OK I gave it a shot. It is slightly over your budget in USD but there is a reason
Case -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811119196 I have the Storm Sniper and it is a great case, had a friend build with this one and he loves it. That said, the case will be with you a long time usually and picking one is VERY subjective.
Mobo -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813128512 I stepped it up a bit but I like full sized ATX boards. Once again there are many good mobos out there in this price range. I like my ASrock but the support isn't the best. Either way I think Z68 is the way to go.
GPU -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130661 Once again many to choose from. I personally would go with a 6850 card but the 560 is quite capable (especially on a 21" monitor).
PSU -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139010 NEVER skimp on a PSU, next to the case it is the piece that will be with you the longest! Modular is great for cable management and expandability.
CPU -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115072 The 2600k is a killer CPU but, except under certain situations, the i5 is just as capable. In web surfing, video playback and gaming the difference would be minor IMHO. You can always upgrade later if the need arises.
Drives -
SSD -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820167049 This is why I justified the slightly over budget. I used to be an SSD unbeliever. The one single WAY noticable improvement in everyday use for my rig in the last few years has been the addition of an SSD as a boot and games/applications drive. Another option is to get a smaller (20-40GB) SSD and use the Z68 SRT tech, not as good as a "pure" SSD but it does show a large performance increase (and does away with managing the small size of the SSD).
HDD -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136533 WD Black series are all that I buy, great drives...
RAM -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231314 Owned many brands and never been dissapointed with this one.
Optical -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827151222 I deviated here from the initial requirement. IMHO with USB sticks and external drives the need to burn to BD doesn't outweigh the media cost and time involved (as well as software to support it) makes burning BD not worth it. This will play BD and burn everything else.
Cooling -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835181016 I know you said that you didn't want water but this unit is as simple as can be. Plus it frees up a great deal of room around you other components and relieves stress on the mobo.
Total without counting shipping and rebates is $1,245.06 and I am guessing that you will be at least a little surprised at the difference in performance
. also that build above is the same as the build i slowly building now but without the blueray and the hard drive and case as i got one of each 
