Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought this laptop for my son to do his college schoolwork and for playing Minecraft with his friends online. It does both very well! He's super happy with it. He said the battery life is like 2 hours, but he doesn't take it to school so it's pretty much always just plugged in. It charges quickly when he needs to charge it. There are only a few small things. He had to change some deep settings in the BIOS to use the volume buttons as marked. He's also had a few issues with the Bluetooth, but he and I need to look at that together before I can confirm this is actually a problem.

I recently bought the HP Victus laptop, and I’m really happy with it so far. It offers great performance for the price and works well for both gaming and everyday use. The design is clean and modern, performance is smooth, and it handles multitasking and games without any issues. The display looks good, the keyboard is comfortable, and the battery life is decent for a gaming laptop. Overall, it’s great value for money and I’d definitely recommend it.

i love gaming but i had to switch from desktop to laptop, due to work; but had to keep it under a budget.so i went from a RTX 3060 Ryzen 5 3600 desktop pc, to this laptop. i had my concerns moving from a 12GB VRAM GPU to a 6GB VRAM mobile GPU, but this works better than expected. be aware, this is a Ryzen 7 BUT it only has 6 cores 12 threads (just like Ryzen 5 processors), instead of 8 cores 16 threads which i consider the standard for ryzen 7. no issues so far, just feels like false advertising. now the good stuff, i didn't see a lot of reviews talking about gaming performance for this specific model, even if you can search videos online for similar laptops. COD black ops 6 multiplayer and zombies - 160+ fps Balanced, DLSS performance. Warzone - 115-130 fps Balanced, DLSS performance. Rocket league - didn't check for FPS, but it runs it nice and smoothly (not a demanding game). Fortnite - 150+ fps. basically esports titles and less demanding games will work great. for more demanding games, you have to work thru the settings to have the game look good. i tried Wuchang fallen feathers on high settings and had a lot of frozen screens (didn't check FPS), had to lower down settings and activate DLSS so i could play. haven't try another games but videos are online. watch out for temps if you are playing demanding games, the laptop gets hot around the middle/right side of the keyboard. planning on buying a cooling pad with fans, in the meantime i put something in the back so this thing can get fresh air. also think about changing the nvme ssd, 512GB will get full fast. 16GB ram will also need to be upgraded in the near future. Display looks great, colors are OK. - i had a IPS 120hz 1440p monitor on my desktop, so this is not a good upgrade for me, but gets the job done.

Have a Desktop at home but since I was living somewhere for 6 months I had to find something more portable and not too expensive but can run games like a champ! And then found this bad boy! Only thing is memory but how it performs. That doesnt bother me since I only play like 2-3 Games heavy. Performs, sounds quiet, bought a fan for it so I don’t have to worry, and looks GREAT!

Very good laptop for beginning gamers! My sister and I have recently been wanted to start our gaming journey and this laptop seemed to be an excellent fit! While researching into this laptop, I talked with Geek Squad who helped me understand more about what this laptop can give me! They were helpful, patient, and explained things in an easy to understand way. This laptop is good for beginners with its 16 GB RAM. While I recommend not playing a bunch of AAA games, it has been able to handle an AAA game and some other lower games with ease (with settings set to low). I may end up purchasing a cooling pad or updating the RAM to 32 GB but as of now the laptop works fine when playing for around a 2-3 hour range (the time I usually play for). I set the fans to max (on the OMEN Gaming Hub app) to help keep it from becoming too hot. It gets hot when playing the AAA game for around that time range above so I like to keep the fans on max. Though I’m not sure if this is the best solution long term so a cooling pad may be a better option if you have one or the money for one. The battery is pretty good. I usually keep it plugged in where I sit to game so I haven’t tried it out for long periods of time but it seems to be pretty good all things considered. The display can get a bit laggy when playing the AAA game for a long period of time but really nothing to worry about. It will just freeze for like a millisecond then be fine. No issues so far! All and all this laptop is incredible! Very fast, very smooth, nothing to complain about so far! Thank you Best Buy for helping me out and to help me make my sister and I have a great first gaming experience!

