HP OMEN - 35L Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 8400F - 16GB DDR5 Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 - 1TB SSD - Panda Metal

I'm very, very new to PC gaming but I am happy so far with my experience with this HP Omen. I have a Mac and do not need another computer for productivity tasks. This machine is being solely used for gaming, and although I'm just dipping my toes into the water - wow. I've been out of the console world (save for a Nintendo Switch) for awhile now and it's insane the detail of visuals in cinematic scenes AND gameplay that exists even in games that are a few years old. So far, I've been playing Warframe, Game of Thrones: Kingsroad, Where Winds Meet and Sims 4 on Steam and everything runs wonderfully. I'm not a pixel peeper with games, but I am particular about image quality in general. I like my movies in Dolby Vision and I know a good image when I see it. I'll be the first to admit that I don't even know what all the in-game display settings mean on some of these menus, but I cranked everything up on Warframe to the highest setting and saw zero lag or hiccups. The only issue I have run into is that for some reason I am getting some cut outs when using HDR on my TV. This is a little confusing to me. The set is a Hisense U8 and has never given me any issues when using an AppleTV or running Dolby Vision or HDR movies and shows. I used the exact same HDMI cable, connected the Omen to my monitor, which is older and not as nice of a panel as my TV (but does have HDR support), and... zero problems. So, not sure what's going on there but it might be a me problem vs. a machine problem. Will have to do some research on that front. The machine itself is REALLY. nice looking, imo. I love the materials and the grate like holes. Where the lights run, if you look at it from the right angle the holes almost make the lights look like they're approximating an 8-bit retro look. Kinda cool. I love the window into the computer, even if I'm currently terrified at the idea of opening it up and ever changing anything. (I'll get there some day, ha. Baby steps.) It's just cool to see what's going on in there and nice to know that attention is being paid to design. Will I get tired of those RGB lights? Maybe. But you can easily turn them off or change their pattern in the Omen app. Speaking of, if you like to tweak things or monitor stats, you'll probably like that app. I will dig around it in more, but gotta say... it's a little disappointing but not unexpected to see ads in there. I've also been running Amazon Luna to play Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Hogwarts Legacy and a few other games at no additional cost beyond my Prime subscription. My wifi connection is not the strongest in the room where the Omen is at the moment, but things are definitely playable and look great - though I have notice a little stutter here and there. I think that's the difference between streaming and playing off a download. Excited to try out the included free trial of Xbox Gamepass and see what all I can play there. Beyond that any frustrations I've had with this PC have solely been because of the Windows experience. So many pop ups. Also, this computer does not come with a keyboard or mouse and your life will be a whole lot better if you have a WIRED set of those two things laying around, because set up was a pain without them. All that said, I was up and running in a fair amount of time and it's been happy gaming ever since. The last PC I owned was an HP laptop and it was rock solid for a number of years. I'm hoping that will be the case for this Omen and that upgrading it over time will only be a pain in my wallet!

While HP brand products are far from my first choice (not for a good long time), I am well-acquainted with their home office electronics, having owned many of them over the years, and for the most part, they have served me quite adequately. That being said, every time I visit my local Best Buy and find myself wandering through the computer section of the store, my gaze invariably strays towards the HP Omen Gaming Desktop on display. It just looks so cool! But what matters are the parts which comprise the PC itself, and of course, how good (or bad) it performs. So, I finally got my hands on one. Okay, okay … the Omen isn’t all about having clean lines and a stylish looking chassis, or those flashy RGB lights on the inside. No sir, the components are pretty impressive too; good enough for my gaming needs, at least. And it’s a definite upgrade from my gaming laptop, which I love so much (not an HP). Onto the usual Windows setup. All went well. During the process, I found myself eager to finally “get in there” and test this bad boy out. However, gotta do all those Windows updates first. Then came connecting my peripherals to the many available ports. Also, the removal of certain undesirable ‘pre-installed’ software. I do, however, recommend and use NVIDIA GeForce App, AMD Software Adrenalin Edition, as well as, the HP Omen Gaming Hub which allows you to customize fan lighting, check CPU/GPU performance, etc. Notable specs: Panda metal tower - ceramic white/shadow black, showcases a sweet, visually appealing, contrast Glass side door to view all those lovely RGB’s on the fans and memory stick AMD Ryzen 5 8400F NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 Kingston Fury Beast 16gb DDR5 RAM, upgradable, with 3 more expansion slots 1TB SSD, which imo, should be the bare minimum for any and all gaming computers Oodles of Ports, including key ones up top towards the front of the case Multi-display capable, for those wanting to set up more than one monitor Now, onto how this HP Omen performs. I admit it, I’m a Ryzen girl. Not that I don’t still appreciate Intel. But AMD has come a long way over the years, since I began gaming on PC. The games I currently play include - Where Winds Meets, World of Warcraft, Diablo IV, FFXIV, and various other less graphics intensive Steam client games. For the most part, I was able to play most of my games on medium (and sometimes high) graphical settings. They ran at optimal fps, loading fully on screen with no noticeable lag or pixelation. The fans were whisper quiet, even during extreme graphics intensive battle sessions. Gaming on this machine is truly fun. Oh, one other thing I wanted to mention … The packing box and inside materials were made from extra sturdy cardboard, which was good since the unit is heavy but it needs to be for what this desktop PC is, especially as the chassis is made of metal not plastic. Yet the computer was easy enough to get out of the box, even without help. Final thoughts - I’m actually really pleasantly surprised by my new HP Omen 35L Gaming Desktop PC. It’s been fun fine tuning the PC settings, and playing my favorite games on it, knowing that I’ll likely not be needing to think about an upgrade any time soon, for the foreseeable future. I’d recommend this HP Omen model for those wanting a solid low to mid-range prebuilt gaming computer.

First things first. All the PC basics are here, including the occasional free trial, but even right out of the box there isn't a lot here to be worried about or click on the skip or next button just to get over it. I'm letting the computer break in and warm up and then eventually I'm going to take it to geek squad and for them to do there strip and rip magic so that I can get more productivity out of it. And I'm thinking about adding another 16 MB of RAM on top of the already 16 in place. I was thinking that before I took it out of the box and then I began to play with it. Have fun with it and now I'm wondering do I even need it. I activated my steam account and downloaded the most beautiful version of Tetris. I think anyone on this planet owns. I did the right thing of course with a 3.1 HDMI top end cable coming out and into my my Republic of gamers monitor right running at 144 HZ. All these things helped and played an important factor into my Tetris. The classics never died. They just get prettier and with this high performance machine if it made Tetris look like something out of a cyberpunk neo infused Utopian gorgeous future then I can't wait to see what it does with the rest of my games. I always start small because it's the little things that matter, it's the big thing that always seem to come so easy. This PC is gorgeous in the box out of the box and functional. See about getting one as fast as you possibly can.