So basically I went to a Croma store near me to buy a laptop and after a lot begging I convinced my father to buy me the HP HyperX Omen 15-GB0038AX (Ryzen variant). I asked the TGP and they just said it was RTX 5050, that's when I knew they didn't know much and opted to ask Google and lo and behold it 115W. I naively assumed that the Ryzen variant will be the same. Unfortunate for me, it wasn't. I also found a very sad post of same individuals as me here - https://www.reddit.com/r/LaptopDealsIndia/comments/1tdwcyj/hyperx_omen_tgp_is_55w_wtf/

Moving on, I went to the store and complained about the TGP and a more technical staff compared to yesterday came and they were also shocked that the TGP was that low. They assume the TGP was 135W or something. When I said it was 55W they started searching their data base. I complained that they didn't put the unit on display, how was I supposed to know that it is 55W? The person today told me that once windows office was registered with me it couldn't be refunded but how am I supposed to see the TGP until I log in? Ridiculous.

Here comes the main part, I asked them if I could flash the VBIOS to 115W or something and is the architecture/thermal different from the intel variant. They confidently said it was the same and to do the flash without worry and all technical issues (if they arise, like motherboard problem, screen blackout, common problems while flashing) would be covered under warranty. I asked them to do it themselves then but the employee said he didn't have a pendrive and flashing would take time. I gave up and went home.

Today I decided to contact HP support and get their advice since I still had doubts about the whole endeavour and felt like I couldn't trust Croma. This is my whole conversation with them-

At this point I have just made my peace with it. I will spend the next 10 years with this machine so better to make most of it. Do feel free to give suggestions if you have any! And please tell me the 1.5 lakhs was worth it 🙏

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Rog mai 16 gb ram with 5050

And omen mai 24 gb ram with 5060

And omen mai ai wala cou bhi hai smj nhi aa rha

Its the 165w 25000 mah power bank from anker. I know its max 100w per port. I have the hp omen transcend 14 with core ultra 7 and 5060

Hi everyone,

I'm using an HP Omen 16 (RTX 4050 + Intel Core i5-13420H), and I'm facing a strange overheating issue that wasn't there when the laptop was new.

Earlier, while gaming, my CPU temperatures would usually stay between 75–85°C, and I never experienced thermal throttling. However, over the last month, the CPU has started reaching 95–100°C very quickly. It now thermal throttles not only while gaming but even during game installations, software installations, and other heavy workloads. HWiNFO consistently reports thermal throttling on all four P-cores.

To troubleshoot the issue, I've already done the following:

1.Replaced the thermal paste multiple times.

2.Cleaned the entire laptop.

3.Replaced both cooling fans under warranty.

4.Replaced the complete heatsink/thermal module under warranty.

5.Had the heatsink removed, repasted, and reinstalled several times by the HP Authorized Service Center.

Unfortunately, none of these changes made any difference.

I also ruled out the thermal paste itself. I've tried different high-quality thermal compounds, including Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut, thermal paste, and another good-quality paste, but the temperatures remain exactly the same.

One thing that really confused me happened at the service center. Around 10–20 minutes after applying fresh thermal paste, the technician reopened the laptop while checking the fans. He showed me that the paste had already spread out so much that parts of the CPU and NVIDIA GPU dies were visible, almost as if the chips were exposed. The previous thermal paste applications had behaved the same way, even after replacing the entire heatsink.

Despite all of this, I don't have any noticeable performance issues:

1.No FPS drops.

2.No random shutdowns.

3.No BSODs.

4.Games still run smoothly.

The only issue is that the CPU now thermal throttles frequently, which never happened when the laptop was new.

The HP service center is now suggesting that the motherboard should be replaced, but before agreeing to that, I wanted to ask if anyone here has experienced something similar with this model.

A few questions:

1.Has anyone with the HP Omen 16 (RTX 4050 + i5-13420H) experienced the same issue?

2 Does this sound like a motherboard/CPU issue rather than a cooling issue?

3.Would trying Honeywell PTM7950 instead of conventional thermal paste be worth it, or is that unlikely to solve the problem?

4.Since my laptop is still under warranty, should I proceed with a motherboard replacement, or is there something else I should ask HP to check first?

I'm genuinely confused because almost the entire cooling system has already been replaced, yet the temperatures are exactly the same as before.

Any suggestions or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

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$1520 After tax. I will upgrade it to 32gb 1TB myself.

I like the Panther 356H version for now. I also like that it has been upgraded to OLED. However, I’m worried about the weight because I will be carrying it around occasionally.

Most importantly, I’m not sure what the design looks like. I couldn’t find any reviews of the HyperX OMEN 16, so I don’t really know what it looks like in real life.

Has anyone purchased it? I’m currently deciding between this and the cheaper Legion 5 (2026). What do you think?

Hello, how can I fix the stuttering? The audio also stutters even though all my drivers and Windows are fully updated. I've also tried downgrading the graphics drivers, but it didn't work. What could be causing this, and how can I fix it?

I recently bought Ghost of Tsushima and just letting any one of you guys who want to try it, it's 1,000% worth it. One of the best intros I have ever had in entire video games I have ever played. The combat, everything is very good. 100% recommended. And even graphics are literally very good.

I am about to buy a new laptop and was confused which one to take i had two options one is hp omen 16 and another is Asus tuf f16 5060 so if you share your opinion I will consider.

If you're one of the (probably three) people running Linux on an Omen 16 XD, I built something for us.

Fan control on this laptop has been a pain on Linux — no OMEN Gaming Hub, no easy way to touch the curve. So I wrote a small Python app that talks directly to the hwmon interface and lets you set custom fan curves, either headless via a CLI script or through an actual Qt6 GUI with a tray icon if you're on KDE Plasma.

What it does:

• Custom fan curve editor — drag points on a graph, it saves automatically
• CLI mode for anyone who just wants it running in the background via systemd
• Auto-detects your hwmon paths at runtime, so it doesn't break every time the index shifts on reboot (this used to drive me nuts)
• Live temp + RPM stats in the tray

It's built around the hp and k10temp hwmon drivers, so if you're on an Intel variant you'll need to swap in coretemp, but the code's set up to make that an easy change.

Repo's here: https://github.com/Tanish-Desai/Omen-XD-Fan-Control

It's early — sudo handling is a bit rough right now (there's a systemd service option in the README that avoids the password headache) and I'd genuinely love for people to poke holes in it. If you've got one of these laptops and you're dual-booting or full Linux, give it a shot and let me know what breaks. PRs, issues, roasts — all welcome.

Disclaimer: I have used AI to refine and draft this post :)