Finding a gaming PC on a budget is a struggle — finding a gaming laptop on a budget, even more so. Today HP is closing out one model in its Victus sub-brand for $699.99, $300 off its regular price. While a 13th-gen Core i5 and an Nvidia RTX 3050 aren’t going to plow through the latest high-end games, it should be able to play the vast majority of titles at medium settings.
The HP Victus 1550fa-100 (just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?) packs a 15.6-inch, 1080p display with an IPS panel, which won’t win any speed awards, but is more color-accurate than your usual gaming display. Other features include 512GB of SSD storage, full backlit keyboard with a number pad, and a roomy 70 watt-hour battery. Ports are generous, with two USB-A, one USB-C, full-sized HDMI for easy connection to an external display, and a full-sized SD card slot.
If this Victus laptop has an Achilles heel, it’s the 8GB of DDR4 RAM, which is pretty skimpy for anything running Windows 11. But based on
I’d go with this $40 upgrade to 16GB, with the same generation and speed (3200MHz). Need some pointers? Here’s our guide on how to install laptop RAM.
HP is offering some customization options for the Victus before you order it — like the same RAM upgrade at double the price. If your budget can stretch a little, I’d recommend the $20 screen upgrade for a 144hz refresh option. There’s also a $100 upgrade to a roomier 1TB SSD, but again, you can install it yourself for a lot less.
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