WOW a $1500
you can build a kick ass rig for that much
if i had that budget i get this
Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM
1GB DDR PC-4400
ASUS "A8V Deluxe" (motherboard)
Thermaltake W0013 Silent Purepower 480W
AMD Socket 939 Athlon 64 3500+
nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
Total: $1,528.25
and if you wait till after xmas this rig will easyly be under $1400 so you could probaly throw in a case and a second hard disk or a dvd reader/burner
(sorry for my spelling)