Customer Ratings & Reviews

so It has a killer refresh rate. AMD Ryzen 7 chip. Triple the speed of the Pentium. It's not just the chip. It has a PCI bus. But... you knew that. Indeed. RISC architecture is going to change everything. Yeah. RISC is good. but AMD is better. Amazing entry and perfect for my 12yr old who wanted to move from console to pc gaming. she's looking to become the next acid burn.

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 bought this on-sale because I'd been using GeForce Now as my gaming platform. My old Staples desktop just couldn't handle games even 10 years old at times. GFN was a good compromise until now. This laptop gives me almost as good of an experience as GFN. Great processor and GPU. Smooth, quiet. Just wish the battery was a little better when gaming and not plugged in

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!

Excellent notebook, fast, beautiful and lightweight.

It was a good purchase for the price. Has a good refresh rate and the graphics look really nice when gaming. Also a laptop for work. Just wished it had more storage.

Portable friendly. Not too big and not too small. Good for office work during travels or even "remote" style jobs. Good for gaming, holds up similar to my high end gaming desktop. 10/10 would recommend.

An incredible deal, purchased for my son to run a racing simulator and other graphic/processor-heavy games and he loves it! Its still small, sleek enough to carry to school but delivers the speed and capacity to play!

I have used the HP Victus 15.6" Ryzen 7 / RTX 4050 model for half a year now, and overall I think it’s a solid gaming laptop for the price. Performance-wise, it’s very good as it can handle most games smoothly, and it runs great for titles that don’t require ultra-high specs. It’s also more than capable for everyday use like browsing, streaming, and general productivity. The only downside is that it gets hot pretty quickly, especially when gaming. When it heats up, the fans get pretty loud. You also can’t really leave it in sleep mode or closed for too long like a MacBook, because it can get warm or sometimes restart. So I usually shut it down completely when I’m done using it. Overall, if you’re looking for a budget-to-midrange gaming laptop and can tolerate some heat and fan noise, this is a good choice. It’s not perfect, but it’s definitely sufficient for casual to moderate gaming and everyday use.

Wonderful! Shipped in a box with lots of protection inside. This is a wonderful gaming laptop and is slim and doesnt make a lot of noise, perfect for bringing around on the go :)

I bought this for school use with the occasionally gaming and it does that perfectly. The storage is a bit small but not a real issue since I have a external drive. Overall I’d recommend this laptop.

I like it. It's faster than I expected. It runs games same or better than my i5 rtx3070 desktop. But the build quality is iffy, the case is kinda flimsy plastic with a seam that catches my skin. The power cord port is flexing and seems unlikely to survive multiple years of use. I got it 40% off and it lets me game between dispatches at work, so I'm happy with it.

Came in for a simple lap top that could withstand moderate regular use and light gaming but also within our price range. I really like this lap top, it works for what we use it for. Just wish the battery life was a bit better but it's not that big of a deal.

This laptop is absolutely worth it. It has more than enough ram and processing power to run AAA games on medium settings. Great for the price. The battery however could be a little bit better. It only last for about 2.5 hours while playing a game but will last much longer while doing normal work. Overall great buy. VERRY happy.

This Victus 15.6 inch is very intense because not only does it have 512gb it’s supper good when playing high end games the gaming laptop is so good and powerful that when you play any game the fan doesn’t sound as much Would recommend getting for this price

I find this pc to be very good for its price range. It's got a great processor, and a powerful, dedicated graphics card, and hasn't had any serious issues thus far. I would recommend this laptop for those on a budget.

I bought this laptop so i could play the sims with mods and this checks every box. the laptop runs well, despite a bit of lagging here and there. also as mentioned in other reviews, the battery does not last long for gaming so you’ll be using the charger a lot. besides that, this was a great purchase and even better that it was on sale!

I’ve been using the HP Victus 15.6" (144Hz, Ryzen 7 7445HS, RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for a while now, and it has exceeded all my expectations. The Ryzen 7 7445HS delivers incredibly smooth performance, and paired with the RTX 4050, this laptop handles modern games on high settings without breaking a sweat. The 144Hz Full HD display is crisp, vibrant, and makes fast-paced games look buttery smooth. Multitasking is effortless thanks to the 16GB of memory, and the 512GB SSD keeps everything fast—from boot times to launching games and apps. The Mica Silver design looks sleek and premium without being flashy, and the keyboard is comfortable for long gaming or work sessions. Overall, this laptop hits the perfect balance of power, thermals, and build quality at a great price. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a reliable gaming laptop that performs far above its class!

Super fast and great gaming laptop! The design and build is amazing. Very recommended laptop.

Nothing special but it’s quite decent if someone has a budget and needs it for budget gaming. However, its battery life isn’t too great and from my experience it lasted less than an hour - you could prob tweak it last a little bit over an hour if you need. But due to its battery if you’re trying to bring it around make sure to bring the charger with you. A lot of high end gaming laptops have bad battery life anyways. It is a 4060 laptop gpu so it runs a lot of games decent but multitasking on it isn’t going to be too easy because of the cpu so the laptop may have some difficulties there. If my budget was tight and needed a laptop over a desktop for some reason then this would be alright but there will be better deals in 2026 I’m sure. I recommend to someone to build a desktop pc if they can or just save a little more and look a little harder for something better