HP Adds to Omen Gaming PC Range

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HP refreshes the Omen gaming PC range, with products including a pair of desktop PCs, 15- and 17-inch laptops, displays and the HP take on external GPU enclosures.

HP Omen BackpackOmen desktop PCs come in two flavours-- full-size tower and compact. The Omen X Compact Desktop option is the more interesting, since it features a dockable form factor one can use in either desktop or backpack mode. A harness complete with hot-swappable batteries allows one to strap the PC on their backs for portable VR use, while the docking station handles desktop use without cable worries.

Specs include 7th generation unlocked Intel Core i7 CPUs and factory-unlocked GeForce GTX 1080 GPU, inside HP claims is a chassis equipped with advanced thermal and electrical engineering ensuring heat is transferred away from users.

On the tower side HP offers an Omen Desktop equipped with up to dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (SLI) or dual AMD Radeon RX 580 (Crossfire) GPU options, unlocked 7th gen Intel Core i5/i7 or overclockable AMD Ryzen CPUs and PCIe SSD or SSD+HDD storage. The chassis is redesigned, and features all-around edge vents and optional liquid cooling.

Omen laptopOmen gaming laptops also get a refresh-- the Omen 15 and 17 are, as one might expect, 15- and 17-inch gaming laptops with "fighter jet and spacecraft-inspired designs." The 15-inch model comes with up to either Radeon RX 550 or GeForce GTX 1060 graphics, while the 17-inch models carries either a GTX 1050 or RX 580. Both include 7th gen Intel Core-i quad-core CPUs, DTS Headphone:X audio, red backlit keyboard and 4K, 1080p with G-Sync or 1080p with FreeSync display options.

Omen AcceleratorLaptop customers wanting to add more power to their machines can get the Omen Accelerator external GPU enclosure. Sold either with a pre-configured AMD or Nvidia GPU or "barebones" with just a 500W PSU, the Accelerator carries one graphics card together with a 2.5-inch 1TB HDD or 256GB SSD. It also includes x4 USB-A ports, x1 USB-C and RJ-45 ports, while an easy-access door allows graphics card and storage replacements.

The final Omen gaming products are a pair of monitors-- the Omen 25 and 27, both with overclockable 1ms TN display panels and a USB 3.0 hub. The 25-inch Omen 25 is a 1080p monitor with up to 144Hz refresh and AMD FreeSync support, while the Omen 27 is 1440p 27-inch monitor with up to 165Hz refresh and Nvidia G-Sync support.

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