What computer to get for bsd and pclinux

[johnlvs2run]

I don't see any place for hardware questions, so am posting this here.

Let me know your opinion of this system, for desktopbsd or pclinux.
I'm currently using an emachines C2280.

Shuttle SD30G2 Plus Intel Socket
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s HD - OEM
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE - DVR-115DBK - OEM
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion...itle=shuttle+1

Also, should I use bsd x86 or amd64.
My only experience with bsd or linux is that I used ubuntu 6.06 for a year.

Thanks.