I'm 30 and counting and am never ever going back to school. I think a new notebook is a big investment at any age. Anyway, I've got a desktop with an Athlon 64 3400+ and a vanilla 6800 video card. It does okay for BF2, which I'm terrible at, but gives me a few hours of bliss per week. Other than BF2, I only play the Tiger Woods series. So you see, I'm not really a hardcore gamer. My current desktop should be okay for another year and like I've said before, I'm hoping my new notebook will suffice for a good two years before I get frustrated with the lack of speed.