HP has announced a new line of Pavilion gaming computers
designed for casual entry-level PC gamers. The product range includes two
desktop PCs, a laptop and a monitor. The sound is perfect for gamers who do not
consider pastime as the sole use of their computers. Let's start with what is
probably the most popular product. The 15.6-inch notebook, which starts at $
799, promises Intel Core i5 or i7 processor with 8 GB of RAM. HP has released
new gaming desktops with a remarkably unobtrusive design that should be of
interest to gerbils who find RGB LEDs grotesque. The HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop
690 and 790 are compact units with darkened color schemes, except for a
tasteful green LED light bar on the front.
Design &
Specifications:
The angular design and color scheme are reminiscent of
nostalgic images of the original Microsoft Xbox Xbox or possibly the Razer
hardware. The 690 is the smaller of the two, and its size is limited to 16GB of
mid-range memory and graphics cards - a GeForce GTX 1060 or a Radeon RX 580
with unspecified memory allocations. Meanwhile, the 790 is larger - usually
longer - and can record up to 64 GB of memory and a GeForce GTX 1080 or the
aforementioned Radeon RX 580. Both machines can be purchased with second
generation Intel Coffee Lake or AMD Ryzen CPUs.
For storage, the 690 requires a
single M.2 drive, a 2.5-inch drive, and a 3.5-inch drive. The 790 replaces the
2.5-inch space for a pair of 3.5-inch drive bays, providing three hard drives
and a single M.2 socket. HP states that it will offer dual-storage
configurations with disks up to 3TB in size and NVMe SSDs up to 512GB, as well
as Optane storage on models that support it. Optionally, each machine can also
be delivered with a slim optical drive. Whichever Pavilion Gaming Desktop you
choose, you have a USB Type-C connector in the front and a stack of USB 3.0
Type A connectors at the front and back - though HP refuses to specify which
USB specifications support the connectors. Gigabit Ethernet is of course
standard, as is 5.1 audio over the usual trio of 3.5mm audio jacks. HP mentions
that the desktops support Bluetooth audio streaming, although Wi-Fi is not
mentioned.
HP says the Pavilion Gaming Desktop
690 should start at $ 549 while its brother rings at the bottom with a hefty
touch at $ 649. We need to wait for the product pages to appear on the HP
website to find out what the prices are for a model you actually want, but the
starting prices are downright tempting. HP says the Gaming 690 desktop will be
released on April 15, and the Gaming 790 will follow on June 3.
Buyers can choose between a Radeon RX
560X, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or even a GTX 1060 Max-Q GPU. When viewing,
buyers can choose between three screen configurations. There is a 1080p version
at 60 Hz, another Full HD panel with a refresh rate of 144 Hz and a 4K
configuration (60 Hz). If you're looking for a tower PC that stays in one
place, HP offers the Pavilion Gaming 690 and 790 desktops that also offer the
8th generation core processors. The 690s desktop is already relatively compact
at 549 US dollars (about 387 US dollars), while the larger 790 computer starts
at 749 US dollars (about 528 US dollars) and can be configured with an
impressive 64 GB of RAM. As you can probably tell by name, this is a 32-inch HDR-capable
monitor with a resolution of 2560 x 1440. It costs $ 449 (about £ 316).
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