HP OMEN 15t REVIEW - Their Best Yet ! 

@Roberto Cabrera I tried twice and both times it screwed up the drivers. The second time I had to reset the PC. I haven't tried since . Perhaps if I clone my drives before hand I can give it another go. I certainly recommend doing that before you try.

Have you contacted tech supports from Razer?

@@OWNORDISOWN. Have you tried turning it off and back on again?

Thanks, appreciate it !

Cheers Michael!

You are welcome David ! Should your brother have questions please make sure to stop by and ask :)

@@OWNORDISOWN Could you help me? I tried to replace the intel optane in the HP omen 15 dh0006la for a1 tb nvme ssd. First I disabled the optane from windows, and then turn the laptop of to replace the drive. After that it did not start, in Bios I can't see the drives, it does not recognize the nvme or the Sata SSD, if I put back the intel olptane, it did not boot.

Thanks! I uploaded my first look video on the 17" yesterday. Full review to follow ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DZFCGKnGbJs.html

I agree! Thanks for watching 😀

totally nice improvement, they cut the CPU power limit by half instead of fixing thermals

Without doing that how would they cool an 80w CPU at 100% load? The chassis is 20mm thick. They could move the ports to the rear and have a heat sink on the left - but even laptops like the Helios and Triton cannot cool that much power with max fan and they have that set up. They would need a much larger set up I think. Look at the positives: my handbrake encode went from 19 minutes (same as my 8 core Ryzen 1700x) running in the 90s to 23 minutes (same as my 8700k at 4.5 Ghz) running in the 60s. I think the trade off is a fair one.

Thanks mate , appreciate it :)

Thanks ! Yes, I think you have made a good purchase. I like mine too 👍

@Don rtx 2060

Thanks Hector! I use Fraps to measure frame rates, MSI afterburner to visually check on clock speeds, power and temps on games but ues HWINFO64 to record average and max metrics. Hard drive speeds Crystal dismark.

Thanks Keith !

Hey Keith, May I ask which thermal paste you used? I'm about get an omen 15t and I'm conflicted about which thermal paste to get.

Thanks mate ! Yes, I agree totally with everything you say. I actually bought a 150w car charger for it as most of my travelling is in a car. It charged 60% in a n hour so not bad.

Thanks 👍

Thanks, glad you liked it 👍. I'm afraid you cannot. You have to use the included power brick.

Thanks ! Yes, there is an open 2.5" bay. I have a 2TB one in mine.

Thanks! Is that in the previous chassis design? Not sure if the new command center with max fan control is available for that, but if it is then it should help. If not then when I reviewed it last year an undervolt was all I needed to keep it cool. If you live near a Microcenter they have the i7/ 1660Ti for $899...

@@OWNORDISOWN Thanks for the reply. Not sure about the chassis, it's the dc-1062nm designation. I watched your hp pavilion 15 review(the i5 9300h GTX 1650) and decided to buy it ($1000 in Croatia) but then I noticed the Omen 15 ($1300) which comes with 2x8gb ram. So I'm undecided, to go for the cheaper one, or the better one. 🙂

Wow, what a coincidence! Your town must be lovely 😀

@@OWNORDISOWN can you compare the 2019 model vs 2018

@@Maxoelgoat probably not, no doubt the 2020 model will be out soon and that would make a better comparison

@@OWNORDISOWN ok! Wen the 2020 model comes out will the 2019 model lower in price? And if so should i get the 2018 model or 2019? Thanks!!

@@Maxoelgoat they should both drop in price, the 2019 one is better. It cools better and has a max fan option. HP have a sale on now 10% off with code 10GAMERSPRING

Thanks! I actually have the Omen 17 on my desk now, one with the 2060. Like the Omen 15 it seems to do a decent job cooling the laptop by adjusting the power. The Asus ROG Strix GL531GU, which has the same cooling as the Strix 3, certainly was a bit quieter. You should check out my GL531GU video, I was quite impressed.

