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Reading Time: 4 minutesHP is going for ultimate visual flair with its new Omen 25L and 35L gaming desktop PCs. With sleek all-metal casing, clear glass panels and full system RGB, these Omen desktops bring high performance and showmanship to your home gaming setup.
Newly updated for 2020, the pre-built rigs come with the newest processors from AMD and Intel. You’ll also find cutting edge graphics across both the AMD Radeon and Nvidia Geforce ranges. And with a starting price of $799.99, there’s a build for a wide range of budgets. Let’s take a closer look.
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HP Omen 25L – Starting at $799.99
Tech Specs:
- Up to Ryzen 9 3900 processor
- Up to Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 Super
- Western Digital Black PCIe M.2 SSD (Up to 1TB)
- Optional second and third HDD storage (up to 2TB each)
- HyperX RGB Memory (RAM up to 32GB)
- Full metal frame
- Full system RGB lighting
- Toolless access
- 500 W Bronze efficiency power supply
- 6x SuperSpeed USB Type-A (5Gb signalling rate), 1x SuperSpeed USB Type-A (10Gbps signaling rate)
- DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D video outputs, microphone/headphone out
- HP black wired mouse and keyboard included
The Base Model
The Omen 25L serves as the entry-level model, packing big performance while offering a budget-friendly option next to the more premium Omen 30L.
With a starting price of $799.99, you get an AMD Ryzen 3500, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of solid-state M.2 storage and an AMD Radeon RX 5500. This gets you up and running with modern PC gaming at a budget-friendly price.
Those with more to spend can upgrade their rig all the way up to an AMD Ryzen 9 3900, which is a fast 12-core CPU capable of high-end gaming and productivity.
Meanwhile, the premium graphics option, the Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 Super, will let you play just about any modern game at max settings, and push resolutions up to 4K.
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The New Omen Case
HP has completely refreshed its case design for its new gaming desktops, utilizing an all-metal construction with a clean front face, and a clear tempered glass side-panel. This lets you admire the full system RGB lighting, which can be controlled via the Omen Command Center (OCC) software.
OCC offers a wide range of custom lighting animations from a pallet of more than 16 million colors. You can also use OCC to monitor your entire system, including processor utilization and temperatures. Plus, you can choose from three custom fan profiles ranging from quiet to aggressive.
The Omen is designed to be easily upgradeable. There are multiple slots for RAM, storage and graphics. And gaining access to the innards is easy thanks to a quick-release button on the rear of the case that offers toolless entry.
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Omen 30L – Starting at $949.99
Tech Specs:
- Up To 10th Gen. Intel Core i9 processor
- Up to Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 Super
- Western Digital Black PCIe M.2 SSD (Up to 1TB)
- Optional second and third HDD storage (up to 2TB each)
- HyperX RGB Memory (RAM up to 32GB)
- Liquid-cooled CPU with Cooler Master 120mm RGB Fan
- Full metal frame
- Full system RGB lighting
- Toolless access
- 500 W Bronze efficiency power supply
- 6x SuperSpeed USB Type-A (5Gb signalling rate), 1x SuperSpeed USB Type-A (10Gbps signaling rate)
- DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D video outputs, microphone/headphone out
- HP black wired mouse and keyboard included
Faster Processors
The bigger brother to the 25L, the Omen 30L offers faster processor and graphics options, as well as an upgraded case design and more premium cooling solutions.
Those with a taste for ultra-high end gaming can boost the Omen 30L up to a 10th-gen. Intel Core i9 CPU, which is an 8-core chip that’s widely considered to be the best CPU for gaming available today.
Graphics on the Omen 30L goes up to the high-end Nvidia RTX 2080 Super. With this kind of performance, you’ll be able to enjoy modern AAA gaming at 4K resolutions and 60 frames per second or more. RTX graphics cards also give you access to some of the most cutting-edge rendering tech, including ray tracing and DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling).
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Upgraded Cooling
More performance means more heat, and that’s why the Omen 30L features significantly enhanced cooling over its entry-level counterpart.
While made with the same full metal construction as the 25L, the front of the 30L’s case is extended to accommodate a front-mounted cooling radiator that chills the all-in-one liquid CPU cooler. This is a significant upgrade over the air-cooled CPU of the Omen 25L.
A Cooler Master 120mm RGB fan mounted behind the see-through front fascia pushes air through the CPU radiator, while also adding additional lighting flair to the front of the case.
With a liquid-cooled CPU, the Omen 30L will see reduced running temps that help maintain higher peak performance with less thermal throttling. And as an added bonus, it should prove to be a quieter build overall.
Meanwhile the 30L features the same convenient toolless entry and upgradeability as the 25L, along with full RGB control and system monitoring.
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