Got this for my son. Mostly plays Minecraft, Roblox, and some Steam titles. As a joke we loaded Hogwarts Legacy and I was surprised how well it ran. Left auto detect settings on and it’s running on medium settings at 100 to 120 FPS. Very happy with it. The only gripe is build quality. Not a very rigid or hardened chassis, but for the price just be careful and it should be alright. Surprised how well the battery life is. And it’s cool. Much cooler than other gaming laptops. Not hot to the touch and no noisy fans while gaming.

I've used this laptop now for over a month and here are my thoughts: The Good Boots up quickly Good graphics for the price Mouse pad is passable Screen is decent 16 gigs ram is enough Fairly quiet The Bad Battery life is pretty short You will want to upgrade the storage if you have more than a couple games you want to play

The machine works well overall. The 4050 card is not very strong, but pairing with a 1080p screen is a good choice. It has DLSS support and FrameGen which really helps it out in newer titles. With those set on, you get good graphics (medium or even high settings) at 75+ FPS at 1080P, which is fully acceptable for the price point I paid (sub 600). The machine does come with a lot of bloatwear that eats into your 16GB of RAM. I would suggest disabling/uninstalling it. McAfee is terrible with resource usage, suggest disabling and just using Windows Defender. Also HPs gaming hub is a huge memory hog and offers nothing useful, so I disabled that as well. Doing the optimizations will get base memory usage below 50%, which leaves 8GB for gaming, which is sufficient. The one complaint (which wouldn't be one now due to increases in NVME/SSD costs), but it would have been nice to have a 1TB drive option with the same specs for the rest of the system. 512GB doesn't hold many games anymore, so I am sure I will need an external drive at some point. Overall, however, this is an excellent machine at the sale point I grabbed it at.

The colors on the screen are super vibrant even if it's only 60% rgb. As per usual Windows and HP Services might be a bit buggy in the first week but that's totally normal. Pros: is lightweight, it's design is super sleek it looks quite premium even if it's plastic. The performance is so smooth and fast. Also pretty good performance with games.

I’ve been using the HP Victus 15.6" (Ryzen 7, RTX 4050, 16GB RAM) for a couple of weeks now, and it’s honestly a great machine for the price. It handles all my games really well — smooth performance, no overheating, and the 144Hz display makes everything feel super fluid. The design is clean and the Mica Silver finish gives it a nice, premium look. I also love how fast it boots up thanks to the SSD. Plenty of ports, solid keyboard, and it stays cool even during long sessions. If you’re looking for a reliable gaming laptop that won’t break the bank, this one’s a solid choice.

Solid midrange gaming laptop. The Ryzen 7 7445HS and RTX 4050 handle 1080p gaming well, with the 144Hz display giving smooth visuals. 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD are adequate, but storage may feel tight for large game libraries. Build is plain but functional. Runs hotter and louder under load compared to premium models. Good performance per dollar, but limited upgrade options and average battery life.

The HP Victus with Ryzen 7 and RTX 4050 is a great value gaming laptop. It runs modern games smoothly at 1080p with a 144 Hz display, has 16GB RAM and a fast 1TB SSD, and keeps good thermals. The design is clean and portable, making it useful for both gaming and everyday work. While the RTX 4050 is entry-level and may need medium settings on very demanding games, overall it offers excellent performance for the price.

