HP - Pavillion 16.1" Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti - 512GB SSD + 32GB Optane - Shadow Black

I recently sold my gaming PC and went for this laptop as a means of being more portable with my gaming and streaming and I am absolutely loving this laptop. The specs are perfect for what I do. The processor is clocked a little lower than I would prefer, but the 10th Gen i5 makes easy work of streaming, browsing, gaming, and anything else you'll be using this laptop for. For graphics, the 1660 Ti is a FANTASTIC piece of hardware to have inside of this laptop. Some games you will have to turn down graphical settings to reach the 100+ FPS to take full advantage of the 144hz panel (MW/Warzone being a prime example). However, for other titles like the Master Chief Collection it easily tears past 150 FPS on the original graphics settings. The only downside for this machine would be the amount of RAM it comes with in the box. 8 GB is plenty for older titles, but if you want to have multiple applications and a game open at the same time, you'll need to upgrade. I recently upgraded to 16 GB but have not tried it out in any games as of writing this review. Overall, I would DEFINITELY recommend this laptop! It's a fantastic first gaming machine and an even better portable alternative to a gaming desktop.

I was on a budget and needed to upgrade fast. Luckily I came across this beast and for the price it is a steal. So far its capable of handling anything I throw at it whether it’s music producing, multitasking or gaming. The battery life isn’t too great. I tend to keep it plugged in when producing or gaming but overall for the price, graphics card and upgradeable memory, you really can’t go wrong. It’s a baby HP Omen

I got this laptop on sale for $749. I'm not sure how often BB will cycle this offer, but at my time of purchase there was no better value available for the specs that this machine offers. I have owned this computer for one week now, and I purchased it to serve as my primary home computer for school work and some casual gaming. The screen and GPU are the highlights, as you won't find these specs available on many (any?) other laptops with a sub $800 price point. The design is attractive, with green accents that are understated enough to pass in a professional environment and the build feels substantial (given the all-plastic construction) while still maintaining a fair degree of lightness and mobility. So far, this laptop has performed well while running Witcher 3, Halo Master Chief Collection and COD Warzone at highest settings- all while running quietly and keeping within a safe thermal range. Overall, I have been very happy with this laptop and would recommend it heartily- even more so if you can snag it on sale!

Pros: First of this is the only laptop that you can get with a GTX 1660 TI even if it's the MaxQ, 144hz Panel for 750. The CPU is fine 10th gen i5 and the SSD is also in par with the others at this price point. I was able to run some games on low-mid settings and pushing 80+ FPS which is amazing. I rather turn down the game quality and gain a few more FPS. The screen is nice and overall look of the laptop is very nice as well. Pretty much as a stated, you can't get any better specs for the price. Cons: The chassis is made of plastic and the edges are sharp. If you press down on the body you hear the plastic creaking. It also get's very hot while gaming, like super hot. Overall: Decent specs in a mediocre plastic chassis that looks appealing if that makes any sense. I would give it a 3.75. I would not pay full retail price for this laptop. I paid the sale price because at the price, I can ignore the cons.

This laptop is amazing at the value of $750. Mostly i play Apex legends or call of duty modern warfare/warzone. Apex at mid settings gets easy 125+ fps. Warzone at mid settings 90-100+ fps. I reinstalled windows 10 manually to remove all the hp bloatware and added a 750gb hdd as there is a 2.5" slot available. Overall a new 10th gen i5 paired with a 1660 6gb maxq GPU, all i can say is I'm very happy with my purchase. Only thing is I don't recommend playing without the charging plugged in as it throttles and kills your fps down to around 30fps. I love the layout and color theme and it's a solid build for an all plastic gaming pc.

Other than a few pieces of bloatware from HP it's an excellent value! I can easily get 70-150+ fps on most games. I do recommend getting a cooling stand if you plan to game for long periods of time because it can get pretty warm. However, even if the extra fans aren't running I don't have any problems with thermal throttling on the CPU or GPU. This is obviously not for the super extra type that want to do 1700 things at once while rendering a video and streaming 10 things online at the same time. LOL This is great for casual gamer and those multitaskers of the world. If you love green it's even better! I recommend adding a second 2.5" SSD for more storage and upping the RAM to 16gb (2X 8gb sticks) for better performance and more game room. don't buy this if you have unrealistic expectations about computers in this price point and think they should make you new clothes and wash your dishes while you play WoW and DOTA at the same time. Seriously a great gamer pc!! I highly recommend it!

Great for what I need, I get around 100 FPS on Rust, 140 on R6 Siege and 60-70 on ark all on the highest settings, and i haven’t upgraded the ram to 16gb yet. The cpu temps get around 80 celsius and the fans can get a little loud but if yo have a headset you won’t hear them at all. The green keyboard is nice but you can’t change it from that. If you don’t like it there’s always a option to turn it off. Great value

Most people know of the HP Omen series of gaming computers, which are pricey beast machines, and have been great for gaming for many. I didn't need that much computing power, or cost, and found this one. I liked the non standard screen size, at 16.1 inches, for the fact that if I did want to transport, it would be lighter and smaller than a 17.3 inch laptop. Yet, it gave a bit more area than the 15.6 in laptop. The display is a colourful and brilliant display, good for viewing photos and playing games. The keyboard controls and tactile feedback are good, with a solid feel and response. (I like the green back lighting of the keys. Goes well with my Logitech mouse that can change the colour to match as well.) With the SSD, start up is rapid and gets up and running in a few seconds. There is no facial recognition camera or software, so typing in passwords/codes/etc, are the slowest parts of booting up. While their are no specs that mention additional hard drive space, there is a spot for a standard 2.5 HHD in the laptop. BEWARE!!! HP fully encourages user upgrades, had instructions on their online manual and will not void your warranty if you are the type to do so. However, to open the bottom case of this laptop is not for the faint of heart. It is the most difficult laptop/computer that I've ever had to get into to work on. Removing the screws is no problem, but to get the bottom panel off, you have to have a non cutting/marking, thin edged, preferably plastic prying tool to separate the bottom, which is inserted into the primary case, and held by several tabs along the edge. Just getting the tool into the case seam was a task in itself. Then running the tool along the seam, to release the tabs gives the feeling you're breaking something inside. (Which, breaking something WILL void your warranty.) Once inside, you have access to all of the inner workings of the laptop and can modify as you need. I installed a 2 TB 2.5 HHD. I use this for any gaming installation or non essential file that I need to save. I keep my 512 GB SSD for operational and utility software only. As of this time, I have nothing but praise for the performance of this laptop. The 1660 Ti graphics card has worked flawlessly. It's taken care of any standard need I have, and I have played several games with no problems. (Elder Scrolls Online, Sniper Elite series, XCOM series. Nothing overly fast and taxing, like Fortnite or COD.) Fan noise, is no problem to me. (My old laptop sounded like an F-15 going throttle up when going vertical.) I may hear them when they come on, but I quickly ignore them afterwards. The speakers, while not the greatest, they do fine enough for me and my needs. This laptop has Bluetooth, and I can connect to my soundbar to get a better quality sound for gaming or even music if I choose to. If you're looking for an entry gaming laptop, that can do a fair to good job of most games, consider this one, especially if on a budget. If you're looking at a standard computer, that has a study build quality and will handle office, home or routine task for probably many days to come, I highly recommend this laptop. (Ease of use score dropped because of the difficulty of getting into the case of the laptop.)