HP Pavilion 15.6" Gaming Laptop Intel Core i5+8300H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 4GB GPU, 8GB RAM, 16 GB Intel Optane + 1TB HDD Storage, Windows 10, 15-cx0058wm

In response to the comment posted by the other buyer, I hope you do fully understand that this pc is a custom build, the original model by HP uses a weaker cpu and gpu while adding more ram. This is a custom one you can fully build on the HP website.

This is the first Windows laptop I've used, coming from a 2009 Macbook, in fact, and I have to say that I am very impressed. The GPU is a proper gaming GPU (meaning they aren't just using the word “gaming” as click bait). I was afraid that having such a powerful GPU would cause it to have a short battery life. That said...I was pleasantly surprised to find that it does, in fact, have TWO GPUs (the Nvidia GTX 1050 and the embedded Intel GPU that comes with the CPU). The computer is smart enough to use the much lower power draw Intel GPU when you're doing basic computing and only fires up the Nvidia when you open a program that demands it. Speaking of programs using the GPU, while it is sold with the idea of gaming, anyone using Adobe's Creative Cloud will most certainly find the beefy GPU nice as well. Programs like Photoshop and Premiere can also make use of the GTX 1050 to speed their operations. This, in my opinion, is kind of a missed selling point that HP should really be exploiting as there are plenty of programs other than just games that a good GPU can make quick work of in performing tasks (especially when they can make use of the CUDA Processors on the GTX). The computer also has an HDMI port with full audio support which is REALLY nice if you want to easily connect it to an HDTV (whether to play a game or just to use it as a media center). I didn't see much discussion on the webpage, but it also has Thunderbolt 3 which allows in general super-fast 40GBps external connections, plus opens the door to being able to attach external, faster GPUs at a later time (total transparency: I haven't checked with HP if external GPUs are supported, just throwing that out there). The keys are backlit in green for an easy-on-the-eyes experience. Super laptop!

All the major components were as stated. It took about 15 minutes to set up. I deleted the pre-installed McAfee and installed my usual Norton Security. After that, I checked the speed for both. And the results are impressive. This HP has Ping 13 ms, Download Speed 71.47 Mbps, and an Upload Speed of 5.90 Mbps. The one that I am using currently is ACER which is also using Intel i5. And the results were Ping 13 ms, Download Speed 61.45 Mbps, and an Upload Speed of 4.08 Mbps. So, this HP has the same Ping, but 16% faster Download speed, and 45% faster Upload speed. My current internet speed is max Download 75 Mbps and max Upload of 5 Mbps. Obviously, this HP is much faster and provides the closest to the internet speed settings. This computer was then being tested out by my son. And he was playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and Neir: Automata. He was fond of the speed, keyboard key responses and the graphics. Great improvement. No lag. He was using a wired gaming mouse. Obviously, this computer will likely be used more often for home and office purposes, besides gaming. And it has all the hardwares it needs.

At a price of low $800 range, HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop is targeted at mainstream gamers on a budget. Announced back in april 2018, this budget gaming machine sports a large 15.6″ 1920 x 1080 Full HD IPS display, Intel 8 gen Quad core i5-8300H cpu, GTX 1050 4gb graphics, 8gb DDR4 ram, 1TB HHD with 16gb of optane memory ... which are some really decent specs you need for competitive gaming. Laptop chassis and design: The chassis color is black with a shinny dark green HP logo which i quite like and 4 matching green rubber legs on the bottom. The display has narrow bezels which maximize screen space. Standard keyboard with numpad is backlit with green WLED can only turn on or off, but brush aluminum keyboard deck adds durability and keep finger prints off your sight. The Bang

Great laptop has plenty of ram and a big hard drive. Cones with power cord and charger and a .free trial version of office that I like very much I will purchase the full program. I love gaming and it is very fast with no lag of you are a gamer you will live this laptop. When browsing it is very fast. The 15.6 inch screen is just the right size. I bought a case for it and that makes it very easy to take with you it isn't heavy and it is a pleasure to take with you anywhere you go. I recommend this to anyone who needs a laptop you won't be disappointed I would give it 10 stars if I could if you are looking quit shopping and buy this one.

I'm giving it 5 Stars even though I cannot use it yet received today which was for 5 days earlier than estimated cannot turn on battery is dead it is a beautiful laptop. it stated that the battery would be full when I received it. did not have to sign for it was left outside my front door.and it's like 95° outside I have no idea how long it was there. once I can turn it on and check it out I may change this review.

When it was working it ran good but then the black screen and once restarted it wouldn't go passed start up screen no matter what I tried but even bothering with it just returning what a waste of time. Sat on the screen pictured below for hours finally gave up sending the bad laptop back

bought two of these machine one for me and another for my son. with in the first week i got the blue screen of death and had to do a full recovery. got it up and going and made my recovery jumpdrive incase it was just a odd thing. after about two weeks it would not let him or me open any program and would not update windows correctly. so i had to do a total factory reset with the jumpdrive which after a who afternoon of getting up and going it was faster then when i first bought it. Had him wait on installing to many thing to see how stable it will be. After 4 weeks i was going to put on one more game add on and didnt even install it yet on the game and the next day the system shut down and restarted again and again till i had to do another factory reset. After all this i asked around to more people that bought this same laptop and they are having the same issues. So far mine *knock on wood* has not had any problems yet. And this laptop has two f3 buttons. So do not i repeat do not by this model.

I bought this laptop 2 months ago and 2 weeks ago is just started messing up. The Microsoft Store quit working. The game files started disappearing. I had one game that wouldn't install or uninstall. It didn't exist but the computer thought it did. I took a bunch of videos and moved them over to the computer from the camera and they just disappeared, too! I called hp and hp said they'd try to help for $99. I called Microsoft and they said my product had never been activated. I have no code!!! They want to sell me for, you guessed it, $99! I can't take it back to Walmart because of the return policy and I can't get my $820 back! DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT! I'm not just some upset customer. I'm an electronics department manager at Walmart! I know the run around on this stuff because I'm the one who has to explain it to the customers. Save yourself trouble and DO NOT BUY THIS PEICE OF JUNK!!!

Ok for a few months then crashes. We've only had this computer since January and it crashed this month and the hard drive is blown. For being less than a year old it's very disappointing.