Advice for building a good gaming pc

Pkmn

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Hello i am new to pc gaming and was wondering would it be smarter to buy some part for my current desktop or to save up for an actual gaming pc. I currently have a HP pavilion p6-2100 w/
AMD dual-core 2.8 GHz A4-3420 processor
AMD Radeon HD 6410D (2GB memory with 512 mb dedicated memory)
4GB DDR3
300W Power supply

I would like to have a pc that can run games like Skyrim, Battlefield, Farcry and so on with high graphics and maybe some mods.
What advice would you give me?
 
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build from scratch. there is no way you can turn that office pc into gaming rig

you can use this $750 build as reference

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3290A-G ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)...

Pkmn

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Would you suggest just getting everything? Or do you mean like a new processor, graphics card, ddr?
 
+1 to Outlander
build from scratch. there is no way you can turn that office pc into gaming rig

you can use this $750 build as reference

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3290A-G ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $718.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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