Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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The HP Omen 45L is the worst pre-built gaming PC we have ever benchmarked and reviewed. The system not only has unbelievably bad thermals for its "cryochamber" for the 50 seconds it actually runs at the Intel guidance, but it also kneecaps performance after 50 seconds to make the 285K be worse than the 265K in all-core workloads. Fixing this issue requires the user to acknowledge voiding their warranty, and that's not to mention the spyware and bloatware shoved into this expensive gaming computer.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The Worst Pre-Built Gaming PC We've Reviewed
02:14 - The Marketing Will Continue Until Morale Improves
04:07 - Specs and Pricing
06:40 - Tear Down
10:00 - The CPU Cooler, Paste, GPU
14:40 - Something Actually Good
18:50 - Benchmark: CPU Frequency
19:42 - Benchmark: Frequency Over Time
20:14 - Benchmark: Performance Losses
21:00 - Benchmark: CPU Thermals vs Power
23:15 - Benchmark: GPU Thermals
24:17 - Benchmark: Acoustics
25:16 - Benchmark: Power Consumption
25:53 - BIOS Inspection
27:24 - Bloat and Spyware
28:42 - Warranty Voiding
30:34 - Packaging
31:15 - Benchmark: Diagnosing the Failures
33:32 - Benchmark: CPU Power Behavior
33:47 - Benchmark: CPU Frequency Diagnosis
34:00 - Benchmark: Pump and Fan Speed
34:19 - Conclusion
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Sponsor: Lian Li Lancool 217 on Amazon geni.us/0dwg
The HP Omen 45L is the worst pre-built gaming PC we have ever benchmarked and reviewed. The system not only has unbelievably bad thermals for its "cryochamber" for the 50 seconds it actually runs at the Intel guidance, but it also kneecaps performance after 50 seconds to make the 285K be worse than the 265K in all-core workloads. Fixing this issue requires the user to acknowledge voiding their warranty, and that's not to mention the spyware and bloatware shoved into this expensive gaming computer.
Grab our Blind Eye T-Shirt, Modmat, Solder Mat, or other items to help fund our ability to buy these for audits! store.gamersnexus.net
Learn about our acoustic chamber build: youtube.com/watch?v=eUqYTenB2A0
Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: patreon.com/gamersnexus
RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links]
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on Amazon: geni.us/rpdfM
Intel 285K on Amazon: geni.us/DDCdyHN
Antec Flux Pro on Amazon: geni.us/CaPv
Fractal Meshify 3 on Amazon: geni.us/D5VwlN
Corsair FRAME 4000D on Amazon: geni.us/mfBx6F
Lian Li Lancool 217 on Amazon: geni.us/0dwg
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The Worst Pre-Built Gaming PC We've Reviewed
02:14 - The Marketing Will Continue Until Morale Improves
04:07 - Specs and Pricing
06:40 - Tear Down
10:00 - The CPU Cooler, Paste, GPU
14:40 - Something Actually Good
18:50 - Benchmark: CPU Frequency
19:42 - Benchmark: Frequency Over Time
20:14 - Benchmark: Performance Losses
21:00 - Benchmark: CPU Thermals vs Power
23:15 - Benchmark: GPU Thermals
24:17 - Benchmark: Acoustics
25:16 - Benchmark: Power Consumption
25:53 - BIOS Inspection
27:24 - Bloat and Spyware
28:42 - Warranty Voiding
30:34 - Packaging
31:15 - Benchmark: Diagnosing the Failures
33:32 - Benchmark: CPU Power Behavior
33:47 - Benchmark: CPU Frequency Diagnosis
34:00 - Benchmark: Pump and Fan Speed
34:19 - Conclusion
** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! **
Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage.
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t: twitter.com/gamersnexus
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w: gamersnexus.net
Our policies, processes, and ethics statements relating to review samples, advertising, travel, errors, and more are transparently and publicly available on this page: https://gamers.nexus/ethics-statements
Steve Burke: Host, Writing, Test Lead, Editing
Jeremy Clayton: Testing, Writing
Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Editing
Tim Phetdara: Editing, Camera
