Rate this setup - Good bang for the buck, or soon-to-be obsolete?

I'm in the market for a new gaming PC pretty soon here I believe. My roomate just bought a new computer and gave me his old one with a P4 3.2GHz and an 8800GS 512MBm which will do for now (believe me, I know it's crap). Anyway, priced something up at Alienware, was just looking for some suggestions and feedback, thanks! Also, keep in mind that this will be running through DVI onto my 50" 720P DLP display, which obviously limits my resolution choices for games, however a monitor just isn't really an option at this point, nor a thought.

Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz 6MB Cache 1333MHz FSB
Power Supply: Alienware® 750 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
Graphics Processor: Dual 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT – SLI Enabled
Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 x 1024MB
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA® nForce 680i SLI Motherboard
Operating System: Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1
System Drive: 500GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache
Optical Drives : 20X Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW) w/ LightScribe
Sound Card: High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio

The system itself is $1,972.00CDN before taxes.

I'm in the market for a new gaming PC pretty soon here I believe. My roomate just bought a new computer and gave me his old one with a P4 3.2GHz and an 8800GS 512MBm which will do for now (believe me, I know it's crap). Anyway, priced something up at Alienware, was just looking for some suggestions and feedback, thanks! Also, keep in mind that this will be running through DVI onto my 50" 720P DLP display, which obviously limits my resolution choices for games, however a monitor just isn't really an option at this point, nor a thought.

Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz 6MB Cache 1333MHz FSB
Power Supply: Alienware® 750 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
Graphics Processor: Dual 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT – SLI Enabled
Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 x 1024MB
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA® nForce 680i SLI Motherboard
Operating System: Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1
System Drive: 500GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache
Optical Drives : 20X Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW) w/ LightScribe
Sound Card: High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio

The system itself is $1,972.00CDN before taxes.

ZodiacVII

You could get the same system for $1300 if you bought the parts off newegg.

What about shipping everything to Canada, including duty fees, etcetera? The only reason I went with a mainstream PC manufacturer was to avoid those kind of problems. $600 is a lot to save, however, and I would definitely want to do so.

Aside from that, how well would you think this system would hold up? Would more thank likely be plenty for at least a full year on 1280x720, correct?

What about shipping everything to Canada, including duty fees, etcetera? The only reason I went with a mainstream PC manufacturer was to avoid those kind of problems. $600 is a lot to save, however, and I would definitely want to do so.

Aside from that, how well would you think this system would hold up? Would more thank likely be plenty for at least a full year on 1280x720, correct?

ZodiacVII

I am building a similar computer by using www.CanadaComputers.com and www.TigerDirect.ca to buy the parts. You can either visit the local stores and buy the parts or buy online from TD and they ship for free with oders over $99.

What about shipping everything to Canada, including duty fees, etcetera? The only reason I went with a mainstream PC manufacturer was to avoid those kind of problems. $600 is a lot to save, however, and I would definitely want to do so.

Aside from that, how well would you think this system would hold up? Would more thank likely be plenty for at least a full year on 1280x720, correct?

ZodiacVII

Its pretty much they same computer I have. My System can run Crysis on Very high no AA very well 25-30FPS at 1280x720 and all other games on Max(World in Conflict, Orange Box, Oblivion, Gears of War, Dawn of War)

If you play on a HDTV like I used to, I recommend ditching it for this monitor. The Images will look alot better more sharp and crisp. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009094

About shipping I live in Japan, so shipping wasn't much if you ordered it all at once.