HyperX Omen 35L review: $6,211 PC delivers strong 4K gaming

At $6,210.98, HP’s HyperX Omen 35L test system combines an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 and 64GB of DDR5-6000 memory. It delivered quiet, stable 4K gaming, but the $2,399.99 entry model remains hard to justify.

What does the $6,210.98 configuration contain?

The “maxed-out” tower carried:

• CPU and board: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D on an HP AMD B850 microATX motherboard.
• Memory: 64GB dual-channel DDR5-6000 in two 32GB HyperX RGB modules.
• Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 with 16GB GDDR7 and a 2,617MHz boost clock.
• Storage: 2x 1TB PCIe 5.0 SSDs, non-RAID; Windows 11 Pro ran on one and files occupied the other.
• Network: Realtek 8922AE Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0.
• Power and cooling: Fully modular 1,000W PSU and a 240mm LCD liquid cooler.
• Dimensions: 8.27 x 16.06 x 16.14 inches, or 210 x 408 x 410mm.

What does the case add?

HP’s metal mid-tower feels solid, with tempered-glass panels exposing a black motherboard, graphics card and power supply against white interior surfaces. Bright RGB fans shine through the front, and more lighting shows through the glass. White cooling loops and the CPU cooler’s LCD stand out; the screen displays CPU and GPU temperatures.

HP has used similar black-and-white designs before, but this one looks modern.

Which ports and upgrades matter?

Top-mounted connectors include one 10Gbps USB-C port, two 5Gbps USB-A ports and an audio combo jack, useful when the desktop sits on the floor. At the rear are two 10Gbps USB-C ports, two 5Gbps USB-A ports, four USB 2.0 ports, DisplayPort 1.4, Ethernet and audio jacks. The lack of USB4 and Thunderbolt 4 is disappointing at this price.

Built-in wireless antennas avoid external protrusions, and a Clear CMOS button remains a useful rarity. The mATX motherboard uses no proprietary parts and has four DDR5 DIMM slots, though only two were occupied. Two M.2 2280 positions support storage; the primary has a substantial heatsink above the RTX 5080, while the second requires removing the graphics card.

Five screws secure the graphics card, two attached to a front support bracket; reinstalling the rear screws requires deft fingers. Thumbscrew-secured side doors slide rearward and away. HP’s wiring is tidy, though sleeved cables would improve the finish. The fully modular power supply is uncommon in big-box systems.

How fast is it at 4K and 1080p?

In 007 First Light at 3840 x 2160 with high settings and post effects enabled, the system reached up to 120fps indoors and stayed in the mid-90fps range in complex scenes without DLSS. The reviewer saw no stutters.

The comparison group included:

• Alienware Area-51, Ryzen 9950X3D: $5,749.99 at test, $8,899.99 as of writing.
• Maingear MG-1, Ryzen 9 9950X3D2: $7,067 at test, $9,076 as of writing.
• Corsair Vengeance a7500, Ryzen 7 9800X3D and RTX 5070 Ti: $2,799.99 at test, $3,299.99 as of writing.

An RTX 5080 should place the HyperX mid-group, a pattern the 4K results largely bear out:

• At 1080p and highest detail, Shadow of the Tomb Raider reached 300fps on HyperX, against 248fps on Alienware and 355fps on Maingear. In Far Cry 6 at Ultra, Corsair’s RTX 5070 system led with 197fps against 141fps.
• In Red Dead Redemption 2 at 4K/Medium, HyperX delivered 83fps, versus 122fps for Alienware and 121fps for Maingear.
• Borderlands 3 at 4K/Badass produced 115fps on HyperX, 166fps on Alienware and 186fps on Maingear. Far Cry 6 at 4K narrowed the gap, with 118fps for HyperX and 128fps for Alienware.
• Cyberpunk 2077 at 4K/Ray Tracing Ultra delivered 36fps on HyperX, ahead of Corsair’s 29fps but well behind Alienware’s 55fps.

The 4K results supported the review’s conclusion that the desktop was well suited to 4K play. A 15-loop Metro Exodus stress test, representing about 30 minutes of gameplay, averaged 172.21fps with less than 1fps variance. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D averaged 4.79GHz and 48°C; the RTX 5080 ran at 2.74GHz and 50°C.

Does it hold up outside games?

HyperX and Alienware, both using the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, were close in Geekbench 6: 19,923 and 20,411 points. Maingear’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 led with 23,741, while Corsair’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D, with fewer cores, finished last at 18,124.

In Handbrake 4K-to-1080p transcoding, HyperX and Alienware tied at 1 minute 47 seconds; Maingear took 1:32 and Corsair 3:02. For a 25GB transfer, HyperX averaged 3,197.42MBps, behind Alienware’s 3,414.29MBps but ahead of Corsair’s 2,659.94MBps and Maingear’s 2,782.43MBps.

What can buyers tune?

Omen Gaming Hub provides performance control, including fan RPM, power profiles and Extreme-mode PPT/EDC settings for the Ryzen 9. Advanced Performance Tuning adds PBO, CPU Boost, voltage-curve controls and a benchmark, while an overlay tracks temperatures and fan speeds. The cooler’s LCD can show monitoring data, static images, GIFs, videos or a clock.

Omen Light Studio provides per-device RGB control. Each of the five fans has 10 individually selectable LEDs; users can group them and apply Galaxy, Ocean, Jungle, Volcano or Omen recipes, plus wave, static, ambient, breathing, color-cycle, audio-visualizer and radial effects. Speed and direction are adjustable, and layered profiles can be exported or imported. HP includes a standard one-year warranty.

Is the premium pricing justified?

AMD starter configurations begin at $2,399.99 with a Ryzen 5 9600X; an Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus model starts at $2,589.99. Standard components include an RTX 5060 Ti with 8GB, 16GB of memory and 1TB of PCIe 4.0 storage. Memory can reach 128GB, and two SSDs can hold up to 2TB each.

Tom’s Hardware freelance reviewer Charles Jefferies wrote that the Omen 35L “feels genuinely premium,” citing its sharp design, quiet operation, lighting and enthusiast-grade components. He also called a well-equipped configuration “highly compelling ... well worth considering alongside anything the market has to offer.”

For the Omen 35L to widen its audience, HP will need lower entry pricing or richer base specifications; otherwise, the $2,399.99 model will remain a weak offer against boutique builders and premium desktops.