lol..thanks...it's nice to see another DT fan, like you..I only know of two others, around here.
Well as for the building, yes...it is pretty straight forward. If you're having a problem, you know theres always tech forums to depend on.
For the thermal paste, just put a dot, the size of a grain of rice, in the middle of the processor. Then just let the heatsink's weight spread it, while you're seating it.
wow...I just realized, this is an almost 4 month old thread you revived.