Is it me or there is really no gpu on this laptop?

Nope, AMD integrated graphics.

I'm guessing it's kind of the same power as Intel integrated UHD?

No. That laptop makes no sense, 32 GB of RAM is overkill for a setup with no dedicated GPU.

This is a programming laptop by the looks of it. Huge compiles incoming on 32gb of ram.

Oh damn. It’s just my parents really want me to go this one but. What do you think about this? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-victus-15-6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-12450h-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1650-512gb-ssd-mica-silver/6503849.p?skuId=6503849&ref=212&loc=1&extStoreId=117&ref=212&loc=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1ZGcBhCoARIsAGQ0kko3-ZfVNsGPpBKESqKfoPGjVwGeHHLJ0C2fwzyW9JzD4bsBf3caMqIaAqB3EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds I think I can add more ram if I want

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32gb RAM is under win11 the defacto Standard. Im more concerned about the ryzen in a Notebook. I heard a Lot negative about it. A and gaming.with the apu is possible but its crap. Get yourself a Laptop with discrete graphics.

It might technically run games, since it's got a modern integrated GPU, but it's still an integrated GPU. You'll get 30fps-ish at around lowest settings. If you're just looking for a gaming machine, try to get a laptop with a dedicated GPU. Also: the 32GB model is probably a waste of money either way, 16GB is fine for most use cases for about as long as a laptop will last you.

The store that posted that has had 397 ratings, 77% of which were positive (last 12 months). Specs don't look normal (32GB for no dGPU, the i7 they compare it to doesn't even come close to the ryzen 5 5500U since it runs at slower speeds and less cores/threads). I'd say hard pass. +without dGPU have fun gaming at low fps, if games even want to start.

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I'd say a hard "no" on this one as well.

If you're shopping at Best Buy, check out the ASUS lineup. They've got two TUF Gaming laptops with an RTX 3050 available. One has a Ryzen 7 cpu and 8gb ram for $100 less than the one you posted. The other has an Intel chip as well as the 8gb of ram for less than that.

Either of those would be decent for gaming. That 1650 gpu is getting old at this point. I just upgraded my gaming laptop earlier this year from one with a 1050 gpu that I bought new in '18 and it struggled with a lot of games from then. That 1650 came along as low end like a year later and will probably have the same issues.

You'd probably be better off trying to see what you can find with a 3060. But it's their money I guess.

Good luck with whatever you get.

>Huge compiles incoming on 32gb of ram.

Lol... I don't know who tells you that is "huge", but I think they may not have experienced one that is truly huge!

You'd probably be right!

GPU is the most important thing to consider in a gaming rig, especially if you're trying to go for a value based option. The amount of quality mid range chips for CPUs is so abundant you really can't lose there. But a 10xx Nvidia is trash for most modern games. You're going to want to try and get a 30xx if you can since the 40xx are right around the corner. I'm not familiar with AMD's laptop GPU's.

I'd highly recommend considering a desktop. Your money goes so much farther. When your machine is getting a little long in the tooth you can swap out the GPU or add more ram to punch it up.

With a laptop it's such a pain in the ass to upgrade. I know there are these extremely pricey external setups, it's just that they don't seem supported longer than a generation or two.

If you really want to go with a laptop, I think Dell's value gaming rigs are going to be tough to beat. HP's build quality is suspect and I really don't get some of their design and engineering choices. But maybe that's just me.

https://deals.dell.com/en-us/category/gaming-deals

Take a look at those deals. Similar price to the one you linked, but so much more value. Better screens and better GPUs.

On Amazon look where items is being shipped from unless it’s directly from HP or Amazon. Buying from private seller is like buying of eBay.

For games have some dedicated graphics card ideally RTX 3060. GTX 1650 is the lowest and slowest graphics card in laptops.

Some of the desktop ones are more powerful than Intel, you can run some less demanding 3D games in lower resolutions using only the integrated graphics. Laptop processors with integrated graphics are about the same between AMD and Intel though.

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