Great gaming laptop with RTX 5060 and a large display discounted by thousands! It has a 1TB SSD and 24 GB RAM

Not all RTX 5060s are created equal – in laptops, the same graphics card is sold with varying power consumption, and the performance difference is significant. Cheaper machines limit it to 60–80 W, which can cost 15–20% of fps. HP OMEN 17 for 31,990 CZK runs the RTX 5060 at 115 W TGP – close to the maximum NVIDIA allows for this mobile card. Combined with a 17.3″ display, 24 GB RAM, and a 1TB SSD, it’s a solid gaming machine for under 32 thousand, where the graphics card truly gets room to breathe.

Quick summary:
✅ Makes sense if you want a gaming laptop with a large screen and a full-power RTX 5060
⚠️ Consider if you care about resolutions higher than Full HD – the 17.3″ display is “only” 1080p, which you’ll notice on a 17″ screen upon closer inspection. WiFi 7 and Thunderbolt are also missing.
💡 For 31,990 CZK you get RTX 5060 (115 W), 24 GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, DLSS 4, ray tracing, and an 83Wh battery.

Why GPU wattage matters

NVIDIA allows manufacturers a wide range of power consumption for mobile cards – for the RTX 5060, it’s roughly from 60 W to 115+ W. The difference between a 60W and a 115W variant of the same card can be in the tens of fps. Cheaper and thinner laptops with RTX 5060 typically operate at 75–90 W because smaller cooling systems don’t allow for higher power. OMEN 17 thanks to its larger chassis (17.3″, 30 mm thickness) and a cooling system with a dual heat pipe and five heat dissipation paths, can handle 115 W without throttling. In practice, this means you’ll get the performance the RTX 5060 card was truly designed for.

The RTX 5060 is built on the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture with 8 GB GDDR7 memory and supports DLSS 4, including Multi Frame Generation – a technology that can AI-generate several additional frames from one rendered frame. In practice, this means significantly higher fps in supported games. NVIDIA Reflex 2 reduces input latency, which competitive gamers will appreciate. Full ray tracing and support for modern codecs (AV1 encoding) complete the features.

Display, processor, and memory

Display: 17.3″ IPS, 1920 × 1080, 144 Hz, 300 nits, 100% sRGB, anti-glare surface, TÜV Rheinland eye protection certification. At Full HD, the RTX 5060 comfortably handles most current games at high to ultra details – even without DLSS. With DLSS 4, you’ll achieve stable 100+ fps even in more demanding titles. The display is “only” Full HD – on a 17.3″ screen, this means a lower pixel density (127 PPI) than on a 15.6″ screen with the same resolution. At a normal viewing distance, this might not be an issue, but if you’re used to QHD, you’ll notice the difference.

The AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 processor (6 Zen 5 cores, 4.8 GHz boost, 50 TOPS NPU) is an energy-efficient chip with an integrated AI unit. It’s sufficient for gaming – in the vast majority of situations, the bottleneck will be on the GPU side, not the CPU. However, for productive work (video editing, rendering), six Zen 5 cores are not a powerhouse – it’s a compromise oriented towards gaming laptops, where the graphics card does most of the work.

Memory: 24 GB DDR5 5600 MHz (2 occupied slots) – comfortably sufficient for gaming and multitasking. Storage: 1TB SSD PCIe NVMe – for today’s games, which take up 50–100 GB, a terabyte is a reasonable minimum. Sound is handled by DTS:X Ultra technology with user-facing speakers and HP Audio Boost – decent for a gaming laptop, but it certainly won’t replace dedicated headphones or external speakers.

Ports, connectivity, and what’s missing

Available: 1× USB-C, 2× USB 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI, RJ-45 (LAN), and a combo audio jack. WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and Bluetooth 5.4. RGB backlit keyboard in CZ/SK layout with a numeric keypad. 720p webcam – sufficient for video calls, but it’s the minimum quality. 83 Wh battery – a decent capacity for a gaming laptop, but with the RTX 5060 under load, expect 2 hours of gaming; significantly longer for light work and movies. Charging via a 230W adapter – USB-C charging is unfortunately missing.

What you won’t find in this configuration: WiFi 7 (only WiFi 6), Thunderbolt (USB-C does not have Thunderbolt certification), USB-C charging, and a better webcam. The construction is plastic, weight 2.95 kg – it’s a 17″ gaming laptop, so this is expected, but it’s not a light option for travel. These compromises are also why it costs 31,990 CZK and not 40+ thousand.

Verdict

HP OMEN 17 for 31,990 CZK is a straightforward gaming laptop without unnecessary frills. For under 32 thousand, it’s one of the most affordable laptops with a full-power RTX 5060. However, expect Full HD resolution on a large panel, WiFi 6 instead of 7, plastic construction, and the absence of USB-C charging. If you’re primarily looking for gaming performance at a reasonable price and a large screen suits you, this is a good offer.

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