Would using Boot Camp be risky, in my case?

So I have an iMac 8,1 (2008) I think it's 20 inch and I only have 1 GB ram... There are a few games I'd like to play but they can only be played on Windows XP. I watched a few tutorials on youtube but I'm not sure if I should do it, since my iMac is kinda old and it crashes a lot. It used to crash more and I had to force quit apps a lot but now it doesn't seem to do that so much since I don't open more than 2 or 3 apps... I need to know whether this can work or not... I have about 120 GB of free space so that wouldn't be a problem... My iMac's not slow, it still works well but sometimes it freezes.. And I didn't understand the drivers thing... I watched tutorials but I don't understand 100% what they are for.. I would really appreciate if someone could help! Also, the system I'm currently using is Snow Leopard. Oh and also I don't want to use apps like VirtualBox because I'd rather have 2 separate systems... I just think it would work better because the games I want to play are on CDs and I want to play them on full screen...

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
You can run Boot Camp and it's not risky to run it, always that you are careful following the steps.
Your Mac supports Windows XP, but before installing it, I recommend you to install more RAM. The Early 2008 iMac you have supports 6 GB of RAM > http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/Intel_Core_2_Duo_PC2-6400 Note that Windows XP won't detect more than 4 GB.
To install Windows on Boot Camp, you only need a Windows XP DVD and the Snow Leopard DVD that comes with the drivers you need. If you want more recent drivers, download them from the Apple site and follow its steps to burn them to a USB drive > http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1630
To install Windows, follow these steps > http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Boot_Camp_Install-Setup_10.6.pdf If you follow all the steps, you won't have any problem

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