STACK #249 July 2025

GAMING FEATURE

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or Cyberpunk 2077 , will run with the graphics settings set to high quality – you can expect Ray Tracking, 4K resolution, and frame rates that hit or exceed 60FPS. This means that the HP Omen Max 16 is future-proofed for the next several years, too – it will be a long, long time before you encounter a game that this laptop isn’t powerful enough to run well. HP’s new Omen

AI will help you top out your system’s performance. You can bring up the Omen AI interface at the touch of a button and explore your tuning options. If the game you’re in could be running

Gaming laptops have come a long way, and it’s now possible to get machines that are capable of running the latest, most visually intensive games with the settings cranked all the way up.The Omen Max 16 is HP’s most powerful gaming PC to date; a beast of a laptop with incredible specs, extraordinary build quality, and AI features that help you to really tap into its full capabilities. Words James O’Connor T he HP Omen Max 16” 2.5K 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop is available in two configurations. One sports an extremely powerful Intel ® Core ™ Ultra 7 255HX 20 (30MB WHY THE OMEN MAX 16 OLED IS HP’S BEST-EVER GAMING LAPTOP

at a higher frame rate, or you haven’t optimised the settings to get the best-looking experience possible, Omen AI will make it easy to correct that. You can use this feature outside of games, too, to get the best performance out of the laptop no matter what you’re using it for. You might expect a laptop with this much power to run hot, but it doesn’t. The HP Omen Max 16 features a ”Cryo Compound” – a liquid metal thermal paste designed to improve performance, which is applied to both the GPU and CPU. A large vapour chamber and IR thermal sensor ensure that the laptop never overheats, and its unique Fan Cleaner setting prevents the build-up of dust and debris. All of this is packed into an attractive aluminum casing that gives this laptop a premium feel. By tapping into the Omen Tempest Cooling Unleashed Mode and manually overclock your system in the Omen Gaming Hub menu for huge performance gain. Overclocking your GPU and CPU to wring even more performance out of them means that this laptop should be able to handle even more visually incredible games in the future. This hub also lets you calibrate fan speeds, remap keys, and even purchase new games, with personalised recommendations served up regularly! The Omen Max 16 is compatible with both Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth v5.4, and comes with a HDMI port, USB-A 2.0 port and two Thunderbolt 4.0 ports, plus a 2.5GbE ethernet connection. Gen 3 Instant Pair technology lets you connect up to three different HyperX devices simultaneously for easier port management and extra convenience. Also sporting a HD front-facing camera with Windows Hello facial recognition and a privacy shutter, along with customisable RGB backlighting for the keyboard, the HP Omen Max 16 is an awesome laptop that’s attractive, versatile, and extremely powerful. technology, you can also access

Both models are equipped with an enormous 32GB of RAM, plus a full 1TB of Gen5 SSD storage, making for an ultra-fast laptop that’s perfect not just for gaming, but basically any other task you might want to throw at it. Both models feature a stunning 16-inch UWVA 2.5K (2560 x 1600) 240Hz OLED display with HDR compliance. Even games with extremely high recommended system specs, like Alan Wake 2

Cache, up to 5.2GHz) alongside a NVIDIA ® GeForce RTX ™ 5070Ti GPU (12GB GDDR7), while the other model turns things up even further with an Intel ® Core ™ Ultra 9 275HX 24 core (36MB Cache, up to 5.4GHz) NVIDIA ® GeForce RTX™ 5080 GPU (16GB GDDR7).

HP Omen Max 16” UWVA 2.5K 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop (Intel Core Ultra 9) [GeForce RTX 5080]

HP Omen Max 16” UWVA 2.5K 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop (Intel Core Ultra 7)[GeForce RTX 5070 Ti]

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