Thanks so much for the help guys. :D

As I said, if laptops are limited compared to desktops, I will definately get a desktop.

I will also ask around the Hard and Software forum.

The problem is that I just dont know wat "gig" is, what a good video card is, memory or anything really. I always just told the poeple I wanted a good computer, but last time I did that I ended up with an expensive one with little gaming abilities. :(

Oh yea, I found the specs thread mentioned, but I also read that companies put the lowest possible specs that dont really play well on the best settings, so I definately want something better than their listed minimums.

Thanks again for all the help! Im leaning towards alienware simply because they are known as the gaming computer leaders, but some of the suggestions here definately present some alternatives that need to be looked at!