Hi, I've just done more testing on the Omen 17 and it doesn't have the max fan option like I have on my 15". It is just like I had before the 15" got updated so it actually pushes upto a max of 90w (I saw 83w on the CPU in a combined GPU and CPU load) so it ran hot and quite loud. I'll have to see if they have an update otherwise I will have to undervolt and perhaps use XTU to lower power limit 1 manually.

@@OWNORDISOWN Thank you very much for your answer! Yeah I have watched your asus gl531 vid and I was nicely impressed with the cooling and noise from it. However, for the same price of the asus g731, in my area the omen 17 comes with somewhat a better panel, better WI fi and thunderbolt 3. It would be of course the better choice, but if fans are out of control even at idle, I guess I'd have to go with the Asus choice even if the lack of thunderbolt 3 is a pretty bad choice 😁

Yep, correct

Its the Aorus Gaming Box. A thunderbolt eGPU :)

After using both if I was to buy one now I would go for the i9 version of the 17" mainly because I do like the larger screen. The extra coiuple of lbs in weight isn't a huge deal for me. That being said I do prefer the brighter screen on my 15", but perhaps the 240 Hz panel will be better. I think the main deciding factor will be if you prefer a larger screen vs the extra weight really.

I appreciate the thoughtful response. I went ahead and ordered the 17” 🤓

Awesome! Thanks for letting us know 👍

Yes, I liked the rear ports too 👍

Even the RGB is gone

shivankit mine came with the RGB

@@dablack1986 is your the one with only one hinge in the middle

shivankit ss yea mine is a single hinge

There is the usual junk like HP Jumpstart , HPAudio switch, HP Smart and HP System Event Utility and I haven't used any of them. They try and get you to send the usual data about your usage at start up but I declined it all and that is the last you hear about it. The fan speed is directly related to the heat which in turn us directly related to the load on the CPU and GPU. For example my Magix editing software when rendering my videos makes the CPU (i9) run ant about 40% usage but I can get all 8 cores at 4 Ghz at 74 degrees using the auto fan. Sure, I can hear it but it not as loud as the max fan. As the CPU load increases it decreases the watts and also the clock speed so the temps aren't bad at all.

I still think the CPU will boost up OK, perhaps not to 3800 Mhz all the time, it may take an undervolt to do that but I am confident the temps will be OK. I actually have the G531 to unbox and test. The Helios 300 didn't always boost up fully either , much like the triton 500 needing an undervolt.

Thanks, appreciate it !

Thanks Patrick, glad you liked it! I would have to say the Omen 15t. Granted my model has poor battery life because of the Gsync but the 2060 and 1660Ti models use hybrid graphics so you will still get 5 to 6 hours on those. HP does a better job of managing the power to the CPU so its quite well balanced. I really like my unit.

OWNorDisown thanks appreciate the reply.

As far as I know it is👍

Thanks. This is the new version. Here is my review on the new 17t with the i7 9750h: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ob-a_UnMnfo.html Note though, HP pushes more watts to the CPU in performance mode on the 17" than on the 15", hence why I use default mode on that. Default mode on the 17" is more like performance mode on the 15t.

Thanks! Appreciate it. Probably unlikely as I have to buy all HP laptops and I have no money right now.

@@OWNORDISOWN I understand. Thank you nonetheless!

HP's return policy is up to 15% i guess and 30 days. you can try to review then return em haha. dont know if its cost effective for you though

I think the plan is for HP to send me the one with 2 screens and the 17t. I did a poll and that is what people wanted to see...

Only when comparing side by side. The good thing about the 17" is that you can get a 2070 Max P and 2080 Max P GPU so more performance.

Probably not. I have to buy these things and I am super skint.

I have this model with the i7 10750h and 1660 ti. I purchased it in May 2021 and I've played Red Dead Redemption 2 at 90% ultra settings at 1080p. Wonderful experience playing the game. Great purchase!

