A good deal at $1380?

http//www.tigerdirect.com/...

So, I'm on a budget, and I'd like a computer that could play Half-Life 2 and related mods at high/best settings as well as support the Maya rendering program. Would this fit the bill?

E6300 (1.80GHz, 2MB) - $183
E6400 (2.14GHz, 2MB) - $224
E6600 (2.40GHz, 4MB) - $316
E6700 (2.67GHz, 4MB) - $530
X6800 (2.93GHz, 4MB) - $999

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/intel_core_conroe_benchmarks/

I am really impressed with Intel as of late, E6600 looks hot.