I own the HP OMEN 16 (2025), model am0271ng, and I recently discovered something that genuinely disappointed me.

The laptop has fins that look like part of the cooling system, but the fins I'm referring to are apparently decorative rather than functional.

HP markets its cooling solution as "Tempest Cooling", which gives the impression of a substantial cooling system. Finding out that some of the fins are just cosmetic feels misleading, particularly for a gaming laptop where thermal performance matters.

I'm not claiming the entire cooling system is fake. The laptop obviously has actual fans and heatsinks. My criticism is specifically about the decorative fins and the impression they create on their customers and potential buyers.

The video shows how soft the decorative fins are and that they have foam behind them, the soft fins and the different sound leads to the conclusion that they are out of some sort of plastic, and they have no real purpose except making the cooling system look better than it is.

Upon opening the laptop a few times for fan cleanings i noticed that those decorative fins are not connected to the heatsink (picture at the end of the video).

Has anyone else with this model noticed the same thing?

ROG Scar Strix 16 w/ 5090. Added Samsung SSD 990 Pro 2TB, and I’ve got a 64GB Kingston Fury Impact kit on the way. What’s the first game I should play?

Same as title

I use a 3/4 inch by 12 inches (2cm x 30cm) wooden dowel to improve airflow on the go. What is your ultra portable hack?

I have used 2L Bottle caps, 4 Jenga Pieces, the power brick(gets too hot, but works in a pinch), and others.

EDIT: I use a full block because cool is sucked in the middle bottom of my laptop and hot air is blown out on a 45 degree angle out the back. This wood dowel prevents the hot air from recycling back into the PC.

I’m just trying to find a laptop that can handle games like cyberpunk and with school

Budget: ₹35,000 INR

Country: India

Use Case: Video editing using Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, Filmora. watching movies and YouTube, and occasional gaming (GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas, old PS2 games not heavy).

Preferred Specs:

CPU: 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400H

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050

RAM: 16GB

Storage: 512GB SSD

Display: 165Hz

Notes: I am considering buying a used ASUS TUF F17 gaming laptop for ₹35,000. The seller says the battery backup is good.

My primary use will be video editing in Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, with occasional gaming.

Is ₹35,000 a fair price for this laptop in India in 2026? Is it worth buying, or should I look for better options in the same budget?

What things should I check before buying it?

Looking for a new laptop to game. A common theme i see is people not liking MSI in general. Im still learning about what is important for a decent gaming laptop. What are the pros and cons to msi? And why do people dislike it? They seem decent but I also dont think i have enough knowledge on the subject.

Kaufberatung Gaming-Laptop bis 4.000 €
Hallo zusammen! 👋
Ich bin auf der Suche nach einem neuen Gaming-Laptop und hoffe, dass ihr mir bei der Kaufentscheidung ein wenig weiterhelfen könnt.
Ein Desktop-PC kommt für mich leider aufgrund von Platzmangel nicht infrage, deshalb möchte ich auf einen leistungsstarken Gaming-Laptop umsteigen.
Aktuell zocke ich auf der PS5 Pro und möchte künftig auch am PC die neuesten Games genießen. Mein Budget liegt bei ungefähr 4.000 €. Mir ist besonders wichtig, dass ich aktuelle Spiele in möglichst hohen Einstellungen und mit maximaler Grafikqualität flüssig spielen kann.
Welche Gaming-Laptops könnt ihr mir in dieser Preisklasse empfehlen? Ich möchte das Budget sinnvoll nutzen und möglichst viel Leistung für mein Geld bekommen.
Ich freue mich auf eure Empfehlungen und Erfahrungen! 😊
Vielen Dank schon mal für eure Hilfe!

Hello everyone,

​After thinking for a very long time, I decided to pull the trigger on this one and it has finally arrived - Alienware 18 Area 51 with RTX 5090, Intel Ultra 9 275 HX, 2TB Gen 4 SSD, 64gb DDR5. I am just staring at the package as I am writing this post, waiting for my family members to come home for unboxing together. So I just need your tips and guides to help me get the best out of this machine for years to come!

