Prebuilt Gaming PC $800-$1000 Budget

[brookelustig]

Hi guys, finally time to buy a desktop after years of dealing with laptops. I have budget of 800 to 1000, want to get gaming desktop that can handle strategy games like total war without any problems. Do you guys have any recommendations? I am looking at the HP ENVY 750 Desktop PC for $849,

HP Wireless 802.11 b/g/n 1x1 with Bluetooth® M.2 NIC
No Additional Security Software
HP ENVY 750se Desktop PC
16GB DDR4-2133 DIMM (2x8GB) RAM
Home and Home Office Insert
4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 745 [DVI, HDMI, DP, DVI to VGA adapter]
300W Power supply
No Secondary HDD
Windows 10 Home 64-bit OS
6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700 quad-core processor [3.4GHz, 8MB Shared Cache]
2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6G Hard Drive
7-in-1 Media Card Reader, 4 USB Ports (Top), Audio [Top 2USB2.0, 2USB3.0]
Microsoft® Office Trial
HP USB volume control Keyboard and USB Optical Mouse
Integrated Sound
SuperMulti DVD Burner

 

[FaZePULLOUT]

Hey, I recently built my computer for about 650 and I'm loving it. I wouldn't recommend buying a prebuilt Under any circumstance. Unless you completely didn't know shit about computers. When I went into my build I didn't know anything about actually building a computer, so about 5 videos on how to build a computer later, and everything seemed so clear.
Anyway your build looks like a good deal but it only has a 745 in it all the money went to the cpu witch is kinda useless.

 

[brookelustig]

Thats the thing idk about building a computer and I just know I will mess it up somehow. What Geforce graphic card do you reccomend? Thanks for your feedback!

 

[FaZePULLOUT]

Thats the thing idk about building a computer and I just know I will mess it up somehow. What do you mean by only 745? Thanks for your feedback!

your gpu is going to be a "bottleneck" on your gaming pc that I7 6700 is overkill to the max. I would look for a gtx 900 series

 

[brookelustig]

Would upgrading the graphic cards to either of these option make the desktop a solid gaming desktop?

2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 [DL DVI-I, HDMI, DP, DP, DP] +$100.00
4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 [DL DVI-I, HDMI, DP, DP, DP] +$280.00

 

[Naveen117]

Pre-built computers are a rip-off. You don't realize this until you build your own computer. This one for example boasts 16gb RAM and an i7 CPU. For gaming and every day use, currently you need 8gb RAM, for your types of games probably less but 8 is the standard, and an i5 CPU. All the money saved could have gone into a better GPU. All they're offering you here is a 745. That is terrible. The only things that are noteable are the built in Wifi, Bluettoth, and Windows. But you can get windows for cheaper on sites like Kingpin and G2A. SO please do yourself a favor and BUILD a computer. It's simple and you have the entire website to help you through the process.

 

[Naveen117]

Would upgrading the graphic cards to either of these option make the desktop a solid gaming desktop?

2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 [DL DVI-I, HDMI, DP, DP, DP] +$100.00
4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 [DL DVI-I, HDMI, DP, DP, DP] +$280.00

I'd look into the R9 390 as well. It's a bit better than the 970 but if you can't find one cheap enough don't worry about it. The 970 is a good card. Tbh you'd be fine with a 960 considering the types of games you play.

 

[FaZePULLOUT]

Would upgrading the graphic cards to either of these option make the desktop a solid gaming desktop?

2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 [DL DVI-I, HDMI, DP, DP, DP] +$100.00
4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 [DL DVI-I, HDMI, DP, DP, DP] +$280.00

Dude any of them choices would be perfect I would go with a 4gb vram though, so you won't have many popin in bigger games like gtav and mgs v

 

[FaZePULLOUT]

Pre-built computers are a rip-off. You don't realize this until you build your own computer. This one for example boasts 16gb RAM and an i7 CPU. For gaming and every day use, currently you need 8gb RAM, for your types of games probably less but 8 is the standard, and an i5 CPU. All the money saved could have gone into a better GPU. All they're offering you here is a 745. That is terrible. The only things that are noteable are the built in Wifi, Bluettoth, and Windows. But you can get windows for cheaper on sites like Kingpin and G2A. SO please do yourself a favor and BUILD a computer. It's simple and you have the entire website to help you through the process.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks for your input.