Hi everyone I'm going to build a new pc to replace my old pc I'm running now. First off this will be my first build but I have researched alot and know the process and parts I need for the build. My budget is around $1,500 USD. The pc is going to be for gaming entirely. I rather miss out on performance now and have a pc that is very upgradable for newer better parts. I have heard AMD is very good for gaming but I see that the Intel has a wide range of cpu's to upgrade. I cannot find much info on the x38 chipset for intel so I don't know if I should get it if I choose an Intel cpu. For cases I would like to go with a full tower atx case with alot of room, made of allunium, and has a window side panel. For video cards I would like to have a card that would run BF2 and mabey COD4 on highest settings with no or very little lag. I've been looking into mostly nVidia but I dont mind having ATI. I'm not going to do any overclocking at all but I want a very stable mobo that is upgradable for newer parts. I dont mind going with onboard sound but it would be nice to get an Xfi soundcard. I rather have a psu that is sielnt and has modular cables and mabey 80 plus efficent. I want to have 2 gb of DDR2 800 or + ram or mabey if budget allows DDR3. I hope this is enough info for the parts. Thanks