Opinions wanted on what hardware to upgrade to

My motherboard and/or CPU just crashed and I am now faced with either upgrading or starting from scratch. In either case, I will keep all my hard drives and case and power supply. In fact, if I upgrade, I will also keep my current memory, and if I start from scratch, I will replace the memory, CPU, and motherboard. So, here are my choices (current hardware listed below):
Replace MB and CPU
Replace MB, CPU, and memory
Considerations:
If I choose #1 above, I thought about getting the same MB as current. This would make it easy to guarantee compatibility with my current hardware. It would be nice to get a few more Sata ports, but the expansion card is working for now. CPU might be i7-970-6 cores. A new different MB would have to be able to use current memory and be compatible with the Revodrive.
Choice #2 could be wide open; the only requirement is that it would have to be compatible with my Revodrive, such as the Asus P9X79 motherboard.
Since I do video editing – PPro CS5 with 90 minute MTS video files, what components would you suggest for choice #2? Is X79 (LGA 2011) the best architecture for video editing? I would consider the Asus P9X79 motherboard.
Current Hardware
CPU = i7 920
Memory = OCZ DDR-1600 – 6 sticks at 2GB each
MB = Asus P6T Deluxe V2
Other hardware to consider:
RevoDrive X2 240GB
nVidia GTX 470
Case = Coolermaster ATCS 80
PS = Corsair XT750
PCI-Sata expansion card
Several hard drives and fans

1. Overclocking is free.
2. Change memory to 6 x 4 GB.
3. Change the 920 for a 970.
In that order. That is the least costly option.
Next one is to get everything new, X79 mobo i7-3930K CPU, bigger case, bigger PSU, etc.

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