I got an EVGA 9800 in special for 99 $ last week at ncix, and let me tell you, that thing is silent with stock cooling. I also used to own a accelero and plugged a yate loon on it = nice temp + silent.
also, good call on replacing the antec Fan, they are more than noisy. I would still try to get a fan controller, this way, you could tweak the voltage to really fine tune the noise level. Also, you could buy cheaper fan, like the Zalman or Loons and under volt them this way you get more control at a lesser price whitout making a real impact or your cooling power.
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