(Whoaaaa I haven't been on in a while and just noticed some new features, SWEET!!)

Alright well what better place than here to come off as a complete NERD but...

I don't play too many video games, mostly because I don't have time, but I really, really, REALLY want to play Dragon Age: Origins. Oh. My god. I haven't wanted a video game like this since I was 12.

I know it's out for PS3, XBox 360, and PC, but it seems like the PC version is best. Plus I could use a good PC for tons of other things, so I wouldn't be getting it JUST for this...

I'm pretty poor, so I'm looking for something around $1000 or less. I've only ever owned laptops and am used to the portability, so if there's a PC out there that is also ... relatively... not HUGE... that would be a plus. I'm mainly concerned about transporting it in airplanes as I tend to move from country to country every year or so.

Er. Thanks.

Also, if anyone has advice on how to upgrade PCs (say to be able to play a new game one or two years down the line, I'd rather not buy a new PC too often)... that would be sweet.

Sorry for being a dork and a newb at the same time.