Desktop PC help

[Cheese]

NCIX is having a sale on their Desktops. The one below is $547, is this a decent deal or should I look elsewhere? System is not for gaming per se, mostly for home use, some business software, internet, Photoshop, etc.
I dont need keyboard mouse or monitor.

Processors (CPUs) Intel Pentium Dual Core E5700 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ 2MB 800FSB Retail Box

CPU Heatsinks

DDR3 Desktop Memory Mushkin Enhanced Silverline Stiletto 4GB 2X2GB PC3-10666 DDR3-1333 9-9-9-24 Dual Channel Memory Kit

Onboard Video Card 5.1 high definition audio

Barebone PCs Shuttle SG41J4 Mini PC Barebone Intel G41 LGA775 1x PCIe 2x DDR3 5.1 Audio LAN SATA2 250W Silenx

Power Supplies Please Use The Power Supply Included with My Case - Not Available for Cases with No Included PSU

Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM

Hard Drives Western Digital WD20EARS Caviar Green 2TB SATA2 3Gbps 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM

CD & DVD Drives LG GH22NS70 Super Multi 22X SATA DVD Writer Black OEM
Onboard Sound Card

Network Adapters D-LINK DWA-552 Xtreme N Desktop Adapter 802.11B/G/N Triple Antenna PCI Adapter

6 USB Ports (2 front)

Assembly Options PC Assembly and Testing With 1 Year Limited NCIX System Warranty

Warranty Options Standard 1 Year Limited Warranty With NCIX IN-HOUSE Tech Support

[Rathji]

http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/topi...l=en&cs=cadhs1

I would check out Dell Day of Deals, for $399 (for the rest of the day) you can get a very similarly specced machine.

Intel® Pentium® dual-core E6700(3.20GHz,2MB L2,1066MHz)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English
Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader
No Monitor
4GB DDR3 SDRAM - 2 DIMMs
1TB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Integrated Intel® GMA X4500 Graphics
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
1 Year Premium Hardware Service

That said, the processor is a bit outdated and it shows in the price. Still pretty decent if you dont ever plan on gaming or doing processor intensive stuff (converting video formats maybe). Would probably be really hurting in 3 or 4 years, but thats a fairly standard replacement cycle for a business machine.

[Hack&Lube]

I would stay way from a Shuttle system if I were you, just from having owned 3 and my friend owning 3 as well.

The processor is very old and won't be very fast. You shouldn't be buying anything with core 2 duo Socket 775 technology in 2011 as a new computer that you will be keeping for years. The other stuff is decent and modern. The CPU and chipset are old.

[Vulcan]

I'd look at an i5 or i3 system. Here's an i5 system for about the same price. Maybe upgrade the hard drive.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...s&promoid=1373