New rig needed for second business location

mikecLA

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Just expanded my business, and in the satellite office I need to set up a box primarily for printing stuff that's already been designed on my X79 powerhouse box at the main office. It's still going to need to run the same programs, but I won't be heavy into design and editing, just printing. Also will need to run VMware, as some of my stuff only works on 32bit versions of Windows.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Photoshop, Indesign, Pagemaker, PrintShop Mail, Database Access
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
1,500 not including tax, shipping or monitor
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.

Los Angeles, CA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, RAM, MoBo, Cooler, Case, SSD (for OS and Program Files) Hard Drive (Data Storage) Power Supply, Graphics Card (prefer nVidia)
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
None
6) Will you be overclocking?
Not now, maybe in the future
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
Need new monitor
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within 24-48 hours
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
USB 3.0 SATA 6Gb/s
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, already have OS, VmWare, and required software
 
All right, here's what I recommend:
$189 - Intel Core i5-3470 CPU
$80 - Asus P8B75-M/CSM Intel B75 mATX Motherboard
$90 - 2 x Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 8GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$110 - eVGA 01G-P4-2650-KR GeForce GTX 650 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$189 - Crucial M4 256GB SSD
$126 - Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$70 - XFX Core Edition PRO550W 550W PSU
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Total: $854 plus tax and shipping

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$230 - Silverstone FT02B-USB3.0 ATX Case
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