Good news: I picked up my new computer today.
Bad news: It doesn’t have the right graphics card in it.
Basically, the story is that the cards are in very short supply, and this store is not at the top of the list when it comes to getting them. It now sounds like I’m still a couple of weeks away from getting it, so they gave me a loaner in the mean time. Unfortunately, the loaner is a 6600GT, which is actually a step down from my old card. And a slightly faster processor, a better graphics bus, and a much faster disk subsystem does not make up for it. Oh well, WoW is fast, even if Oblivion is not.
Besides, I’ve got enough configuration steps to finish that I can go a week or two without getting too stressed about it.