We Made our Favorite Gaming PC EVEN BETTER!

[@DraftySatyr]

"Uninstall McAfee …" Good advice for 99% of all known Windows PCs!

[@jaydentran4764]

or use a software called hone that removes all the debloating software and also reduces your background usage

[@advanceddarkness3]

This is how I got into PC building 25+ years ago. Bought a cheap PC at a local K-mart, thru a VooDoo graphics card in it and just replaced stuff along the way. How nice it would of been to have a KZbin channel like this to help me figure it out all those years ago.

[@sinosoul]

Isn't it more satisfying figuring it out on your own? Trying out all the Windows 3.11 drivers and reloading the CD drivers over and over

[@JorgeBarraza]

I decided to try a 6600 on my Victus without upgrading the PSU because of this video. Kept the Risen cpu 5600 and had already increased to 16G of RAM. Running super smooth and doubled FPS! THANKS!!!

[@Luis-kl5nz]

What psu do you have mine has the 350 but I see the new ones have 500

[@JorgeBarraza]

@@Luis-kl5nz It has the 350 because mine came with the RX6400 which doesn't require much, but the RX6600 is running really nice and the temps are just fine. If I had one with the 500 I would feel comfortable going with a more demanding card, but I'm seriously impressed with the 6600.

[@sinosoul]

@@JorgeBarrazayou’re able to run the 6600 on the 350w psu? Did you undervolt it?

[@JorgeBarraza]

@@sinosoul Nope.

[@JorgeBarraza]

@@sinosoul Nope. And I've even overclocked it a bit without any issues, but I don't run it like that for the most part.

[@PersianImm0rtal]

Now this is how you upgrade a PC! Great video, love what you did!

[@soapghost007]

Really appreciate you guys testing this out! Been eyeing these 15L Victus to possibly upgrade as well. But the power supply was concerning me. Thanks for keeping it Toasty, Bro’s! 🤘🔥

[@Spenlard]

Power supply is definitely a concern, but you can snag an ok one for sub 70 bucks. These aren't meant to be a replacement necessarily to a custom pc, and oem parts will always be limited opposed to building. But for some they get the job done and that's all that matters. You hit a brick wall definitely modding these and making an upgrade path. But some don't need those features or expansion and just want a simple solution for their couple games they like to lpay

[@qro7419]

@@Spenlard HP does have a special connector for power, that normal power supplies don't have. They don't use a 24pin ATX connector, they use some very weird proprietary connection

[@Spenlard]

@@KrunchTastic Might just be the way she goes for those boards.

[@AviatingRandom]

I ordered a victus and it’s getting here in a few days.. I was worrying about the power supply also but it seems really easy to upgrade so not really a problem

[@tae2k496]

@@AviatingRandom hey man have you upgraded anything on it?

[@bumbaclot813]

I like that Hoodie. McAfee strikes again from beyond the grave.

[@chasedgerm2023]

one times mcafee made me pc crash everytime i plugged my midi in

[@bumbaclot813]

@@chasedgerm2023 John McAfee will always haunt us.

[@OrRaino]

what are you talking about McAfee is not dead, it's still living on my PC 😈😈

[@NatetheNintendofan]

@@chasedgerm2023 McCafe came with my pre-built I uninstalled right away

[@NatetheNintendofan]

@@bumbaclot813 you done with these yeah John mccafé will hurt you

[@transparent1054]

McAfee is the blight of present day gaming. In fact, the way it controls your machine resembles more like a virus than an anti-virus. It's good to see you guys were able to upgrade pre-built but I still say building your own rig will give you a much wider upgrade path.

[@itscactus1525]

Please do more videos about this computer. I bought it about four months ago and it’s the first computer that I’ve ever owned so I’m really glad to see that y’all appreciate it as much as I do.

[@R3AL-AIM]

I also had the same issue with the RX6400 drivers and Adrenaline!!!! Was able to use DDUClean, install the drivers through HPSevices - which had a driver incompatible with Adrenaline. Ran the AMD installer again, updated to the current graphics driver for the GPU and good to go, no more boot loop. It was a pain and took a couple trips into Safe Mode.

