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There are multiple guides online forbuying parts for a PC at your price range,this one and this one are both good because they are regularly updated when new components come out. Judging by your list of specs you are planning a PC to meet the requirements for a specific game, but there are many problems with the list. I have been looking into building a PC at a similar price point for a while, so here are some observations:

CPU:  I would recommend an Intel CPU, at your price point they perorm better then the AMD equivilants.

Operating System:  DO NOT GET WINDOWS XP. Microsoft is cutting suppourt for it, which means it is pretty much guaranteed to get attacked by viruses all the time, and will be extremly unstable (crashing all the time, etc) as a result. Windows 7 is a good choice, but I would go with Wndows 8. Every program that is compatable with Windows 7 is also compatable with Windows 8, and Windows 8 boots far faster. If you don't like the new start screen there are multible programs available to make it almost exactly like windows 7, only faster. (Start8 is a good choice from what i've seen).

Memory/storage:  Here there a couple of problems. 4Gb of RAM is the absolute bare minumum these days, so you should absolutely go for 8Gb or more; many modern games require more than 4Gb of RAM to run. 6Gb of storage isn't even enough to install Windows. At your price point you should be able to get a small solid state drive (around 128Gb to 240Gb) to install the operating system and some games on (solid state drives are far faster than standard drives), and a large standard drive to store everything else on. 1Tb (1000Gb) is a good amount, and can be gotten fairly cheaply these days.

Sound card:  This is pretty unnecessary these days, almost all new motherboards have decent sound cards built in.

Video card:  either Nvidia or AMD, this mostly comes down to personal preference or which is cheaper (I personally would go with Nvidia).

You also need a good case, and possibly a disc drive as well, unless you want to get all your games through Steam and don't need to rip any CDs or DVDs.

Seeing as you are such a beginner, you could also look into buying a PC already built, this takes out all the problems in building a PC, but if you really want to build this yourself (and this has a lot of advantages), you should probably look at some youtube videos on how to assemble the PC, which parts to choose, and how to install the Operating System (OS).

I hope this helps, if you have any more questions I am happy to answer them.