The victus looks good and everything worked. The only problem I found was that the SATA-0 did not work. I had to switch to SATA-2 to get my new 1TB SSD to work. The Ryzen 5 is fast, better than my 10 gen i5 in my laptop. However, I do wish that this Victus had a slot for a DVD R/W drive.
Very good computer for its price, went well above expectations. For anyone purchasing this PC, I recommend getting 16gb of RAM as 8gb is pretty limiting, other than that, its fantastic
Audio could be improved, very fast easy startup and processing.
on November 5, 2024
Posted by: MMMMx
Verified Purchase:Yes
Works very well , except the audio output is lower than my last computer and I'm getting an occasional hum from having to crank up the powered studio monitor speakers that I have attached. The system would benefit from a built in graphic equalizer.. I mostly use my computer for music.
Let me start by saying this has been a great value purchase so far. I haven't had any issues with cooling and most things have been fine. There are some great YouTube tutorials from Technitwit on how to upgrade within this machine either to futureproof it or down the line upgrades. With that knowledge, I feel pretty confident in this machine and happy with it.
But! The website has some straight up incorrect information. It says the 500W power supply is a bronze. It isn't, my machine and the tech confirmed is a gold. This is great, but why isn't it made obvious? Second, the SSD pricing is really crazy on the website, and the PCIe ports are not fully up to date. While this isn't the biggest deal in the world, it's a little annoying to have to find the exact right SSD. I wouldn't mind if they had a tool that listed parts compatible with their hardware, even if it was brands owned by HP, so I could at least use that to make an informed decision.
So some minor annoyances, great overall value machine. Not 5/5 blown away, but happy with my purchase and I'd recommend the build to others.