So, I got notification that my laptop is more than out of warranty. It’s out of service. No, it’s working, but that HP will no longer be doing updates, nor will they be able to do repairs if something happens. So, in that, I’ve been doing research on towers. I love the portability of a laptop, but I can easily get a tablet or Surface to use on the go, but a desktop has more functionality, and the ability to make upgrades and things.

So, I’ve been looking at my requirements to make a perfect computer:

1. minimum i7 processor. The laptop has an i7 and I won’t settle for anything less.
2. NOT an all-in-one
3. I don’t mind an integrated graphics card, but I don’t want an Intel. Just because it just can’t handle much.
4. I’d like a minimum of 16 gigs of RAM, but I’d love more than 32 ;)\
5. I want an SSD and an HD.

So, I built a “basic” one on HP, and while the price is SO out there, it does have what I want:

Primary Specs

Base	HP OMEN 30L DESKTOP PC
Operating system	Windows 10 Home
Processor	Intel® Core™ i7-10700K W/RGB Liquid cooling(3.8 GHz up to 5.1 GHz, 16 MB L3 cache, 8 cores)
Memory	HyperX® 16 GB DDR4-3200 XMP RGB SDRAM (2 x 8 GB)
Storage	WD Black 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
Secondary storage	2 TB 7200 rpm SATA HDD
Graphics card	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB GDDR6 dedicated)

Additional Specs

Intel® Optane™ memory	No Optane
RAID	No RAID
Third storage	No Third storage
Fourth storage	No Fourth Storage
Chassis and Power supply	Front Bezel Shadow Black Glass, Dark Chrome Logo+ Side Cover Glass with Cooler Master 750 W Platinum efficiency power supply
Networking	Realtek Wi-Fi 5 (2×2) and Bluetooth® 5 combo, MU-MIMO supported
Productivity software	Office Trial
McAfee LiveSafe™ security software	McAfee Livesafe (30 day)
Keyboard and mouse	HP black wired keyboard with volume control and wired optical mouse kit
Popular, useful and fun software	Cyberlink PowerDVD 19 Ultra
Base Unit	BU RCTO OMN DoradoOC Z490