Rate my setup, please.

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   I decided to go with DS for my new PC.  I am not a hardcore PC gamer,
but when I do have time to play (I'm in pharmacy school, therefore I
don't have much free time) I like it to look nice and play smooth and
fast.  I like FPS games (Call of Duty series, Farcry, Medal of Honor
Airborne, HL2, etc), and games like Fable and NFS Carbon.  I'm wanting
to buy Bioshock, Crysis, Cod4, and the like as well.  If I can play
games at 1024, or even 1280+, with some good AA and AF I'd be happy. 
I've never owned a PC that could, so I don't
know a ton about what AA/AF and stuff are.  This is going to be my only
PC, used for doing school research, listening to music, and of course,
games.  I'd like to keep the PC in this dollar range, though I can go
up or down if needed.  Up to around $1800, and as low as I can make it
and do what I want 

System Configuration:Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 600W Thermaltake (SLI Compatible) (Silent PurePower Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (TwisterBoost Enhanced) E6750 2.80GHz (1400MHz Front Side Bus)
Motherboard: nVidia 650i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 650i Ultra)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance)
Floppy / Media: Sony 1.44MB Floppy (Black Edition)
Hard Drive 1: 250GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Modem: - No Thanks
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 320MB (By: eVGA / Asus) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 (Silent Artic Cooling (TwisterBoost Overclocked)
Case Lighting: - No Thanks
Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Black Edition)
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: APC SurgeArrest Personal PER7 (7 Outlet) 120V Surge Protector
Speakers: Logitech 2 Piece (Black Edition) Amplified Speaker Set
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
Mouse: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support

A Few Questions:

1)Is the Power Supply enough or overkill?

2)The E6750 "Enhanced" Processor: This would be further
overclocked up to around 3.0 GHz with stage 3 cooling, correct?  Is the
performance increase over say the standard 6750 (OC'd) noticeable, even
in games?

3) The Graphics card.  Would the 512 MB 8600GTS work just as well for me?  I don't even know if my
monitor can go over 1280.

4) FINALLY, what is Lightscribe Edition?  It's on the DVD Drive.  Dumb Question, but that drive reads and writes, correct?

I've read many other reviews, and after several days
decided on this one.  The only thing I debate on is Vista.  I know the
problems, and I like XP, but I want this to be ready for the future. 
It's prolly just preference.  If Vista won't be stable enough to use
reliably for another 6-12 more months, I might go with XP and buy Vista
later.

Sorry for the really long winded explanation. I just wanted to make
sure you had enough info to help. Any tips/advice would be greatly
appreciated.

Rate my setup, please.

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