Israel Godwin
@israelgodwin
1 year ago

HP Victus 15 (2022)
A budget-friendly laptop that's great for casual gamers
SPECIFICATIONS
CPU:: Intel Core i5-12450HGPU:: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650RAM:: 8GBStorage:: 512GBDisplay:: 15.6-inch, 1080p @ 144HzSize:: 14.1 x 10 x 0.9 inchesWeight:: 5.06 pounds

REASONS TO BUY
+Great for casual gamers
+Sophisticated, all-black design
+Budget-friendly price tag
+144Hz refresh rate display
+Excellent thermal performance

REASONS TO AVOID
-Dimmer-than-expected display
-Three-year-old GPU
-Middling gaming performance


'Budget-friendly' and 'gaming laptop' aren't two things you often find in the same sentence. However, HP's Victus line-up of laptops focused on delivering laptops perfectly fitting of both descriptors. The Victus 15 is one of those laptops, and while it won't satisfy the thirst of those with ray-tracing in mind it absolutely has its own audience.

AAA titles aren't everyone's cup of tea, if you're a fan of the golden oldies, emulating the classics, or consider yourself something of an indie gaming connoisseur then this is the laptop for you. The Victus' Nvidia GTX GeForce 1650 graphics are by no means top of the line anymore, but it sure beats attempting to game on integrated Intel Iris Xe, or AMD Radeon graphics GPUs.

If you think the Victus' GPU is an indicator of an inferior machine, think again. The Victus 15 actually houses an Intel Core i5-12450H processor, 8GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage. That alone is a pretty impressive amount of 'oomf' to find in a machine of its price-range.