Please help me

building yourself or buying from an OEM?

i can make you the same computer for less:

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product -- 168$

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product -- 89$

DVD BURNER: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] r+px-880sa -- 53$

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product -- 82 $

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product -- 82$

OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product -- 109$

CASE: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Maste [...] 503&sr=8-3 -- 50$

POWER SUPPLY: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] k=vx%20550 -- 80$


TOTAL: 713$

and with the rest of the money you could buy the gtx 260 core 216( hell much better) instead of that 9600gt.
here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 60&x=0&y=0 -- 189$

being a total of: 821$

1. for the price you could get a better computer
2. it will run those games but at med/high settings and somewhat low res, but neither in very high or max.
3.
pentium 4 = old,single core
core2duo=newer, 2 cores
core2duo= twice the processing capacities=alot more penformance

No the 9600GT is not too hot. Look at the GPU charts here at Toms. They are really helpful.

That proc is fine for want you want, but it is overpriced and outdated right now. The sort of motherboard that would support this proc will not support the newer i5 and i7 procs when you want to upgrade.

I would not get that comp, but look here and get back to us.

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCat [...] esktop-PCs