Okay, guys. I did it. My store had one left of the Asus G51JX-X2. I had put it on order, paid it off...and 932 dollars later, I am (almost) the owner of a brand new gaming machine. Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, 4 cores at 1.6 GHz (1 or 2 cores can run 2.8 GHz), 4 GB triple-channel RAM (at 1066 MHz), 300 gigs of space, a powerful graphics card with 1 GB of VRAM, a 15.6 inch display...and a 2-year global warranty from Asus themselves, 1 year of which covers spills, fires, surges, and drops. I know my mom is going to have my ass if she knew I spent 930 bucks on it. So maybe it won't hurt as much if I keep it hidden from her until the holidays, just play it here and there. But in the longterm, I need a laptop.

I've got Dragon Age: Origins for cheap on digital download, both Mass Effects coming in disc format within the next day or two, and Far Cry 2 on DVD-ROM.

But I know down the line that there will be other PC stuff I just have to play (like both Left 4 Deads, Starcraft 2 -sigh-, Diablo 3 and Fable 3...), but does anyone have any suggestions?