Hi there, I'm thinking about buying my very first gaming computer or PC in general.
Hi there, I'm thinking about buying my very first gaming computer or PC in general.
Windows 11 Pro
Intel® Core™ i5-13400 (up to 4.6 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 20 MB L3 cache, 10 cores, 16 threads)
Ceramic white finish
8 GB DDR4-3200 MHz RAM (2 x 4 GB)
256 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
No HDD
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 (12 GB GDDR6 dedicated), Display Connectors: HDMI*1, DP*3
Front Bezel Ceramic White Metal with 500 W 80 Plus Bronze ceramic power supply
Realtek RTL8821CE-M 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (1x1) Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 4.2 combo
No extra office software included
McAfee Livesafe (30 day)
HP 310 White Wired Keyboard and mouse combo
$804.99/£649.45
P.S. This is the Victus PC from HP
If you have any other pre-built PCs at comparable prices, feel free to share. I’m aiming to enjoy games such as Dead by Daylight, Dark Souls, Payday, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Splinter Cell and similar titles smoothly.
i see no mention of a specific motherboard so this tends to mean that it will come with some proprietary generic OEM board from HP.
also no mention of any specific power supply so also probably a proprietary OEM crap model.
never a good idea.
provide a link to this option on the retail site you would be purchasing from
It's preventing me from sending a link, but the PC model is the Victus by HP 15L Gaming Desktop TG02-1000. I updated it with the better graphics card during customisation, as the youtuber who suggested it recommended it.
P.S. The person who recommended it is Just!N Tech.
I don't know much about them, but they looked trustworthy at first and the video mentioned "Best Gaming PC 2023 For Every Budget - August/September Update!"
It's clear they don't understand the context if they suggest a ready-made HP as the top choice for gaming. They also didn't specify where they bought the item, as a link was restricted on Tom's site.
Sorry to say, do not purchase as-is.
The 13400 processor is great.
The 3060 GPU is acceptable too.
However, only 8GB will leave the PC nearly unusable.
At least 2 x 8GB would be ideal.
32GB would be even better.
The 13400 can support a much more powerful graphics card later.
A generic 500W PSU won’t work well for that.
The quality of the PSU is unclear.
A 256GB SSD is poor.
A few games will fill it up, and performance and lifespan will drop once it reaches 90% capacity—at least 1TB.
HP motherboards are proprietary and not built for upgrades.
Consider looking at Lenovo for a solid pre-built PC.