lol that could work too. I'm not an idiot with computers, I've built most that I've owned, but for some reason every time i try reading through a how to on that project i get all overwhelmed by it 
It's relatively easy, I have one too

mp3car forums have a ton of useful information and I could help you out picking parts. I just rebuilt mine a few months ago (not from a netbook, just using a mini-itx board)