Finding a gaming PC on a price range is a battle — discovering a gaming laptop computer on a price range, much more so. Today HP is closing out one model in its Victus sub-brand for $699.99, $300 off its common worth. While a Thirteenth-gen Core i5 and an Nvidia RTX 3050 aren’t going to plow by way of the most recent high-end video games, it ought to have the ability to play the overwhelming majority of titles at medium settings.

The HP Victus 1550fa-100 (simply rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?) packs a 15.6-inch, 1080p show with an IPS panel, which gained’t win any velocity awards, however is extra color-accurate than your regular gaming show. Other options embody 512GB of SSD storage, full backlit keyboard with a quantity pad, and a roomy 70 watt-hour battery. Ports are beneficiant, with two USB-A, one USB-C, full-sized HDMI for straightforward connection to an exterior show, and a full-sized SD card slot.

If this Victus laptop computer has an Achilles heel, it’s the 8GB of DDR4 RAM, which is fairly skimpy for something working Windows 11. But primarily based on a quick YouTube search, it seems to be like each SO-DIMM slots are open on the motherboard, so a couple of screws is all that separates you from a much-needed RAM improve. That’s an choice that many laptops — even gaming laptops — not have.

I’d go together with this $40 upgrade to 16GB, with the identical era and velocity (3200MHz). Need some pointers? Here’s our information on how to install laptop RAM.

HP is providing some customization choices for the Victus earlier than you order it — like the identical RAM improve at double the worth. If your price range can stretch a bit of, I’d suggest the $20 display improve for a 144hz refresh choice. There’s additionally a $100 improve to a roomier 1TB SSD, however once more, you may set up it your self for a lot less.

Get the HP Victus 15T gaming laptop for $699.99