Advice needed: trim old Gaming PC down to a Media PC

[davidzip14]

Approximate Purchase Date: Approx. Dec 2013. or Jan. 2014

Budget Range: Approx. $400 total (less is better)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Web surfing, video watching, heavy download, little gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade/Downgrade: Mobo, CPU, GPU, PSU, RAM (If neccessary)

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: NCIX, Canada Computers

Location: Toronto, Canada

Parts Preferences: None

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200

Additional Comments: MicroATX if possible, maybe with USB3.0 and SATA3.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: the current PC is large in size and loud in sound.

Here is a list of all of my computer parts:

Motherboard: EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard
Power Supply: Cooler Master 750w Power Supply
Processor: Intel Core Duo E8400
Hard Disk: Seagate 1.5T 7200 RPM HDD & Samsung 840 Series 128G SSD
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 280 SuperClocked 1GB DDR3
Memory: 2x Patriot 2GB RAM
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Pro
Case: Full Tower Case

Any suggestions? Which parts should I replace/keep?

Thank you!

 

[crewton]

So you just want a smaller computer that makes less noise? I'd just get a smaller tower and remove the gtx 280. Towers are just your preference in style. I also didn't check to see if your motherboard has integrated graphics. If not, pick up a little card like a gt 640. The rest of your parts are fine. I loved my e8400. Such a great little chip.