1. no it is not, just take apart an old pc and put it back together to see where everything goes

2. newegg.com hands down

3. search google on how to build pc's

4. lots 

games i want to be able to play on mid-high settingsd: bf2142, css, hl2, halo2, c&c3

Rosewill case

500w ps

PC CHIPS A13G V1.0 Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail 

EVGA 256-P2-N624-AR GeForce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 KO Video Card - Retail 

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA4600CUBOX - Retail 

APIDA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model AMX10ALNMSH-P2 - Retail 

Hanns·G JW-199DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail 

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM 

there other things but they arent very important like the dvd burner and stuff.

so plesae give suggestions and stuff thx 

case: APEVIA X-QPACK2-GD/500 Black/ Green Aluminum Body/ Front Mask MicroATX Desktop Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail

mobo: ASUS M2V-MX Socket AM2 VIA K8M890 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail 

video: SAPPHIRE 100189L Radeon X1900GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 VIVO Video Card - Retail 

cpu: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+(65W) Windsor 2.2GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO4200CUBOX - Retail 

ram: APIDA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model AMX10ALNMSH-P2 - Retail 

hd: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM 

monitor: Hanns·G HW-191APB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail 

optical: LG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black IDE Model GSA-H42LK BK - OEM 

os: Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Basic for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM 

all for $900 w/ shipping. please recommend other products if u would like.  

i changed a couple things around.

motherboard: ECS AMD690GM-M2 Socket AM2 AMD 690G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail 

Video card: MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC GeForce 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Over Clock Edition HDCP Video Card - Retail 

how is that? better?