HP Victus 15 Reddit Verdict: Great Power, Terrible Build

I simply don't have any trust in the build quality. Whenever I carry mine in hand, the lid starts bouncing and doesn't stay fully shut.

Have the same build as op and found that it's easier to get a laptop bag with a laptop compartment to avoid the bouncing.

The cooling is great tbh, when playing games gets a TINY bit hot but I wouldn't say it's anything to worry about whatsoever. I play games at times without headphones and the fans barely trouble my hearing as well. I also edit 4k videos and have heavy effects when editing and I've had no issues thus far so I recommend this heavily!

I love mine, bought it last august for school and light gaming for $700. Mine is basically the base model - i5-12450 with 8gb ddr4 and the gtx 1650. Today you can get a way better victus laptop for the same price but besides cyberpunk, this thing is running any game I throw at it crisp I love it. 32gb ram is a requirement tho, shouldn't even consider using it without a ram upgrade.

It basically depends on the price, but I assume there might be better alternatives with the similar price range. For example, I saw an Asus TUF Advantage Edition 2023 with much better display and gaming capacity priced almost similarly.

Got an HP Victus last year and honestly it's been a mess. Something or the other keeps failing every few months — speaker died (with blunt screws inside, opened first time), display went black and needed a new motherboard, fan started making noise, Wi-Fi card failed. And the service is super slow and frustrating.

Same problem, laptop shutdown by himself and refuse to start, in service they said motherboard needs to be replaced, waste of money. Don't buy this never. Was 14th gen laptop, 3050 gpu... worst ever.

It's been 4 months and it's still holding up as perfectly as I mentioned before. I'm also planning on upgrading the ram soon to make it 32 cause why not, the GPU doesn't overheat much (even when I'm doing intensive renders that require a lot of power), the build quality is still ass obviously, however it's a non-issue for me and nothing is broken or has been damaged cause it just sits on my table all day everyday except for the weekly cleanups.

I've been using HP Victus 15 for 2 months, I could say this is the best gaming laptop that ever existed from HP.

Have you encountered any problems with thermals? I have the AMD 5600H version and when looking at thermals mine gets up to 102c/215.6F. The GPU is fine staying below thermal threshold.

Thanks for the advice! I think I will get it, the pros definitely outweigh this one issue and it probably won't bother me to be fair. It'll be great to have a laptop that won't crash playing Minecraft at a render distance higher than 12.

Features are promising, but from what you said it seems like poor build quality.

Very honestly you've obviously just gotten a faulty device. I've never experienced any one of those issues you mentioned except for the fact that the build quality is truly dogshit. Everything else has never happened and probably won't happen for years unless you don't care for the device as well as it should be.

The 4050 version is a much better deal imo.

Well I haven't seen any increase in heat whatsoever from the RAM and SSD upgrades, just been the same as it always has.

I bought this HP Victus in 2022, in August. It is a tough and sturdy laptop. I paid around 990 AUD brand new for it and it was worth the purchase. My main intention of purchasing a gaming laptop was not to game on it but have great specs for multi-tasking; YouTube and CAD/Simulations while at the same time have it last for many years.

The problem for me was that there was a bit of a yellow tint on display. It is apparently a common problem with the Victus.

The build quality of this laptop has been disappointing after using it for 3+ months. I'd give it a generous 5/10. Nothing has technically gone wrong, but the plastic feels weak, and the hinges require extra care. Since I keep it on a table, it's manageable, but if you plan to use it on your lap or in bed, expect a lot of wobbling unless it's on a stable surface.

Well the Hinge is pretty bad, we call HP (Hinge Problems) for a reason tbh. The thing is I'm using it with the most care possible (only take it from my table if I'm cleaning the laptop) and I'm still incredibly afraid of closing it too hard or doing anything that would make the screen shake enough to cause issues for the hinge. From the way I use it I'd give it a solid year and a half more (so 2 years in total since the purchase) at most to keep up, after that I'll leave it up to fate.