Ok, the pc itself is not bad, works for any purpose with some previous small adjustments, but their factory software make it bad ON purpose. The laptop itself have 2 fans on the Middle of the LEFT side of the pc (weird), but have fins on all the way of the back side near the hinge and on the back, pretty good cooling system so far and light to bring back and forth anytime. Now the true review and why 3 stars, the factory software, the fans from the cooling system are good, but for some reason run at 1800rpm~ until reaching 45C°, running pretty hot but not using even half max fan power, why? Just for battery? To keep the noise low maybe? Ok alright, let me change it or have options for a more aggresive fan curve while using the 120w charging brick but NO, there is no way to do it out of the box, Omen Gaming Hub software(the HP command software) only have 3 options for that specific model and the performance for some reason while other models have more options. Those are Eco, Silent and Standard for performance and they are NOT that generous with the fans (we can also use "Max" option for the fans and max should be the way to go to preserve the components but 5400rpm just for idle all the time is insane, loud and the fans will give up before they are really needed), the BIOS doesn't help and doesn't let you do almost anything even updated(01/07/2025), fans? Nope. Desactivate dgpu? Nope. Use the Dgpu like the main device for the display? Nope. Now the performance, the performance is surprisingly good for a 35w CPU(maybe because it's 4nm?) and 50w dGPU(yeah, 50w while gaming and video editing while plugged), you have two ways to do the job, via APU(Radeon 740M) for battery life or dGPU(RTX4050) for maximum power, while it is good that you have more ways to do the job, for some reason you can't choose between them completely to turn off the other, not via software or BIOS, you will always have turned on the APU and dGPU and that will reduce the laptop battery (Maybe there is no way to do it by pure internal design? Hope not) but the only good thing is that you can delegate specific works when needed via Windows or Nvidia Software for battery life or max performance or even both! (by default unplugged and even sometimes plugged with the power brick it will use the APU but you can overwrite that via software), also the laptop display is connected directly to the APU so there is sometimes a bottleneck while passing graphical work to the dGPU BUT you can bypass this and only use the dGPU when using a external screen via HDMI, why? No idea. This is review is completely superficial and some of the "problems" maybe could be fixed with third party softwares, Changing OS and even BIOS updates/modifications but for now they don't give a way to do it out of the box not even in a hard way (or i haven't find any so far), i'll keep the device and maybe change the review if they fix this via software but for now... Hard to recommend for just anyone.

The HP Victus with AMD Ryzen 7 is a great value laptop for everyday use and light-to-moderate gaming. The Ryzen 7 processor and 16GB RAM make it fast, smooth, and reliable for multitasking, office work, browsing, and media. The 512GB SSD keeps boot times quick and apps responsive. The display is decent, the keyboard is comfortable, and overall performance is excellent for the price. Battery life is average, but acceptable for a performance-focused laptop. A solid choice if you want power and affordability in one package.

The HP Victus is a solid mid-range gaming laptop featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 7445HS, RTX 4050 GPU, 16GB DDR5 RAM, and a fast 144Hz FHD display. It offers strong performance for gaming and multitasking, while the 512GB SSD ensures quick load times. Great value for gamers seeking power and efficiency in a portable package.

At sub-$500 this is a fantastic deal. The display is crisp with vivid colors and a high refresh rate. Even under heavy load the chassis stays cool, and fans are quiet by gaming laptop standards. The system is easily upgradable (both ram and SSD) which is a huge plus as even many corporate grade machines use soldered memory these days. The keyboard has decent travel for a laptop and is comfortable to type on.

So far it is very good. I used to have an Dell XPS that was horrible. This is a major upgrade. I use my computer for engineering, so I needed a device that would be able to run things like AMSim, MATLAB, cadding software's, and more. The batterie on this is also much better even though when I reviewed the item, it said it wouldn't be the best. This computer wont last days on end before needing to be charged, but it can still last through multiple hours of work before needing it.

Excellent notebook, fast, beautiful and lightweight.

I've been using the HP Victus 15.6" gaming laptop with the Ryzen 7 7445HS and RTX 4050, and it's been a great experience so far. The performance is impressive for the price — it handles modern games smoothly at high settings, and the 144Hz display makes everything feel super responsive. The design is clean and sturdy, and it runs pretty quietly under load. Battery life isn’t amazing, but that’s expected for a gaming laptop. Overall, it's a solid choice if you're looking for a powerful, affordable gaming machine without all the flashy extras.

Although battery life isn’t the best it is still a very good powerful laptop. It ran games way better than I expected as long as you adjust a couple settings and keep it plugged in. I would recommend more storage than 500gb if u plan to play many games or store heavy files. There is a couple things that could make it better but nothing too significant of a change but other than that I would definitely recommend.