I honestly don't know much about ideal specs for gaming, but I do know that anything Intel will not go over well with gaming. I tried playing a simple game with it and I got less than 5 fps.
I also know that HP laptops aren't exactly the best for gaming, but I'm not sure about desktop computers...
My Windows 8.1 ASUS K55N DB81 laptop is having some problems.
First, it said my Realtek Family Controller Driver was stopped because it reported problems (Code 43 in Device Manager). It also said there was a problem with Bell PVConnect. I disabled then enabled both of them, which usually worked...