What we like about the HP OMEN 17 Gaming Laptop

Immersive display and visuals powered by the Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU

The 17.3-inch Full HD IPS display provides a crisp and fluid gaming experience with its 144Hz refresh rate. It features anti-glare and low blue light technology for comfortable extended sessions, whether you're gaming, streaming, or editing. With 100% sRGB color coverage, visuals appear vivid and natural, while the large screen real estate gives creators more room to manage complex projects. Paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 GPU (8GB GDDR6), it handles AAA gaming, ray tracing, and GPU-accelerated creative software with ease.

Impressive Ryzen AI 9 365 CPU performance and rapid storage

At its core, this laptop runs on the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 processor, featuring 10 cores and 20 threads capable of boosting up to 5.0GHz. It excels in gaming and productivity alike, offering fluid multitasking and lightning-fast performance across demanding applications. The 32GB of DDR5 RAM ensures smooth operation even with heavy multitasking, while the 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD provides rapid boot times and near-instant file access. The bundled Adata SD620 512GB external SSD adds portable storage with rugged shock resistance and 440MB/s transfer speeds – ideal for quick backups or transporting game libraries.

Comprehensive connectivity and usability

HP includes an excellent range of ports, including USB-C, multiple USB-A ports, HDMI, RJ-45 Ethernet, and a combined headphone/microphone jack, offering flexibility for peripherals, external displays, and high-speed networks. The inclusion of Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth ensures fast and reliable wireless connections. Its integrated IR camera enables Windows Hello facial recognition, while the OMEN Gaming Hub allows easy performance tuning and lighting customization.