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Elevate your gaming experience with HP
Pre-built gaming desktops are a fantastic way to jump into the fun of PC gaming without having to worry about the hassle of building a rig yourself, and HP makes some of the absolute best gaming desktops around. No matter what you’re looking for in your next gaming desktop, one of HP’s gaming PCs will be perfect for you. Here’s an overview of some of the excellent features and benefits you get by choosing HP.
Leverage the power of the best GPUs available
Strong graphics processing units (GPUs) are the core of any quality gaming system, and with HP, you have the best gaming GPUs available to select from when customizing your system. Titans like the RTX 2060, RTX 2070, RTX 2080, and even the RTX 2080 Ti are all present in HP’s GPU pool.
Aside from delivering unparalleled performance, there are other benefits to using these GPUs as well: ray tracing and deep learning super-sampling (DLSS). The former is a cutting-edge form of in-game lighting that makes supported games come to life in realistic ways — all in real-time. The latter is a special rendering technique specifically meant to pair with ray tracing. Specifically, DLSS reduces the impact ray tracing has on your system by rendering the game at a lower resolution and then upscaling the image, while also applying a fancy form of anti-aliasing. The result is an image that looks near-identical to the regular thing, except you still get to enjoy buttery-smooth framerates with ray tracing enabled.
Enjoy the benefits of CPU overclocking
Though the GPU is the most important part of the PC when it comes to gaming, the central processing unit (CPU) isn’t far behind. As the “brain” of your PC, the CPU is what directs the GPU to do its job. In short, the more powerful the CPU, the more power you’ll be able to squeeze out of your GPU.
Due to how important the CPU is, many PC gamers like to overclock it; in other words, kick it into maximum overdrive. Thankfully, you have this option available to you with many of HP’s gaming desktops. With unlocked Intel processors like the i5-10600K and i7-10700K or any of AMD’s options such as the Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 9 3900, you can enjoy all the benefits of overclocking in order to achieve maximum performance. Worried about heat? Don’t be, since HP’s overclock-oriented desktops come equipped with special liquid or air cooling systems.
Tons of quality memory and storage
Memory and storage are incredibly important to have plenty of in a gaming system, as both play a crucial role. Firstly, when you play a game, your rig uses your random access memory, or RAM, as a type of staging area to load everything you see onscreen. Without enough RAM, your system will churn to a halt because there’s not enough memory to support what the game is displaying. Secondly, modern games are often dozens of gigabytes large (or more!). Having a quality hard drive is paramount as a result, as you’ll need all the space you can get your hands on in order to install your favorite titles on your system. Having a solid-state hard drive (SSD) instead of a hard disk drive (HDD) is ideal as well, since SSDs write data stored on them faster. This results in faster loading times in-game.
With HP, you have access to both plenty of RAM and plenty of SSD storage. All of HP’s gaming rigs come with at least 8GB of RAM, which is the standard. However, you can opt for 16, 32, and even 64GB of RAM. Storage-wise, you can get up to a whopping 2TB of SSD space, which is more than enough for modern gaming.
Mainstream gamers have a home with HP, too
While HP offers the best hardware available in its PCs, the high cost of a top-notch system won’t be something everyone in the gaming space can afford. If that’s you, don’t worry; HP also offers plenty of mainstream hardware options that still handle gaming well, while also being more affordable.
Take, for example, GPUs such as the GTX 1650 or CPUs like the AMD Ryzen 5 3500. These pieces of kit cost less than high-tier options like an RTX GPU or a beefier processor, yet they still perform well during gaming and your performance won’t lag behind. You can also opt for less RAM and storage, too, which will knock the price down further. With HP, you can enjoy a reliable and robust gaming performance whether you want to push the limits or simply get something mainstream.
Looks that kill
While a stylish aesthetic may not matter to all PC gamers out there, HP is still committed to delivering gaming PCs that look as good as they perform. With sleek black surfaces, a healthy number of angular edges, and hints of RGB lighting, HP gaming PCs offer a style that’s distinctly gamer, yet also cleaner and less “noisy” than many of the over-the-top gaming PCs on the market. If you want a gaming desktop that’s easy on the eyes but not obnoxious, go with HP.
Special offers that heighten the experience
By going with HP for your next gaming PC, you’ll also be giving yourself access to plenty of sweet offers you wouldn’t be able to enjoy otherwise. When you buy any of HP’s gaming systems, you’ll get a substantial discount on important gaming accessories like keyboards, mice, audio accessories, mouse pads, and more. If you opt for one of the higher-end systems with Intel i7/i9 processors, you’ll even be able to get your hands on Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for free!
Which HP gaming desktop should you get?
All of HP’s gaming desktops are fantastic, but the best of the bunch is the HP OMEN 30L GT13-0255st. With up to a killer RTX 2080 Ti GPU, a top-notch and overclock-friendly i7-10700K CPU, up to 64GB of RAM, up to 2TB of SSD space, and both liquid cooling and RGB lighting, it’s an absolute monster of a machine that will handle any game with ease, even on their highest settings. You’ll be able to enjoy the beautiful enhancements that ray tracing provides, too, which is awesome considering plenty of games are going to start supporting it soon.
If you’re in the market for something more mainstream, look no further than the HP Pavilion TG01-0170m. At the base level, it comes geared up with a GTX 1650 GPU, a Ryzen 5 3500 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and 1TB of HDD storage for $699. You can upgrade here and there if you’d like to to make it even more capable, but even at the base level this desktop is more than capable of playing modern games well. It won’t be a boundary-pusher like the HP OMEN 30L GT13-0255st is, but it’s a fantastic desktop to choose if you want to save some money while also still getting strong performance.