[@pweddy1]

You might try this with a 6700-non XT model. It still only needs a single 8 pin with sub 200Watts. It would be nice to see performance comparisons for different configurations.

[@darthwiizius]

TDP is not directly reflective of the actual power draw of the chip, I think the 6600 is based on a mobile chip so it runs on very low power draw hence AMD suggesting it can run safely on a 300W PSU compared to the 450W they suggest for the 6700.

[@pweddy1]

Since you probably want to upgrade the drive anyway it's worth suggesting just doing a clean install of windows anyway. That probably would solve most of the driver install issues.

[@alenk4682]

Nice video and showing angles and explaining the items. I subbed!

[@zeroturn7091]

Smart move to go with Intel, since Ryzen based ones are locked out of SAM. Another thing to look out for is although you can upgrade to higher speeds of RAM, they run at JEDEC timings CL22🤢. You can get really creative with adding storage: A 3.5 can be mounted behind the front fascia, a 2.5 underneath the black metal tray that was removed, or go with an NVMe via expansion cards. Of course fans can attach to those same points.

[@zlatonicbuzz]

yall are the reason i bought this pc i had a msi and it was terrible but i love my hp alot!!!!

[@TheJoker-bz2uz]

I just got this computer with a i7 GPU and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 for like $800 during their back to school sale! I'll definitely be upgrading the RAM and memory storage in time but I'm super happy with this deal. Can't wait till it shows up! Thanks for all the solid info, really helped me find something great in my price range.

[@insert_username-xv3df]

How much gpu clearance and how big is that gpu

[@ronmccord44]

how is the heat and cooling I am worried that it will throttle or shutdown if too hot... do you ever have this problem after several hours of gaming

[@TheJoker-bz2uz]

@@ronmccord44 So, the computer does get a little hot after a long gaming sesh... But I've ran cyberpunk 2077 for like 8+ hours at times, which is known for making PC's run hot and never had the computer shutdown from heat. That being said I use the HP Omen settings that came with the computer to keep the internal fans on high at all times.

[@ronmccord44]

damn that is a great deal...... good to know about the heat....... @@TheJoker-bz2uz

[@Z-e-e-s-h-a-n]

More of these sort of videos please with prebuilts that have really low wattage power supplies

[@BannedOnMain]

AWESOME Roadkill Garage Hoodie! Love watching Dulcich bang shift stuff. Also, great vid

[@kyles8524]

i put an rx 6600 in my pre-built, its one of the older ones with the i5-11400 but it only had a 500w 80+ gold power supply and its actually sitting on 4 x 12v rails at like 18 amp each and I thought i might have a problem running the 6600 but I havent had any problems and on full load I cant get the card to go over 100 watts of usage on stock settings

[@chrisanytime1]

That is what a stock Rx 6600 pulls. 100 watts max. You can use amd adrenaline software to max the power output to 120watt.

[@kyles8524]

@@chrisanytime1 yeah thats what I said, stock settings lol

[@rafraba]

I have had the exact issue discussed in this video regarding booting off the internal ssd with more than one hp desktop in the past. I personally believe this is an hp reliability issue, I find their products great otherwise.

[@9ernation543]

Its because bios defaults to RAID. You have to go back into it and set it back to AHCI

[@mattyizzie]

hell yeah. Totally glad i got the victus now...early xmas gift for myself! +400 dollars off got upgraded ssd and ram. doing expanded memory later.

[@clyxos3405]

This is actually just a gaming pavilion tg01-2xxx replica in a new outer case with a lga 1700 socket. the inside of my prebuilt from them looks the exact same.

[@kenshisanki]

I have an HP Pavilion TG01-0023W, Started with a Ryzen 5 3500 and a 1650 Super with a 400 watt PSU I'm now a madman with a Ryzen 7 3700x and an RTX 2070 on that same PSU These HPs aren't as bad as people say, love the videos Toasty Bros, stay awesome

[@sinosoul]

Dang! You bought a $150 CPU for a $500 prebuilt PC? Madman indeed.

[@Pepsid]

Some of the best creators!

