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We usually use Newegg links for recommendations, but in CA you will have to pay sales tax. The only reason I asked about Microcenter is they sell CPU's in store at below cost. Here are some suggestions - the case is just an example, you of course should get a case that you like the looks of. We usually recommend 120gb for a boot SSD. That gives you room for the OS and your most used programs.

This is about $1500 or so after tax and rebates, no video card, the onboard video is adequate unless you are gaming. The power supply is strong enough to support a video card if you ever want to add one.

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com

SeaSonic M12II 650 SS-650AM 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Semi-modular Power Supply - Newegg.com

ASUS P8Z77-V LK ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - Newegg.com

Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770K - Newegg.com

CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML16GX3M2A1600C10 - Newegg.com

Intel 520 Series SSDSC2CW120A3K5 - Newegg.com

Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - Newegg.com

ASUS BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Black Blu-ray Burner - Newegg.com

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - Newegg.com

ASUS VE248Q Black 24" 2ms LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ Speakers 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50,000,000:1 (1,000:1) - Newegg.com