New gaming/htpc - quiet and sexy for display with receiver

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Approximate Purchase Date: Before Haswell

Budget Range: $1,000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, music streaming, watching movies

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: Starting fresh. New case, MB, CPU, graphics, SSD (use Synology NAS for data storage), memory

Do you need to buy OS: Yes (probably 7 pro?)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ? I have amazon prime?

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Hampton Roads, VA

Parts Preferences: Here to learn

Overclocking: Likely

SLI or Crossfire: Huh?

Your Monitor Resolution: Primary display will be a 55" LG 1080p 3D 240Hz, secondary is 24" LED 1080p

Additional Comments: quiet and sexy

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I have been gaming on an old worthless PC that I share with the kids and I'm ready to spoil myself but want something that the rest of the family can use for a multimedia streaming machine from our synology NAS/pandora/what-not
 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NINz
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NINz/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NINz/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.02 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.49 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($297.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Xigmatek ASGARD PRO (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($61.24 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.96 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $944.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-01 15:16 EDT-0400)

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NIS2
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NIS2/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NIS2/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.49 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($297.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Xigmatek ASGARD PRO (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.96 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1005.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-01 15:15 EDT-0400)