HP Victus 15L Gaming Desktop - TG02-0027c -12th Generation Intel Core

I bought this for my son. I am a big fan of prebuilt gaming computers and I thought HP had the best affordable choices without breaking the bank! My son is a big gamer for 1st person shooters and I must say this computer runs so smooth and the graphics card is awesome. I will confess this is my first HP experience, but I am going to buy another one for myself in the near future!

Purchased to replace an aging Asus pc and I have not been disappointed. This is a brilliant desk top, super quick on start-up, stable, quite, and windows 11 is such an advancement on windows 10. I cannot believe how quickly this pc operates on start-up. Well worth the outlay. As they say, you really do get what you pay for!

The computer itself was great, even though it was a 2022 model, it looked brand new. I really liked the small compact light-weight design, fan was quiet, has a fast i5-12400F CPU and had an RTX 3050 GPU. The description said it had an RTX 3060 GPU and unfortunately the 3050 was not powerful enough to use it with my VR headset. Had it been the 3060, I would have kept it. If you don't need a 3060 or higher, get this PC.

Great product, plenty of storage, runs windows fast, supports gaming and was available at a great price.

Amazing pc

Easily customizable. The only problem I had was with the graphics card upgrade. I needed to attach 4 monitors and needed to know the specific model and know which cables I needed to attach. They were not all the same and I needed to buy different cables. Other than that, the computer is silent, quick, and looks good when lit with the V lighting up. I always stick with HP. I bought a backup Pavillion a few months ago and accidently got the white vs the silver. So pay attention to that color when changing options. That Pavilion is also a great computer.

So far, I am enjoying the speed and the fact that I can do so many things at once without worrying about the computer freezing or having the reboot all the time. I DJ, and my music library is steadily growing. Having so much storage is key for me.

It's a nice computer for the money and does everything that I want to do.

The system was more powerful than I anticipated. I didn't realize the Intel Arc A380 was so amazing at AV1 encoding; it was also super cool, with hardly any heat, and it ran extremely well. For streaming and light gaming, this machine absolutely flies. It sips power, so you won't pay much to run it all day, and it excels in thermal management. The RAM was stellar (CL22 Crucial), and the A380 held its own. However, the CPU was the deal-breaker. When I started developing, Docker containers were choking, web engines were slowing down, and even Web UI was giving me issues. I discovered that HP has the CPU locked down with an outdated microcode—a firmware-level lock that prevents the CPU from running at its full potential. They won't allow it to be updated. This is a huge shame. Had they allowed the CPU to be updated, I could have kept the machine and pushed its performance to meet my development needs. I had to return it. If you're a streamer or a light gamer, you will love this PC. But if you need to push the CPU for demanding tasks like software development, the outdated microcode will hold you back. A powerful little machine handicapped by a poor design choice.

This computer does great with my screen reader and magnification software. It does run kind of loud though, but nothing super alarming.