Please tell me all help is appreciated I'm a noob when it comes to PC gaming. I currently own a super old 750mhz something laptop and am thinking of upgrading. Thank you.

you'd need an uber one, unless you have money to throw away i'd advise a nice desktop.
don't get me wrong laptops are 'getting there' but they ain't there yet, unless of course you have a money tree.
someone please correct me if i'm wrong.

Custom Clevo P170HM's are the best. I'm thinking of getting one when Ivy Bridge CPU's and a new mobile GPU comes out.

If buying from the US.
http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP8170
&
http://www.malibal.com/satori/

If buying from UK
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/vortexII-17/

Never buy Alienware. They are expensive, unreliable and very bad customer service.