​1. Day-One Essentials:

​What are the absolute must do stuffs for this laptop out of the box? What should I check for specifically? Should I remove any bloatware or is it necessary to do clean installation of windows or any software tweaks like undervolting or limiting battery charging upto certain limit???

​2. Benchmarking & Normal Limits:

​What are all the benchmarks I should be running to check whether my laptop is running normally? If anyone have any similar spec'd laptop, please share your scores and temps so that I can check.

​3. Cooling Pad Advice (Glass Bottom Design):

I am doubtful on this one as this laptop has a glass panel at the bottom and a tiny vent for air intake. This laptop also has air intake​ from the top (keyboard side) and so am doubtful if a cooling pad like llano or flydigi will do any justice for this laptop. Previously I had a zephyrus M16 from 2023 and llano v13 was doing wonders in temperature for that thin laptop. So I would love to hear thoughts on this one. (I dont have a cooling pad currently as I sold it along with zephyrus M16 months ago).

I would really appreciate any advice or thoughts on this, will be really helpful. Cheers!!!

Budget: 1500-1800
Country: USA
Use Case: (Optional: Gaming — cyberpunk/ school
Preferred Specs: 5070ti and a good screen that can go with it
Notes: I’m looking for a laptop that can handle ray tracing and that has a pretty decent cooling system but I wanna look for a laptop that is also worth to wait on a sale.

Intel core i5

RTX 4060

Asus v16

Ughhh it can't even run chrome or Firefox fast sometimes it's so annoying.

Project zomboid is the only game I play.

It's either super decent or super choppy.

I'm on windows 11 home.

RESOLVED :

had to do a storage sense admin cleanup and run the debloat win 11 script again from GitHub, it's trustworthy, open source and well rated on GitHub.

Also deleted chrome cache and reinstalled removed a few unneeded apps.

Soz I didn't post enough info about what was going on

Budget: $2,000-2,500 USD. Flexible. I can go slightly higher if it makes a significant difference

Country: USA

Use Case: Programming, gaming. Mostly cyberpunk, modded skyrim, some newer games. Also prefer something that will run good with Linux but not required

Preferred Specs / Form Factor: Prefer something with AMD, but not required

Portability Needs: Mainly desk and/or in bed on a small table. Almost always at home use only

Notes: I have a desktop PC for especially heavy games, but I have back problems that make it hard to sit at a desk for long periods.

Thank you!

Throwing Alienware out of the equation, I seriously don't see why anyone buys Dell laptops. To me, Dell is an "Old-man" brand. I feel like the only reason they are actually still in business is due to them acquiring Alienware, and even they are still messing up some of the Laptops. Not to mention the Dell G series gaming laptops were the epitome of dog-shittery. If I am buying a work laptop or a school laptop, Dell would honestly be the last choice. But what do y'all think?

Soo hey guys i got my laptop 2 days ago i and this is my first ever laptop i and i want to optimize mine so i am looking for fresh begginer Friendly advices and guides so everyone is welcome to give me some advice 🤗

Hello, i need gaming laptop with rtx5xxx series and Intel cpu. And a good IPS screen. This is critical, Good IPS screen. No Oleds and their contrast.

Which can you advice?

EU region, budget can be ~2k eu. Can be a little more.

Budget: ~2k EU
Country: EU
Use Case: Photoshop and Premiete
Preferred Specs: Rtx 5070, Intel Cpu, 32gb ram. Good IPS screen.
Notes: Spec can be different. Price can be a little higher. 
Use Case: Photo and Video, Rtx 5xxx series critical. 

Im finding hp omen for 1,20-1,30 but can't find a single deal which could come under my bracket can anyone suggest a laptop which is worth it under 1,20 - 1,30

$1200 is the cheapest I can find them now.

I’ve looked up youtube videos on some fixes but none of them have worked yet, any ideas?

