Need advice before buying a desktop

[BobAuth]

Hi everybody,

I am considering buying a desktop with the following specs:

Model: HP envy 750-055xt
Processor: 4th Gen. Intel Quad Core i7-4790 Processor - 3.6GHz, (up to 4GHz, on Max Turbo)
Ram: 8GB (up to 32GB)
Power supply: 300w
Graphics: integrated (as is for now)

My question is: Would that be a good PC to buy if I wanted to upgrade it in the future to a gaming PC for my son?
And I mean modern games with advances graphics (to me that is for example highest settings for GTA, Fallout, ... other newly released games)

Your help is much appreciated, folks. Thank you.

 

[Calculagator]

You would definitely need to upgrade the power supply (PSU) and install a graphics card. Upgrading these OEM machines can be a pain sometimes, but it can be worth it if you get a great sale. I wouldn't pay more than ~$300 for that machine.

 

[Epicness937]

can you build one yourself?
it would save you about 25-35% of the prebuilt cost
and as for that system i would get a new psu and 16 gb ram
and oddly that is a very powerful cpu with a crappy gpu
in that system for gaming the cpu is more than needed and the gpu is a LOT less than needed
i would highly recomend building if you can

 

[Epicness937]

also how much is it i think 375$ is about what its worth at most assuming the motherboard is decent

 

[BobAuth]

It would be great if you guys could point me to the right direction to build one myself.. I tried it but the cost was $330 as I added the first component only (the CPU) and this is when I started looking for prebuilt systems. This one is for $490
I would definitely go with the non-OEM if it's cheaper.

 

[Epicness937]

well if the pc is only for gaming and not at 4k that cpu is not needed

 

[BobAuth]

Where do I start building my own at a reasonable price?

 

[Epicness937]

Where do I start building my own at a reasonable price?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YMfCm8
that and a gpu of your choice much better motherboard and psu than the prebuilt and more faster ram to start with then for a gpu the two choices now are the gtx 960 for ~200$ or a more powerful 970 for ~320$ or if you wait a 1070 for ~375$
this build can handle any of them
so what games are played on this and what resolution

 

[BobAuth]

Looking at the part list you created I have a couple of questions,
1. Do I only need a graphics card with that? Or do I need other parts like for example CPU cooler?
2. Isn't it somehow better to go with the original HP one, as it is the same price with a more powerful cpu?

The games are modern games high settings with resolution 1080.
Honestly I don't know the specific names.

 

[Epicness937]

Looking at the part list you created I have a couple of questions,
1. Do I only need a graphics card with that? Or do I need other parts like for example CPU cooler?
2. Isn't it somehow better to go with the original HP one, as it is the same price with a more powerful cpu?

The games are modern games high settings with resolution 1080.
Honestly I don't know the specific names.

well the plus with this is it allows a better upgrade path as later you can get a 6700k which is more powerful than a 4790 and 64gb ram (for reasons....) and better gpu
and yes the gpu is all you need as far as i know the that cpu comes with a cooler
one other thing with upgrading hps is that sometimes the software causes issues with new hardwere