For a budget setup, you could sell the i3-3220 for about $35, pick up a used i3-3225 (with Intel HD4000 graphics) for about $10 more, and you wouldn't need the graphics card.
There are quite a few HP Elite 8300 sff options on eBay as well. This one doesn't have a hard drive, and only has 4 gb of ram, but it's $83 shipped... https://is.gd/Df3RGY
Are you able to have the system sleep with the LG DVD writer? I have almost the same setup, and I can't get it to sleep. I've just unplugged the DVD drive since I don't need it most of the time. Maybe I'm just used to my MBP, but I prefer putting the computer to sleep, rather than shutting down...
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