Is This a Good, Safe Deal?

you can spend about 100 more and get a system 1000000 times better. I'd stay away from 650 boards, way too many issues, get a P35.

Newegg
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L - 89.99
Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) - 43.99 (23.99 AR)
WD 320GB HD 7200RPM WD3200AAKS - 69.99
Rosewill RZS05 Case - 38.99 (FS)

Buy.com
Corsair 550w 89.99 (69.99 AR)

Frys
Q6600 Retail 199.99
Look around, sometimes Frys or Microcenter has these for 179.99



~~$508 with shipping. If you shop around, you might save some more. Pair it with a graphics card, and you are all set. I feel that this is a much better system. If you are real tight on money, you could always get a dell. It depends on what you are using this system for.
 
The power supply that comes with that $489 combo (Don't factor in rebates until you actually have the rebate check in your hands) is so-so:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=11

As deft touch has shown, you can get a better system for not that much more. But if you like to assume you get the rebate, the above PSU review doesn't bother you too much, knowing that the 650i chipset runs a bit hotter and is a little bit more unstable than Intel chipsets, then by all means, go for it.

Oh and for $4 more, you can get a bigger, although slower, 500GB drive with deft touch's build:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $73
 
enginurd said:
Thats the JS, so the 'cuda.10 would actually be faster. Actually, the KS is the same price as the JS, and is a lot faster than the 'cuda.10, btw.
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Thought that "J" was a "K". So therefore thought it was the 320GB platter version. :)
 
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