I'll certainly consider it 👍

I would think most of this video would apply. The full 2070 will likely have similar framerates at a better price.

hey bro , you helped me many times with ur valued info , can u advice for this .. ?!

Great, thanks for your feedback !

I hope you don't mind me asking but how loud is it under heavy gaming? I'm looking for a labtop to play in a waiting room that sounds fairly quite as to not upset others.

Ryan Clemons1 Not that loud at all. You can toggle the “high performance” mode then it’s louder but if you don’t use it ( I only use the standard mode) and it’s not loud. Would it help you if i measure the decibel? Sorry for my poor English, it’s my third language.

@@Nookiezilla I mean a decibel reading would be super helpful but don't worry about it if that would be to much work. I also have kind of bad English so dont worry about that.

Ryan Clemons1 Nah don’t worry mate, I am gonna measure it in a few hours. I also play on it while I am at work so it was a must for me that I shouldn’t be loud :D

Kirtan Dhakal yes that’s a great deal

I actually bought a car charger that converts DC to AC, it's the size of a pack of cards and outputs 150w continuous power...

How does your pc performs over other 2070 laptops? I haven’t seen a lot of videos talking about the 2070 model.

Thanks, glad you liked it! I agree, this laptop is much improved over the previous design. Although I did like the CPU pulling 70w and the extra performance it brings it still performs like my 8700k clocked at 4.5 Ghz. That is no mean feat for a 15" chassis with temps in the 60s during my render , I have it clocked at 4.1 GHz on all 8 cores. No need for the 70w unless your CPU will be 100% loaded. Even then it will take some cooling. Throttlestop can go some way to locking in a higher clock but not when the CPU is being fully utilized. In CBR20 I can get it to hold 55w but anything longer it will drop to 45w or less.

All good points, thanks for the breakdown. So the lower wattage is not going to make a big real-world difference but will keep things much cooler. However, CPU clock speeds seem to affect game framerates, so running 3.3GHz instead of 4GHz might make a difference even assuming 100% GPU saturation. But this is a topic I’ve not seen covered very much in general and I am a bit unclear on it.

Looking at your Rivatuner Stats it appears that the game titles all vary on boost clock speeds, so maybe it’s all a wash!

@UCafvGAT5Qp4RcSgqdUUWrTA yes, and look at the CPU usage it is 100%...that is what I am saying. The next footage was at 85% usage and clock speed went to 3500 Mhz, the less the CPU usage gets the higher the clock rate , but I use TS to lock it in at 4089 mhz on my video render , where the CPU usage is more like 25 to 35%.

@@stephenathon the frame rates I got in all my benchmarks were a tad higher than my Triton 500s 2080 MQ. Certainly undervolting helped PUBG stay at 4000 mhz and the frame rate was definitely higher, it seems to help the overclocked GPU for sure 👍

Hey Joey ! Thanks for stopping by. Yes, I would say it is. If only I could get longer battery life...how are things?

OWNorDisown thanks have been amazing bro yesterday I hit 34k followers and by Instagram becoming so strict it’s kind of made me get even more creative and come up with crazy challenges and now the videos have been even funnier so I just been enjoying it all been having so much fun doing gross challenges especially when it’s not my turn to do them but yeah been having so much fun bro and hoping to reach 70k to 100k by my birthday on June 28th but I think I’ll reach even more then that I still hope one day when your not so busy your able to do Instagram so I can shout you out and collaborate with you on some streams

MSI afterburner

That was a nice laptop ! That had the mechanical keyboard too?

@@OWNORDISOWN yes & RGB !

I am going to try the TB 3 and eGPU again today. They did a better job managing the power to the CPU, that is all. Shows it can be done and work well :)

I have to wait a few days before I can pick some laptops to review. I made a post in the community tab for people to put in their requests.

Thanks !