Battery is pretty bad, about 2 hours max with normal usage, but of course that is totally expected and make sure you keep it on charge when playing games.

Personally wouldn't recommend it for portability, about 2 hours when not plugged in so I doubt it would work that well unless you use it on battery saver. This is practically just for gaming in a very stationary place like a desk cause of the screen wobble + battery life.

I have the HP Victus 15 - 4060, i7 13620H, 32GB ram. The battery is pretty good for a gaming laptop — mine gives 4-5 hours of battery backup with Microsoft Edge and Discord and Logitech in the background with normal browsing and YouTube streaming. And with eco mode you will probably get 2-3x the amount of battery backup compared to normal.

The specific issue you're gonna have is the screen wobble tbh. It's already pretty shit on the desk but on a bed? Even with a folding desk surface I can't guarantee a normal experience. I personally would get it just cause of the performance it provides for gaming and editing, you probably won't have any lag nor issues on most tasks.

The version I got had 46% NTSC which means it's roughly 60-65% sRGB.

I have the same version. The right side of my laptop gets heated more than the left side when it remains cooler, just feels like only one side of the fan is working. Is it normal or what?

No it is not a good deal. A 5050 for this price wouldn't make sense, let alone a 3050.

Aw man, okay thanks for the info! Although in my country, the cheapest 5050 I could find is 840€.

Go with the HP honestly, that 4050 is gonna give you way better performance and the newer i5 is solid too. Yeah HP build quality isn't amazing but it's not terrible either, and you'll notice the GPU difference way more than any build quality issues. The TUF is built like a tank but that 3050 is gonna struggle with some of those games you mentioned, especially RDR2 and God of War on higher settings.

Check the model if the Victus has Hall sensor issue. People have reported that especially for RTX 40 series Victus laptops. If you ask me I will go for the Asus because of build quality and better temps.

Mine got fucked up just after 1 and half years. The hardware and the software is among the better ones, but the cheaply made recycled plastic is a different thing. It started with the bottom rubber foot getting swelled up and then it could no longer sit in its place. Then the cabinet began opening up from behind the hinges, eventually it broke a little bit of plastic while opening and closing the lid. Man, I regret getting this over the Asus TUF by saving a little bit, since that at least has a metal build.

Let's be honest man, the B&O audio on HP sucks, especially via the audio jack. So far I have had no hardware and software related issues (well except for the wifi getting disconnected on its own when on battery power, but it got resolved with the windows update). But the cabinet is beyond just shitty. I have never had such a cheaply made laptop before in my life.

I've run into this before with gaming laptops. The difference usually comes down to the wifi card model - the Victus might have a better card or one that handles MIMO better. If you end up needing a replacement, an Intel AX210 or AX200 are solid upgrades that play nice with most boards. Just make sure the BIOS isn't whitelisted first.

The HP Victus is with MediaTek WiFi 6, but the Gigabyte A16 has Intel AX211 160MHz. I already tested both the older driver and newest, but the result remained the same.

Even on a cooling pad it got very warm.

Battery life could be better. I use the laptop for university as well and it can get through 3 classes (about 5 hrs) unplugged. I do also have a million tabs open at once though so that might influence that a bit. Charges decently fast though.

I'm from Romania and someone sells this laptop with RTX 3050, AMD Ryzen 5 and 8GB RAM for 290 euros. Is it worth it? I'll change the RAM if it decreases the performance.

Best Buy has an insane deal on this laptop right now. For me it's just $450. Y'all should get it if you want it.

Walmart has the 13th gen i5 and 4050 with 16GB RAM for $499 right now.

I just purchased the AMD variant of this machine. Hoping it does Linux with no issues. I plan on using my 1TB SSD on another laptop and adding some memory right away.

Battery is pretty bad, about 2 hours max with normal usage. If it gets to 100%, once you finish the game just plug it off and let the battery go down, and then when playing again plug it in so the battery will get used properly rather than get charged every moment.

The more demanding games I'd just play on medium if there's a problem, I don't really care about high graphics to be honest.