New pc gaming

Hi i was interested to buy a new pc for gaming (at the moment battlefield 3) friend suggest me this setup:
-Intel Core i7-2600 3.4Ghz 8MB 1155 Sandy Bridge con GPU 95W BOX
-MB ASUS P8P67 EVO LGA1155
-DDR3 DIMM 8GB(2X4GB) 1333MHZ CORSAIR
-ATI RADEON HD 6970 PCI EXPRESS 2.1 2GB GDDR5 880MHZ
-HARD DISK SATA3 3.5" 500GB SEAGATE 7200RPM CACHE 16MB BARRACUDA
-CABINET ATX 500WMIDI TOWERCOOLERMASTER RC-350-KKP500-GP MOD.CMP350
What do u think about this setup? is it good pc? will it be a good pc for gaming in next 3-4 years? any suggestion?
i will be around 1000€ with this setup and i will add to this a new desktop, do you have any suggestion about desktop?
Thanks for ur answer in advance

go for core i5, not really any benerfit for core i7

get a motherboard that supports ivy bridge, core i7's are not worth the extra £100 over i5's for games

and go for a z68 motherboard

i could give you a copy of the pc i just built using core i5 for £384

(i havent added a graphics card into it yet and reused a hard drive)

but acording to your budget that would leave you with enough money for a high-end graphics card

antec 300 case £44.98
OCZ Technology ZS Series 750W 80+ Bronze Power Supply £62.98
Asus P8Z68-V LX S1155 Intel Z68 DDR3 ATX £78.99
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 XMS3 1600Mhz DIMM CL9 1.65V £34.99 (get 1.5v not 1.6 like i did)
Sony 24x DVD-RW SATA Black Bare Internal Drive £13.99
intel i5-2500 £400

(they dont seem to sell my cpu anymore)

runs perfectly. that leaves you with enough money to buy a top end graphics card e.g. hd 7970 (439 on dabs)

would be best to get a 2gb graphics card as game are moving to 2gb vram