I agree, when I render my videos the CPU is at 4 Ghz and 74 deg C, even with auto fan. Nice !

I have reset it twice and havent been able to get it work at a higher TDP. I'm done testing it now, and will be transferring all my work data to it.

@@OWNORDISOWN Please read my comment below. You can have more than 45w in new command center just 5 or so minutes and then stuck at 45w and default profile or even silent. Try previous version and in performance mode you get more than 45w if temps are ok. Does Omen button works? Mine not.

The Aero 15 comes to mind. Also the Triton 500 fans do not spin up at all at idle. Mine is the 8750h and 2080 MQ and its totally silent, even with your ear against the air intakes.

Hi Charles. I am about to film by Y740 500 nit video. It has a better colour gamut over the 300 bit (99% sRGB v 93%) , is bright at just over 400 nits. It's better for photo accurate work and for HDR video content but it cant do local dimming so the contrast is just the same . I found that for games that support HDR you could see more details but it was generally darker and for games that are dark anyway this could be problematic. For games that dont support HDR they get over exposed . You can play around in Windows to find a brightness setti g that suits it best but for me, having it in gaming is probably more a hassle than its worth. You may have to disable it each time you play a non HDR game. The Omen 15t has an option in the BIOS called Adaptive Battery Optimizer that protects battery longevity but it still charges to 100% so I have no clue how it does it or even if it is working, lol.

@@OWNORDISOWN Thx! I just purchased y740 2080 max q from Amazon.de with 300 euros off. 2200 euro is still more expensive than units sold in US but at least my purchase is well covered by their return policy and I have two-year warranty by default. I'm a bit curious of your explanation on how its HDR works. If HDR400 doesn't support local dimming, how on earth is it gonna give users an overall more vivid visual experience?

@@Char1es4k great stuff 👍 it merely changes the backlight as a whole unit so the whole screen adjusts in brightness. This is separate to the main screen brightness. Windows has a slider in its settings that adjusts the brightness vs SDR.

​@@OWNORDISOWN That sounds quite unexceptional as an advertised function. I'll have to wait and see once the package arrives. Thx again! Speaking of lenovo laptops, they announced a new model called Legion Y9000X in China today. That's an ultrabook version of Y740. Surprisingly they've put H-series CPUs in it instead of U/Y-series CPUs. No dGPU tho. 4 fans and vapor champer cooling is quite an impressive configuration. Docking it with Razer Core should have simliar performance to gaming laptops that you've tested in this channel. Not sure if it's exclusively sold in China. To me it feels like the right direction of ultrabook development. Definitely worth checking it out if you ever have a chance to get one :D

Well, the new 15t is thinner and has fan control, well- max fan option anyway. They also did a good job with the PL1 watts so it doesnt get too hot. It's been a year or so since I looked at the previous Omen 15 so dont know if any BIOS updates have helped. Check out my review on the Y540. Not my favorite to be honest. It does get grubby quite fast and unless you use quiet mode it runs very hot. Quiet mode works well in games but not fast in CPU work, so I show a performance tweak that helps it and is useful on other systems too. I really do like my 15t, I wish the battery life was better but that's about it.

@@OWNORDISOWN what about Dell?

Thanks for watching 👍

If I remember it's the escape key, if not that it's the F2 or F12. I will have to try it when I get home. Keep forgetting. Either way, you cannot activate max fan in the BIOS. Uninstall the command center and reinstall from the windows store. If that doesnt work, do that again bust also uninstall the I think it's the command center SDK. You can see it as a download on their support page. Redownload that and then the Command center and it should have the max fan control.

not worth it. It does not have switchable graphics (optimus). The integrated intel graphics are permanently deactivated. It is muxless. you would be getting at most another half hour. Battery lasts 2 hours at most with light use.

@@hectororestes2752 Bad news 😔

You cannot charge the laptop with the USB C port.