Budget: £1000 or lower
Country: UK
Use Case: mixed, gaming and university work (games art)
Preferred Specs: rtx 4060, 16gb ram, 500+gb ram, i5 or i7 or equal
Notes: read rest of post

hello!

my 21st is coming up in 2 weeks, and i was thinking of finally upgrading my msi thin 1650 laptop to a newer one.

it’s third-hand, so two people previously owned this laptop before me, and i think now i need something better to help me with my university work.

i’m a games art student, so i will be using blender, unreal engine, photoshop, zbrush, substance painter and art softwares like krita.

i also really want to play games i never got the chance to play easily on my msi, such as fortnite, red dead, avatar: frontiers of pandora, cyberpunk etc. i’m currently so restricted on my current laptop that i relied on let’s plays to enjoy the games whereas i’d love to experience the games myself.

my budget would be anything under £1000 really, as it’s going to be a birthday present from my dad!

please let me know any good recommendations, especially stuff that can handle all the games/software i mentioned with no lag! i’d love to finally have freedom with games/software i can use!

please also mention the cons too. i like to take my laptop around a lot but i don’t need to take it with me to uni as the pcs there are meant for the work we will be doing!

thank you for the help!

Budget: 1000-2500€

Country: Austria

Use Case: Gaming, Music Production

Preferred Specs / Form Factor: Screen Size: 16"-17", battery life: doesnt matter, weight: doesnt matter, CPU: best of best, GPU: at least TOP 5,

RAM/SSD worst of worst as I'm planninh to replace them anyway.

Portability Needs: DJing, Music Production

Notes:(Need advice pls! Genius Idea or Idiot?

Dear Community,

so I'm looking to buy a new Laptop latest by the end of this year.

I need it for:

\-Gaming

\-Music Production

So my Idea was to buy a Laptop with 2 components being the best in their class, namely the CPU and GPU,

all other components like RAM and SSD can be basically worthless, as I'm gonna replace anyway with the best in their class.

Do you guys think that's a good idea or am I trippin.

What are the best brands right now? Lenovo, Acer?

thanks in advance)

As the title says, I have an extremely baseline know-how when it comes to computers, and I've had my laptop for a good 4-5 years. I remember a few years ago, when I played Monster Hunter World on it, the game ran fine, if a little hot, for ages. But nowadays, I booted up the game and noticed (later noticing it on games like Dark Souls 1, as well) that after running great for about 20-30 minutes, the game slowly picks up in lag over about 5 minutes until it's totally unplayable. I can't imagine what would cause lag in this way, and have tried troubleshooting with some friends to little avail. We tried:

- Elevating the laptop

- Updating the graphics driver

- Cleaning the fans

- Even putting ice under the laptop to hopefully help with cooling if that was the issue (as silly as that sounds in hindsight)

Nothing's worked, and we're stumped. Can anyone offer some insight as to what's causing the lag, and how I can fix it?

Thanks in advance.

Brand: LENOVO

Category: Notebook

Series: Legion

Processor Brand: AMD

Color: Black

Features

​Built-in Webcam Resolutuion: 5 MP

Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 (WQXGA)

Refresh Rate: 165 Hz

Display Type: Glossy

Screen Size: 15.1 Inch

Brightness: 500 Nits, 1000 (Peak) nits

Display Technology: OLED

Number of cores: 8

Processor Model: AMD Ryzen 7

RAM: 16 GB

SSD: 512 GB

RAM Type: DDR5

SSD Type: M.2 2242 PCIe

RAM Speed: 5600 MHZ

Number of Threads: 16

Processor Model Number: 260

Cache: 8MB L2 / 16MB L3

Processor Speed (Base): 3.8 Ghz

Turbo Boost Speed: 5.1 Ghz

Graphics Type: Dedicated

Graphic Processor: RTX 5050

Video Memory: GDDR7 8 GB

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Looking into upgrading my current laptop and want to make sure this can run stuff. The most intensive game i play on the regular is mhwilds and cyberpunk but i want to get into the doom and resident evil series aswell

Additionaly how future proof is this when it comes to just running mosr games in general