A:AnswerDon’t know what hp is talking about it’s clearly a single blower style fan, there is not two fans in that card and the overheating issues and crashing I’ve been having is abysmal
A:AnswerAs far as thermals go yes it does get a little hot just like any computer will. I bought a metal height adjustable stand to help it breathe and keep it off of my floor. The stand is meant for monitors but I took measurements and bought the stand for the desktop and I am getting better thermal performance.It is able to support the weight of the tower. See my review of this desktop so you can see what I mean.
The boot up issue isn't really an issue like others have stated power your monitor on first then the desktop and you shouldn't run into any issues. So far it has been a solid product.
A:AnswerNope, only one PCIe slot. FYI, this motherboard is Micro ATX, so a smaller form factor than a normal tower. Personally, I am probably going to buy a new motherboard and case so I can have more PCIe and SATA ports...
A:Answerthe model that I got (i7/16gb/RTX 2080) is only air cooled but yeah there's plenty of room inside if you want it liquid cooled. As for the ssd bays, I havent opened it yet but looking through the glass side door, I only see one slot for the M.2. Although, im pretty sure there's more room for the 2.5" ssd behind the mobo.
A:AnswerI replaced both the stock 500W PSU and Intel stock CPU fan yesterday with "CORSAIR - CX Series Modular CX750M 750W ATX Power Supply" and "Corsair H60 AIO liquid cooler" respectively. see my review for details.
A:AnswerIt will fit, the 120mm radiator/fan mounts to the metal bracket on the roof of the tower. However you will have to remove the motherboard entirely from the PC to mount the cooler.
A:AnswerThere are two SATA ports on the board. One is used by the 2TB HDD and you have one free SATA slot to use. There is a tool less drive slot that will fit a 2.5 or full size HDD. As far as what SATA version I am not sure. I installed a 2.5 inch WD Blue 500 GB SSD. I had screws laying around and used them. So you will need screws to mount the 2.5 HDD. A regular sized HDD will fit without any tools. And a SATA cable and then you are good to go.
I used crystal mark and tested all three drives here are the results if you are interested.
Toshiba 256GB NVME:
Sequential Read (Q= 32,T= 1) : 1552.370 MB/s
Sequential Write (Q= 32,T= 1) : 950.387 MB/s
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 8,T= 8) : 571.597 MB/s [ 139550.0 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 8,T= 8) : 443.453 MB/s [ 108264.9 IOPS]
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) : 389.429 MB/s [ 95075.4 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) : 266.863 MB/s [ 65152.1 IOPS]
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 44.650 MB/s [ 10900.9 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 100.562 MB/s [ 24551.3 IOPS]
Test : 1024 MiB [C: 21.9% (52.0/237.2 GiB)] (x5) [Interval=5 sec]
Date : 2018/12/06 19:36:13
OS : Windows 10 [10.0 Build 17134] (x64)
2TB:
Sequential Read (Q= 32,T= 1) : 210.088 MB/s
Sequential Write (Q= 32,T= 1) : 200.322 MB/s
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 8,T= 8) : 1.231 MB/s [ 300.5 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 8,T= 8) : 1.329 MB/s [ 324.5 IOPS]
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) : 1.313 MB/s [ 320.6 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) : 1.240 MB/s [ 302.7 IOPS]
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 0.438 MB/s [ 106.9 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 1.215 MB/s [ 296.6 IOPS]
Test : 1024 MiB [D: 0.0% (0.4/1863.0 GiB)] (x5) [Interval=5 sec]
Date : 2018/12/06 19:44:47
OS : Windows 10 [10.0 Build 17134] (x64)
WD 500 GB Blue SSD:
Sequential Read (Q= 32,T= 1) : 559.985 MB/s
Sequential Write (Q= 32,T= 1) : 519.731 MB/s
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 8,T= 8) : 384.194 MB/s [ 93797.4 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 8,T= 8) : 315.472 MB/s [ 77019.5 IOPS]
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) : 236.041 MB/s [ 57627.2 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) : 217.778 MB/s [ 53168.5 IOPS]
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 28.052 MB/s [ 6848.6 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 50.650 MB/s [ 12365.7 IOPS]
Test : 1024 MiB [E: 1.3% (6.2/465.6 GiB)] (x5) [Interval=5 sec]
Date : 2018/12/06 19:50:59
OS : Windows 10 [10.0 Build 17134] (x64)
There is no surprise here in terms of speed they are in this order; 256 GB NVME, 500GB SSD, 2TH HDD.
I know I probably went a little too much into detail but yes there is a slot for another HDD, a mount for the Second HDD is included the mount will fit a 3.5 HDD without any other screws, but you will need screws if you install a 2.5 laptop drive or SSD. The Power supply is just fine I don't see any issues here as this desktop is not meant to be over clocked.
A:AnswerIts four point connectors. I just replaced my fan. Also I added one on top. 120mm on top 92mm is the exhaust fan. There is a bracket on top for the 120mm you just have to punch out the metal template for vents. This thing is still seeing 85C but at least it's out of the 90s.
A:AnswerNo, they aren't locked, but the Motherboard has to be able to support the same kind of processor socket as the one you want to upgrade to AND the BIOS has to support the processor...AND the motherboard has to be able to deliver enough power to the socket. So, there are a number of things you have to check off compatibility wise before you could upgrade it. So processors that have the same or less wattage, the same or less heat generation, the same connector AND if HP updates the BIOS to support that processor....if you meet all those requirements, then a processor upgrade will work.
Graphics Card: That's simple: Yes, you can upgrade graphics cards. The key challenge here is that the computer comes with a 500W power supply. That is rather low in my opinion, so do not put a graphics card in that requires more power than the RTX 2080 unless you also upgrade the power supply.
A:AnswerHP designs and sources our components from a variety of suppliers, including NVIDIA. They aren't necessarily the same as what you can buy on your own because they are often customized components, built to HP's standards. In this case, the expected green light is not used since it doesn't coordinate with the HP Omen color scheme.
A:AnswerI replaced both the stock 500W PSU and Intel stock CPU fan yesterday with "CORSAIR - CX Series Modular CX750M 750W ATX Power Supply" and "Corsair H60 AIO liquid cooler" respectively. see my review for details.