I have the GTX 1650 one to review. I don't know if the higher GPU models have gsync or not, mine doesn't which means it gets better battery life of 5 hrs 15 mins vs 2.5 hrs. Its footprint is a bit smaller nad its lighter. Not as solid feeling but still good. I like them both to be honest.

@@OWNORDISOWN I like the design of the HP 15t-ek000 a lot better but from what im seeing the dh-100 has better specs?? I'm not much of a tech guy so I dont know which is better at all if im being honest, I just want a laptop that I can use mainly for schoolwork and occasionally gaming. I want the laptop to be able to run triple a titles without much problem. Which of the two models best suits my listed needs in your opinion?

Thanks for the feedback ! I'm with you on the battery. If I could get 4 hours on mine I would be happy, still it performs great and runs cool. When I render my videos, using my Throttlestop settings, I hold 4 Ghz on all 8 cores at 74 Deg C using auto fan.

Isnt that 2019 HP Omen comes with MaxQ versions of RTX 2070 and 2080 ? Where did you see that they are full size ones?

@@kristijanini7846 all the Omen 17 models have Max P. The 2070 is 115w, the 2080 is 150w. The Omen 15 has a max Q of the 2070 and 2080.

@@OWNORDISOWN Is the HP Omen 17 better buy than Acer Predator helios 300 ? Both are 17 inch versions with i7 9750h and RTX 2070/maxQ. Also, does the HP omen support thunderbolt 3 as display port to get 240hz on an external display ?

@@OWNORDISOWN Is it the 80W or 90W version of 2080 MaxQ?

As far as I am aware it's not compatible with your model..

I'm sure you will like it 👍

I hope im not bothering.... i will very apreciate for your help

I dont know if im making myself clear ... basically i want to know when my computer arrives i asume it comes all settings deafualt , ibwant to know what to fix in order to improve in matters of quality play without overheating or making it run slow

@@2finger-Carmine I recommend sticking with the default performance profile in the command center software. If you have any issues just let me know 👍

@@OWNORDISOWN ok thank you for the fast response....i will let you know if i have any issue

I think the battery life will kill you, even with the i7 and say the 206p GPU you will max out at 3 hours of use..it charges up pretty fast so if you can top it up at lunch or during break I think it won't last you throughout the day.

There is a plastic cover over each hinge that snaps on , much the same way as the back cover snaps in place. One of mine had partly come off. I snapped it back in place and it is still in place. I thought I would mention it as a possible weakness. The hinge still works fine without the cover.

@@OWNORDISOWN Yes, but for the price they are asking for this system, that is too much of a weakness for me. I was going to purchase this but have now changed my mind based on the hinges.

The m.2 drive, which is the 8cm long , thin SSD will have the operating system on. I would keep that as us and just increase the size of the 2.5" drive. It will take either a regular spinning drive which are cheaper but cheaper or a SATA SSD. They have come down in price over the years so is the route I would take.

Best I can get is about 3 hours and that is with adjusting max CPU performance to 15% in power settings, undervolt, 25% brightness, no key lighting, power saver.

​@@OWNORDISOWN thanks a lot for that info. I am considering to buy this laptop and that helped a lot. Thanks!

That sucks ! At least it happened early on...Good luck with its replacement. Mine has been rock solid, use it every day for my video editing.

They refreshed both the 15 and 17". They just called them "new Omen 15" etc. I am working on the 17" now. Here is my first look ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DZFCGKnGbJs.html In Default mode it copes well and would be my out of the box setting. Performance mode needs tweaking which I have done and now that works well.

@@OWNORDISOWN Ahhh I understand, thank you for replying to me. 😊

@@Queen-ut1dy you are welcome 👍

I can pass on the info. The 9th gen models have it so I am hoping that they will continue. I don't know whey they don't allow the 8th gen ones to do it though, I can ask.

@@OWNORDISOWN Thank you so much...Appreciate it

Thanks mate 👍