[@gamerzandpowerz7132]

Happy New Year Mate

[@PizzaBoi5194]

I just bought this gpu and the same thing happened to me while getting my drivers installed! It's probably an issue with the card bios or something whe you're installing it into a system thats had another gpu in it. Had to fully reinstall windows but it's working fine now

[@nonebasics5710]

Do u have the same psu as them?

[@lordgnk8695]

imo the 15L as excellent thermal performance with no intake fan, one exhaust fan, and the generic aluminum heatsink

[@Durbanite2010]

Yeah, you can't go much hmore powerful than this setup due to airflow and motherboard limitations. Another video idea could be upgrading the PSU with a more powerful unit and adapters for HP's weird motherboards, also fan upgrades with a SATA-powered fan hub maybe?

[@rayzor285]

Yeah and while they're at it, just build a whole new computer.

[@zeroturn7091]

HP used to have a 500W PSU that would be a direct drop in. I don’t know if it’s still available though.

[@Durbanite2010]

@@zeroturn7091 possibly except they are very expensive, even a used one is over £100 here in the UK. I'd be interested to see a Corsair TX or a similarly sized unit in there with adapters to see if there is any performance boost, especially out of that RX6600...

[@HermannTheGreat]

@@zeroturn7091 Those cost $60-100+ now, not even worth it.

[@DiscreetShark]

Was the problem caused by the gpu?

[@carlosc3899]

Love watching some PC builds. Awesome video still can't believe that the cards just made it🤣

[@Sonic_1000]

Love OEM big box upgrades

[@ZenDeividdo]

Great video for those out there who might be intimidated by upgrading a PC or of course building their own, though as a personal preference I like the double-line Thermal Pasting method for Alder Lake as well as the criss-cross mounting though for this cooler and a locked CPU it shouldn't matter a ton. I also felt more suspense than I should've when watching Jack and Matt barely squeezing the RX 6600 into the PCIe of that practically SFF chassis. I gotta say even though I despise the torx-flathead screws HP uses I gotta hand it to them for putting in efficient PSUs that have enough wattage to handle any sort of reasonable upgrades as opposed to Dell and the piddly wattage on their Inspiron lineup for example.

[@darthwiizius]

Having an 8 pin PCIe cable in a budget friendly prebuilt also helps, no need to jerry rig power from the SATA connector so you can still add in a 2.5 SSD. By the time you sell off or reuse the old parts this cheeky upgrade makes for an affordable and pretty nice and tidy looking gaming PC for 1080P AAA gaming. It's more or less the same as my PC except I'm on Zen 3 and use a 2060Super. I anyone is worried about the PSU they can always put in a small undervolt to lower consumption a bit but AMD only suggest a 300W PSU for this card anyhoo so there's enough headroom in the fitted PSU to be confident it'll last for years.

[@mj-7444]

You can really upgrade them. The problem is that you are very limited in a few key areas. A. Cpu support B. Very little customizable settings (bios access limited) C.Repairs are also limited.

[@darkkingastos4369]

plus alot of these pcs have proprietary psu connectors to the mobo making it impossible to upgrade the psu without doing some funky soldering

[@mcslender2965]

@@darkkingastos4369 if you get lucky some Chinese manufacturers may sell compatible psu adapters on eBay or Amazon

[@terorwolfable]

@@mcslender2965 i'm pretty sure that will be the case i the future, its what happened to dell optiplex and lenovo thinkcentre pc's if you wanted to change the psu there was a cheap adaptor you could buy

[@poepflater]

Most people shouldn't go anywhere near the bios....

[@robertotarangozarazua1366]

You could try an evga xc RTX 3060 or RTX 3060 TI graphics card which is only 1.5cm apart from an RTX 2060 from a fan. But they would have to get a 400 watt or 500 watt power supply to make up for the performance.

[@picklenick02]

Put a rx6600 into my victus and it powers down randomly a few seconds after starting it up … Any ideas?

[@sinosoul]

Boot into safe mode, disable onboard gpu. run ddu, reboot, disable auto software update, install catalyst pro driver without checking factory reset, reboot.

