The Bretons are a good race. I started out as one in Morrowind and I finished the main quest with him. He's still my main character. You should work on your magic a lot. Bretons tend to be good at that. I didn't work on it enough and I've somewhat come to regret that. My melee skills are excellent though. But at one day you're gonna grow tired of the simple bashings. It's nice to be able to pul a magic trick or two out of your sleeve. ;)
I bought Oblivion a few months ago, my graphic card screamed for mercy....running probably 1-2 fpm. I eventually returned it and picked up CivIV....too bad, it looks superb...