HP Victus 16 Gaming Laptop, Ryzen 5 5600H, RX 5500M, 8GB DDR4, 256GB $999 (44% off) Shipped @ HP NZ

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Ruffdrafter on 08/11/2022 - 23:10 hp.com (634 clicks)
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Not an outrageous deal but a good price for an entry level gaming laptop.
Did a quick check of the specs and looks like the CPU is pretty good and the GPU is roughly equivalent to a gtx1650.
https://support.hp.com/hk-en/document/c08004582
Memory should be upgradable as upgrade sites mention a second sodimm slot. This would probably be advisable as 8gb in single channel is a weakness as configured.

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  jamesdeal on 09/11/2022 - 08:47

  not a bad price :)

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  xsolider on 09/11/2022 - 09:11

  I thought gtx1650 is quite decent. Is it only counted as entry level gaming graphics now?

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    lNomNoml on 09/11/2022 - 12:28

    Very entry level these days.

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    jamesdeal on 09/11/2022 - 13:09

    the apu in this laptop is ok once you get duel channel 3200mhz ram

    like fortnite in performance mode high setting at 1080p you can get up to 144fps

    but games like cyberpunk at 1080p low will get around 22fps - 32fps

    but a 1650 will give you 38fps - 58fps at 1080p low

    so the apu in this can not compare to a 1650

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      Ruffdrafter on 09/11/2022 - 13:18

      It has a dedicated GPU, a RX 5500M which is similar in performance to a 1650…

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        jamesdeal on 09/11/2022 - 14:08

        +1

        every site i saw specs just says it was using AMD Radeon Graphics so i was guessing it was the apu graphics

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          Ruffdrafter on 09/11/2022 - 14:43

          +1

          @jamesdeal: Fair but you might want to delete the comment because it might confuse folk.

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  brownie1 on 09/11/2022 - 09:12

  +1

  Thoughts on 8gb RAM for Windows? Is it good enough these days?

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    Ephixaa on 09/11/2022 - 09:28

    +1

    It has an additional slot. Would recommend matching another 8gb, especially with how cheap RAM is these days.

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    lNomNoml on 09/11/2022 - 12:27

    Wouldn't touch anything with less than 16GB, as stated upgrade it immediately.

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    jamesdeal on 09/11/2022 - 13:10

    to get the best out of the apu you will need to get duel channel 3200mhz ram

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  Dan Baker on 09/11/2022 - 10:24

  Not a bad price, is quite an old model now thou. Was first released 3 months prior to Windows 11 coming out. (Came out with win10)

  Needs the RAM doubled to make it more attractive.

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    Ruffdrafter on 09/11/2022 - 10:29

    Upgrading the RAM should be cheap and relatively easy but it's definitely an odd configuration for a gaming laptop.

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      denverthedinosaur on 09/11/2022 - 12:19

      Just curious, how much could you upgrade the RAM to on this laptop? Could you get it up to 64gb?

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        Dan Baker on 09/11/2022 - 12:26

        Can you get a 64GB DiMM?.only 1 slot on the main board.

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          denverthedinosaur on 09/11/2022 - 12:35

          @Dan Baker: Good point - i'd say options are limited in that case :(

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          Ruffdrafter on 09/11/2022 - 13:30

          @Dan Baker: Some sources say 2 dimm slots so hopefully that's the case

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        lNomNoml on 09/11/2022 - 12:28

        You'd have to check if the board / CPU/ BIOS supports it as well

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          denverthedinosaur on 09/11/2022 - 12:33

          @lNomNoml: https://www.mrmemory.co.uk/memory-ram-upgrades/hp/victus/16-…

          Unsure how reliable mrmemory is, but it says upto 64GB

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  deadfish on 09/11/2022 - 11:34

  +2

  waiting for more gaming laptop deals :)