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Hi everyone!
I recently ordered this HP laptop for 860 USD but the specs look too good for the price. Any catch?
HP Pavilion 16 inch Laptop PC
Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 155U (up to 4.8 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache, 12 cores, 14 threads) + NVIDIA® GeForce® MX570 A (4 GB) + 32 GB(Onboard)
16" diagonal, WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, micro-edge, anti-glare, 300 nits
512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
Full-size, backlit, soft grey keyboard with numeric keypad
Security Software Trial
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.3 wireless card
No Additional Office Software
Windows 11 Home ADV
HP True Vision 1080p FHD camera + integrated dual array digital microphones(NSV)
3-cell, 59 Wh Li-ion polymer
HP 1 Year Warranty
Link: https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-pavilion-laptop-16t-af000-16-9z465av-1
Thanks
Hello,
I have owned this laptop for 5 years and played games consistently up until the summer of last year. Upon coming back, reinstalling my games and updating drivers, I noticed a huge jump in performance of my games from before my year break. I found out that my laptop had chosen to only use my Nvidia 1650ti instead of both that and my integrated graphics from my intel core i5-10300H. But, upon updating my Nvidia drivers, it went back to using both gpu's therefore literally spliting my performance in my games in half. I have searched many many times before and tried everything.
I have tried:
-Changing to use high performance processor in NVIDIA control panel
-Adding my applications (minecraft and Valorant) to use my 1650ti in windows graphics settings.
I have not been able to access bios since my laptops main screen is broken and unreadable. I do not know how to switch it to open on my external monitor, nor do I know if the bios is going to give me the option to change anything relating to my graphics processing.
I also haven't tried just disabling my intel graphics in device manager because of the fact that my main screen is broken.
My laptop is so confused, and I don't understand how it can decide to use one then go back to using both.
(windows 11 as well)
I would very much appreciate any help on this issue, thanks.
Specs @ 749.99 from BestBuy
I5-10300h
1660 Ti Max Q w/ 6gb VRAM
8gb RAM w/ 2x4gb sticks, 3200mhz
512gb nvme SSD w/ 32gb embedded Intel Optane
16.1” 144hz, 1080p IPS, 300-ish nits
Wifi 6
Good morning everyone. I figured I would do a 1-week review on the new HP Pavilion Gaming 16.1” laptop. I haven't seen anyone post anything on reddit or YouTube. Please feel free to ask me anything. I will be rating every major aspect of the laptop on a scale from 1-10, 1 being the worst I’ve personally experienced, and 10 being the best I’ve experienced in terms of laptop features.
Right out of the box, it felt like most normal 15” HP Pavilion Gaming laptops, with the green highlighted WASD keys and the understated, yet very stealth fighter look. Immediately it felt quite solid, not hollow, not loose, the usable corners and edges aren't sharp or uncomfortable. And honestly the plastic deck, housing, and lid all feel like a more premium soft matte alloy – but alas it’s plastic. Overall, it’s solid, basically zero flex on the deck or the keyboard. Screen is slightly flexible, but it’s no different than any other plastic screen – and LEAGUES above the previous Dell G3’s I've handled.
Screen
As soon as I turned it on, I was pleasantly surprised by how bright it was. It was around 7pm, my office has 2 large six-foot tall windows and it was a mostly sunny day. I didn’t have light in my office on, however I can't imagine the overhead light would have added much luminance. As this laptop’s screen has 1080p IPS and 144hz, obviously it was silky smooth. All in all, fantastic screen. Probably around 300 nits, maybe brighter. Next to my wife’s 400 nit monitor it looks very similar. The Acer Nitro 5 (2020 w/ Ryzen 4600h) I recently returned had a 60hz screen, and it was significantly dimmer.Score (1 being a 2018 Dell G3 60hz 210 nit screen, 10 being a Macbook Pro 16):
Solid 8.
Keyboard and Touchpad
The keyboard was another pleasant surprise. It almost feels like a mechanical hybrid. Recently I’ve used (extensively) a Matebook X Pro, Dell Insipron 15 7000 (2019), and an Acer Nitro 5; This HP’s keyboard feels MUCH better than any of those, and very nearly on par with the new legend design Alienware m15R2,3 keyboard. It has just enough travel and a nice weighted tactile feel.Score for Keyboard (1 being a Macbook non pro with butterfly switches and 10 being a mix of Lenovo X1 Carbon and Alienware m15R2,3)Score for Touchpad (1 being a gritty plastic G3 or a Clevo chassis and 10 being a mix between the glass found on the Macbook Pro and Alienware m15R2,3)
Solid 7.5 for both, Touchpad feels like a matte glass/plastic hybrid. I think it feels great for what it is**The recent Acer Nitro 5 2020 w/ Ryzen 5 4600h I had I would rate both the keyboard and trackpad a 5
Cooling and Fan Noise
During idle, browsing the internet, typing in Word, or general tasks this HP is either silent, or near silent in a 30-34 decibel ambient room (basically inaudible). At night it’s almost creepy. I’m coming from daily driving a Matebook X Pro and having an Acer Nitro 5 for 15 days, which both had fan spikes or always running fans, however the Matebook X was quitter MORE often during file transfers and such. During 3DMark Firestrike, holding the decibel meter near the screen it was registering around 48-50 dB, resting it near the front of the laptop/trackpad it was registering 41-43 dB. Overall super tolerable or just plain quiet in my experiences. Temps were maxing at 70c on both CPU and GPU during the same test. The keyboard was mildly warm to the tough near the numpad, and not noticeable on the QWERTY side. Fans continue to run, but in a decreasing sound space, until the CPU/GPU package is around 55-50c. Lowest idle I’ve seen the CPU at is 44c, which IMO is impressive given the ambient 70c room, and silent/near silent operation of the laptop.Score (1 being an Alienware 15 that was always producing 45-55c and 10 being a iPad Pro 11)
Solid 8 (9 would be closer to a Matebook X, but as far as gaming laptops go, this HP takes the cake in my experience, so if it was just scored against gaming laptops – 9)
Performance
Windows loads from a cold start in around 10-12 seconds, the only time I've seen that faster was my previous Matebook X Pro. File transfers are speedy. Hitting download speeds for 12 MB/s all day on a Speedtest that renders 100 Mbps.
Firestrike: 11,594 (13,283 GPU, 13,018 CPU)
TimeSpy: 4,961 (5,011 GPU, 4,699 CPU)
Civilization VI: Graphics: Average frame time 7.77 ms/ 99th percentile 10.69 ms || AI: Average turn time 7.18 seconds
All following Average FPS @ 1080p
Apex Legends: Maxed 82
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Highest 65, High 76
Metro Exodus: Ultra 40, High 49
PUBG: Ultra 88, High 120
CoD MW 2019: Ultra 86, High 106
Jedi Fallen Order: Ultra 84, High 93
Red Dead Redemption 2: Ultra 34, High 54
Halo Reach, enhanced: Maxed 120
Score for performance I’m simply basing off other 1660 Ti laptops I've used, and for the price and the seemingly great build quality, I would say the value proposition here awards a solid 9, possibly a 10. I feel like it’s crazy that I got these specs w/ a $750 laptop. Truthfully cash out the door was only $740 after taxes as I had $50 in BB rewards. Let me know if there are any questions.
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