[@aurorayoru5333]

I upgraded a Dell precision T3500 with RTX 2060 and Intel x5675

[@pace.AT.minecraft]

The power color version of this graphics card would have fitted it perfectly

[@sinosoul]

Good to know! I just got the power color 6600 for this prebuilt. Thought I might have to return it.

[@frippyfroo6064]

YES As I mentioned in the previous victus video Just bought this for my brother and I was wondering how I'd upgrade it!

[@s2buzzff913]

You guys should sell the budget builds u make

[@slaysoulsista4067]

I just bought a victus it has ryzen 5 5600g and rx 6400 with 8gb and 512 ssd. how well would fortnite, apex, and gta run?

[@chriswilson1215]

Have you had good luck with it? I bought the same one for my gf to play sons of the forest with. Its runs it but not great. Have you upgraded anything?

[@wolfemanxd]

Loving the Kentucky Sports shirt.

[@Wanfromstl]

What’s the best hp prebuilt gaming pc under 700 or 600 please help me

[@RealUnclePinks]

HP VICTUS 15L on clearance at Walmart $229 right now

[@m30modTRX]

just got this pc yesterday:)

[@fchxrdzyy8672]

I found your guys channel about a week ago and I love the vids, keep up the good work

[@ToastyPC]

Are you supposed to uninstall the graphics drivers before you install a new graphics card??? I thought thats how it worked. I do not install anything graphics cards i just buy pre-builts so i do not know for sure.

[@ToastyBros]

Yes you do!

[@cmdredstrakerofshado1159]

question does the Victus use a Standard size ATX power supply unit or is it some weird HP pos sub-standard proprietary size PSU? Because if it standard you could fairly easily upgrade the PSU allowing a faster CPU & GPU combos if they fit.

[@darthwiizius]

HP propriety PSU with propriety PCB power socket. You can get some fitable good PSUs and use an adapter but it seems a bit overkill especially on a PCB with more power limitations than a half reasonable custom build PCB.

[@MaxStrongman]

I think it is nice that you guys keep helping your viewers with the game and windows keys. thanks for everything guys!

[@VincenzoDurazzo-t8p]

Nice video guys, would you recommend to change also the cpu dissipator? If so, which one you recommend? thank you !

[@acebossz9471]

Can you upgrade the case?

[@estebankiyotaka4768]

I own a Vectus HP L15 PC. Can I install a Ryzen 7 and the RTX 4070 or the RTX4090 GPU on the computer? Is it worth it? Also, is it advisable to upgrade to a 500 wat PSU? If so where could I buy one?

[@dysonsanders5812]

thinking about starting a pc build but too scared haha

[@danielvess1780]

I just added the xfx rx 6600 to a ryzen 5 5600g. I kept getting the black screen also ez led showed boot drive. I fou d a usb stick that i think was the right one for windows 10. Anyways after about 5 hours of no success i took a break for about 3 hours then it started working. No idea what happend but it sure is fast.

[@sierralvx]

I was really wavering over getting a Victus because I've heard prebuilds from HP or dell have a bad rep because of all the proprietary stuff. This showed me it is upgradable if I want to increase the ram or graphics! I'm just a casual gamer so the basic setup would be suitable for me.

[@sk-id]

I got this pc for Christmas and it runs very good just needs some minor changes and upgrades.

[@darthwiizius]

Do the RAM first, just wack a cheap 16GB CL16 kit in it and you'll get an instant boost in a lot of games from the dual channel. After that most of the next increase in performance (the biggest overall) will come from the GPU upgrade. I'd probably leave the CPU until they start getting cheap on the used market or in a clearance.

[@leruty]

@@darthwiizius Why CL16?The included one is CL22, doesn´t make sense putting in better RAM

[@darthwiizius]

@@leruty CL16 is so cheap now there's no reason not to, those cl22 timings will hold back the CPU. I picked up a used kit of cl16 with flashing lights on it the other day, Kingston Fury or Hyper X, can't remember and don't care once it's in and working, for £20.

[@juke99]

@darthwiizius would another stick of A tech -8gb DDR4 work ?

