For $549 after $100 mail-in rebate:

Dell Dimension 3000 ($489 alone from dell.com)
Dell E173FP 17" Flat Panel Display ($269 alone from dell.com)
2.8Ghz Pentium4, 1MB L2 Cache, 533Mhz FSB
XP Home
512MB shared DDR SDRAM
40GB (7200RPM) Hard Drive
48x CD Burner
Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics 2
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
90-day Basic Service Plan (Limited warranty, 1-year tech support)

Offer ends 12/15/04 for Premium account holders. (My company)

Good deal? TIY, seems really good to me.