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HP Victus Laptop: i5-12450H, 15.6" FHD, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, RTX 3050

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Best Buy has HP Victus Laptop (15-fa0033dx) on sale for $479.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Dr.Wajahat for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel i5-12450H 8-core, 12-thread (3.30GHz Base / 4.40GHz Boost) Processor
  • 15.6" 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144Hz 250nits IPS Display
  • 8GB DDR4 3200 MHz RAM
  • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6 Graphics
  • Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.3
  • Backlit Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x USB-C 3.0
    • 2x USB-A 3.0

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  • 1-year warranty
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Best Buy has HP Victus Laptop (15-fa0033dx) on sale for $479.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Dr.Wajahat for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel i5-12450H 8-core, 12-thread (3.30GHz Base / 4.40GHz Boost) Processor
  • 15.6" 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144Hz 250nits IPS Display
  • 8GB DDR4 3200 MHz RAM
  • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6 Graphics
  • Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.3
  • Backlit Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x USB-C 3.0
    • 2x USB-A 3.0

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • 1-year warranty
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by Dr.Wajahat

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Model: Hp Victus 15.6" Gaming Traditional Laptop Intel Core i5 12450H 8GB Ram Nvidia GeForce Rtx 3050 512GB Ssd Storage Windows 11 Home Fhd 144Hz - Blue

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I went to look at this laptop yesterday in store, with the intention of possibly buying it, They had this model and higher speced one in stock. I couldn't get past that large bezel on the screen at the bottom. It looked like one of those old laptops from the late 90s. For me at least its bad enough to not want to buy this model
Need min 16gb ram

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Baliztik
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Seems like a really good deal. Upgradable RAM.

Almost comparable to the u7/u9 crazy deal from earlier this week. Slower CPU and smaller hard drive but faster refresh rate. Not OLED.
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I went to look at this laptop yesterday in store, with the intention of possibly buying it, They had this model and higher speced one in stock. I couldn't get past that large bezel on the screen at the bottom. It looked like one of those old laptops from the late 90s. For me at least its bad enough to not want to buy this model
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Firon
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Quote from Baliztik :
Seems like a really good deal. Upgradable RAM.

Almost comparable to the u7/u9 crazy deal from earlier this week. Slower CPU and smaller hard drive but faster refresh rate. Not OLED.
Could you share a link of the crazy deal for comparison?

Edit: yay I found it https://slickdeals.net/f/18017352-asus-vivobook-pro-15-laptop-intel-ultra-7-155h-15-6-fhd-oled-rtx-3050-16gb-ram-450-free-shipping?sort=oldest&page=1&src=SiteSearchV2Algo1&attrsrc=Thread%3AExpired%3ATrue#commentsHeader
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SiberianStars
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I have a similar AMD based Victus. The sound drivers are broken to the point the entire system will freeze. Using USB headsets will have the same issue as well. Stay away.
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Need min 16gb ram
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spartanerik
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Quote from NikonShr :
Need min 16gb ram

Agreed, at least it's upgradeable. Wish it had a touch screen
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Tom81Jer
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why does anyone think this is a good deal given the slow processor and 8gb ram? is it because of the graphics card?
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danmoran007
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What's the wattage on the gpu?
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ramblers
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This shouldn't be front page IMO.
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank HiFi21

4GB RTX3050, newer 3050's have 6GB. Search recent SD deals for comparison if seriously considering at this price.

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this one from a couple of weeks ago
https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/fp/1039515
Last edited by HiFi21 December 31, 2024 at 01:42 PM.
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Stinktooth
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Quote from Tom81Jer :
why does anyone think this is a good deal given the slow processor and 8gb ram? is it because of the graphics card?

Why do you think the CPU is slow? It looks fine to me. This is a great budget laptop. 8gb of ram is one of the easier upgrades you could do. So that's a non issue. Here is how passmark grades this CPU
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu....0H&id=4727
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All orders from this deals was cancelled. Only open box purchases were honored.
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rixsaw
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Can Halo Infinity and Counter Strike be play on this? Not a competitive player.
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Quote from Stinktooth :
Why do you think the CPU is slow? It looks fine to me. This is a great budget laptop. 8gb of ram is one of the easier upgrades you could do. So that's a non issue. Here is how passmark grades this CPU https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu....0H&id=4727
This would have been a great deal on a budget laptop 2-3 months ago.

We have started seeing laptops with the Intel Core Ultra CPUs at prices around $500.

At this point I wouldn't buy a laptop with an Intel CPU before the Core Ultra series unless I needed a very high performance CPU in a laptop, and even then I would look at AMD 78XX or 88XX instead of the Intel 13XXX CPUs.

Intel made some pretty big changes for the better with the Core Ultra CPU architecture and I think most people will benefit from better battery life and improved onboard graphics of the Core Ultra line (Meteor Lake) vs the higher CPU power and energy usage of the older Intel CPUs.

I would personally hold out for a Core Ultra 2XX (Lunar Lake) CPU in a laptop. We have seen some in the $750-$900 range recently and those CPUs are supposed to be capable of macbook air like battery life and performance.
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Quote from rixsaw :
All orders from this deals was cancelled. Only open box purchases were honored.
Dang that was a good attempt