[@darthwiizius]

@@juke99 If it's the same speed and timings it should work regardless of branding and it would still be better than running it single channel, it's best to stick with identical pairs because outside of the XMP boost speed base speeds and timings can vary. The dual channel part is the most important part but AM4 systems are a bit sensitive to RAM speed so below 3200mhz you do get a bit of a drop off, though not normally as much as running single channel.

[@Iamgenuinelybored]

I customized the Hp Victus 15l is it good? It's a Intel I5 12400, 16gb of ram, 512gb of storage, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, 500 W 80 Plus Bronze Power supply.

[@FigWidIt]

I have the HP-TG01 that had the Ryzen 3500 and 1650 Super, and all I did was upgrade the nvme storage,add another 8gb ram stick for dual channel, and switch the GPU to an old RTX 2060 and its been a solid 1080p/60fps Gaming PC. Even better performance on older games lol. I would go with the 6600/6600xt though now if you have that option, AMD was still on Rx 5xxx series when I bought the HP Prebuilt PC so I went with Nvidia at the time.

[@stefancogurik166]

Has anyone done a case upgrade on these? Thinking of getting a nicer case that has better airflow, but I'm still kinda new at these things

[@joeviolette823]

Following.. As I’ve been wondering the same

[@stefancogurik166]

I ended up swapping motherboard, power supply unit and case to an nzxt h5. Way better temps, but also way bigger. ​@@joeviolette823 I'm kind of wondering if I can take the case to a machine shop, get vent holes machined into the top and add a longer intercooler or some fans to push more air out

[@abritabroadinthephilippines]

Hi guys what Intel CPU would you say is the best to use with the RX 5600 XT Mech OC please ?

[@haydenstorey5236]

What’s the best fans to put in these computers

[@liljoniijon]

Was the Victus the complete base model before upgrading?

[@drewlogan4341]

you might have to initialize the new drive if it is brand new

[@CopycatkboxYoutube]

Do you think a 4060 8gb would work fine? It has a tdp of 115 watts

[@1980andres]

Love the RoadKill hoodie btw. I'm thinking of buying a Victus 15l with a Radeon 6600xt and the Ryzen 7 5700G. I don't see on the listing what PSU it brings would you guys happen to know?

[@juangarcia-hq5bz]

Instead of a 16 gig what if i use a 32 would that be fine for my victus?

[@DinoLAC]

Yes, the more the better, 16GB is the least recommended for VRAM.

[@claytondavis8582]

@@DinoLAC i think he was talking about regular ram

[@sonicjerry]

Very interesting. I currently have a HP Pavilion TG01 with a Ryzen 3 5300G and 400w power supply. I've been tempted to upgrade my graphics card but not sure if the power supply can handle something like the RTX 2060 or the RX 6600.

[@kyles8524]

should be fine, I have a similar HP computer but its intel based its even a tg01 model and i think mine might have the 500 watt psu and has dual 6+2 pin connectors or dual 8 pins whichever way you want to look at it) but the easiest way to tell if it will run a 6600(which is like 25 watts more power efficient and beats the 2060 in all gaming test , just look at the power draw of the card its currectly using compared to like an rx 6600(even though techpowerup says the 6600 is a 124watt card its 100 wats under full load on stock settings it never pulls over 100 watts)and it can be bought brand new for 239 from bestbuy which is like the biggest plus. also i turned up the resolution to 4k when he was looking at the side of the power supply and they only have a 350 watt one in it

[@Bdot888]

maybe even the 3050, its better on power than the 2060. But if you see the 2060 cheaper, go for that

[@kyles8524]

@@Bdot888 no, the rx 6600 beats both those cards and can be bought brand new for 239 USD

[@Bdot888]

@@kyles8524 oh yeah most definitely. I overlooked that he put that on there. The 6600 or Xt would be the ideal upgrade to work on that psu

[@sonicjerry]

Thanks for the suggestions you two

[@zakurocer2473]

I've got a similar pc called HP 290 g4 Mt but the PSU is only 180 do you guys have any 400~500 w PSU?

