Can I install Leopard on my built PC?

I recently built myself a PC, i put the specs below, i'm running XP Pro considering Vista (its a hard decision without the negative reaction to Vista), and I've seen and used the new Leopard OS and was considering that as well. Can i install this onto my computer? I know nothing about the difference's between the operating systems or what components are required ect...
System Specs:
Nforce 780i Mobo
Intel C2D 3.0 E8400 Processor
4gigs ram (XP convienently will only recognize 2.75 gigs of this purcahce, but its stated that 32bit will read up to 4 gigs)
GeForce 8600GTS 256mb GPU
250gig HDD
XP Pro Service Pack 3
Thanks! And i apologize if this question has been answered in a seperate thread already, but i couldnt find it.
-Kyle

NO. Apple software licenses specifically prohibit installing OS X on a non-Apple computer.
Barry
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
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