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With the AI boom rapidly pushing up the cost of individual parts for a gaming PC, buying a pre-built rig is often the better choice from a value perspective. That's because of deals like this HP Omen 35L gaming PC, fitted with a 9800X3D, RTX 5080, 32GB DDR5, and 2TB of SSD storage for just $2,499.99 right now. HP has slashed $1,100 off its list price for this 4K-capable machine, making it a seriously affordable option for any gamer.
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It would be almost impossible to pick up the individual parts in this machine for the same cost right now. SSDs, RAM, GPUs: they're all much more expensive now than they were 12 months ago. The RTX 5080, the gaming powerhouse behind this PC, would set you back half the cost alone.Luckily, you're getting power for value in this recently refreshed HP Omen 35L gaming PC. This isn't old stock, and the specs are top tier, with the RTX 5080 paired nicely with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. This machine is a visually understated option, avoiding endless RGB for a cool, black style that is a little more refined.
The power of the 9800X3D and RTX 5080 is seriously formidable. Starting with the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D has a big reputation among gamers. It was (until very recently) the most powerful for gaming in the world, beating every other chip due to its massive cache capacity, and continues to be the top choice in our best CPU shortlist. This 8-core, 16-thread processor uses AMD's latest Zen 5 architecture, and has a boost clock speed of up to 5.2 GHz.It's fully unlocked, meaning you can overclock it: a nice improvement over original 3D V-cache chips. It's that 3D V-cache that gives it that extra gaming performance, as our CPU benchmarks confirm. The boosted L3 cache means that your CPU doesn't need to fall back onto slower system RAM, reducing latency and delivering higher and more stable frame rates for better gaming performance overall.