[@ogm19881]

I was totally thinking about upgrading my nephews victus in this same way with a 2fan 6650xt

[@ashirnadeem3521]

Can i buy just any ram to upgrade it or do i have to buy any specific brands?

[@spenceh20]

Do you have any cpu options for people with AMD processors?

[@bubbathebeast6492]

Do the victus 15L come with the SSD wires already in them to add a ssd drive?

[@csmith917]

What is the serial number for the PSU used in this system?

[@MushroomCandyFN]

Could you do the 3D NAND (4TB) ?

[@crescent-roll1376]

What type of ram would be compatible with it

[@BSquaredRacing]

What Ram stick do you recommend?

[@VaxzyCS]

can u switch case on the hp invictus computer

[@kishdogg1594]

I have the vitus 15l 5700 6600xt looking for storage upgrade and suggestions on brand

[@giorgossideris4981]

do amd gpus have a problem with temperatures?

[@Brysonandmason320]

Thats a very common thing in windows its your boot sequence i had the same issues you have to change to uefi

[@daniela14_]

What is a windows 10 license for?

[@TheJoker-bz2uz]

Can you put an Intel i9 GPU in this desktop?

[@9ernation543]

Lol the trick on the boot device was you have to go into the bios and set the memory read type to AHCI...it defaults to raid for some reason. Yw

[@bryanwarren9621]

Is there anything I could possibly due for it over heating

[@steffysteff5460]

Kind of random but how to you get the victus logo on the case to light up? Just got mine today and can’t figure it out

[@crooz_beast4992]

How did you upgrade the storage

[@notloc3463]

Don't know if you well see this but i was wondering if you can mix DDR3 memory with DDR5 V memory? Thanks

[@anthonymurray5624]

I have a one of these desktops and am looking to swap the case. Is that even possible? I found another KZbinr that showed a case swap but he swapped out the motherboard...all I want to do is just case swap

[@sosu1122]

What program do you use to show FPS, CPU and GPU %?

[@gregmartinsask]

do you ever see silicone thermal pads between a cpu and heat sink? i guess this is not the best as they normally use for ssd m.2 or android box things.

[@gregmartinsask]

did a search found easily why paste is king for cpu, other low heat items the pads are ok

[@kendall6053]

Does the pc come with a sata cable for the hdd?

[@Carrotkirz]

How do i fix driver power state blue screen its pissing me off

[@hairypotato7228]

Hi Do you think a GTX 1060 would work in there? thank you i love your channel.

[@amritrai45]

You guys nailed it. I have been on the lookout to upgrade my home PC (i5 10400, 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, 450W bronze PSU) with RX 6600 only. U guys easily did it on 350w gold PSU, but my question is: will it run with my 450w bronze psu? Any suggestions?

[@luluthecat1570]

I have nearly the same system and under full load it consumes less than 200w, so it should be fine (100w GPU, 60w CPU, 40w random peripherals)

[@prxy_yt8077]

will the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX4060 OC White edition 8GB GDDR6 fit in terms of height?

[@bobtom2263]

Hey Toasty Bros. Any chance you guys could do a video on a good all around Gaming/working desktop in the $1200 range? Im a console gamer looking for a PC I can lightly game with and do some work from home with and things such as Canva and stuff like that. Any thoughts?

[@dxvillz1174]

Hey so I have the same HP and the same AsRock 6600 coincidentally, and I really could not get it to fit in, any advice???

[@SMPark6981]

i have a hp victus 15l with the ryzen 5 5600g can you upgrade this version of the victus any further than it already is?

[@kimsoderholm9101]

I have the one with an i5 9400f and a gtx 1650, 16 gb ddr4 and 512 gb nvme ssd modell and i still kicks serious firepower. I am getting around 45 fps on average on the new harry potter game and the performance is around the same as a gtx 1060 in newer titles. Would i have to upgrade the cpu if i upgrade to a gtx 1660 ti or rx 6600 or is it sufficient?

[@benjamin_luscombe]

ive got an rx 6600 and love it

[@dboyissick7829]

Is it possible to swap cases ?

[@Chronic0420]

do you think a rx 6700 xt 12gb would fit