are the any hp gaming notebooks?

....? Ive had and hp pavillion for a long time and its been a good notebook for me but Im looking to upgrade to somehthing i can play COD and WOW on.

 

they don't have "true" gaming laptops some of their notebooks can play games though

for a "true" gaming laptops you should check out xoticpc.com

 

I don't recommend HP laptops to anyone(a personal issue )

The HP HDX series is the closest to gaming machines as HP gets.

 

i have many many bad things to say as well

but some of their computers will game, look for a 9xxx series GPU

 

The consumer HP line scares me. I do like their business books though .

 

Yea same here, I bought my 2 siblings HP NC6220's(business notebooks).
And I must say, even though they are a little old, and the fact that they are HP's... they are nice notebooks

 

The HP dv7t (the new one) can EASILY play COD4. I don't know about WoW, because I don't play. If you have any questions about the DV7, don't hesitate to ask.

 

I have the HDX16 with 130m 1GB gpu. All I can tell you is it pwns games, even crysis warhead at max settings.

 

There's a HP 8710W T7800/nv1600M. Reasonable bang-per-buck at $900US. Can compare it amongst similar priced units:

Prices in US$: 3D gaming/rendering performance

15.6" $760 Asus G50VT-X1 P8400-2.26 4GB 320GB nv9800M * refurb *
17.0" $800 Toshiba P305-S8909 T6400-2.0 4GB 320GB HD4650 1440x900
17.0" $800 MSI GT735-024US ZM82-2.2 4GB 320GB HD3850 1680x1050
17.0" $850 Gateway P-7805u P8400-2.26 4GBddr3 320GB nv9800M 1440x900
15.4" $850US MSI GX620 P8400-2.26 4GB 320GB nv9600GT 1280x800
17.0" $900 HP 8710W-KA451UA T7800-2.6 2GB 160GB nv1600M 1920x1200
15.6" $1000 Asus G50VT-X8TW P8600-2.4 4GB 320GB 9800MGS 1366x768

3dmark06 gpu performance comparison:<small> nv9800M=8467 HD4650=6671 HD3850=6095 nv9600GT=5063 nv1600M=4916</small>

 

Nice avatar nando!

 

You have a nice one too. Makes me wonder: does that hat hide higher-than-normal levels of brain matter? Or is there a rabbit under the hat? I figure there isn't a mirror on here, so the avatar is a good reflection of things as they might be. Worthy of a laugh or three

 

If you want an _HP that will get about as close to a gaming notebook as you can get with an _HP, I would suggest taking a look at the DV7-1285dx (the CNet review is here). In a nutshell, it's a 17" with a [email protected], 6GB RAM (1x2GB and 1x4GB modules), nVidia 9600M GT GPU with 512MB onboard video RAM, and (this is the first obvious downfall of the system) a screen with 1440x900 native resolution.

Keep in mind, as others have stated, even though this system is probably about as close as you can get with _HP, it will still have it's trousers whipped by a real gaming rig, such as the Clevo/Sager systems you can find (check out the Sager and Clevo forum if you're curious). Nonetheless, if you are not a FPS fanatic, and aren't looking to run everything at the highest settings on a WUXGA+ resolution screen, this system should be taken into consideration.

 

well, i use my hp 8510p gb967ea#abd notebook mainly for gaming, and im absolutely satisfied with it.

play everything on native resolution 1680x1050, and im the type of gamer not accepting anything less than max gfx settings.

my specs:
intel core 2 duo t9300 2.5ghz
memory upgraded to 4gb ddr2 800mhz (its much cheaper to upgrade ram than have some great memory specs pre-configured)
ati mobility radeon hd2600 ddr3 256mb (ccc 9.6 at present, manually modified - best performance imo.)
160gb 5400rpm hdd

i played some older games like HL2 on max settings, max. AA/AF without one single noticeable lag, oblivion max. settings, no AA/AF, brothers in arms hells highway (released in fall 08!) max. settings, no AA/AF, bioshock max.settings, no AA/AF. etc.

as said before - everything played on native resolution 1680x1050!

this summer im gonna try playing cod5 & world in conflict on it.

so if you dont mind going without AA/AF on newer games, the 8510p does the job perfectly on max. settings.

the successor of that notebook (elitebook 8530p) has even better processors available (up to a quad i think), and a mobility radeon hd3650, so this one is even more powerful.

of course, you also can get the $4000+ 8730w workstation with a qx9300 cpu and modify the drivers for the quadro fx 3700m to be used as a gaming card and then own any present game.. but then i'd rather go for another brand, offering real gaming rigs, which would come much cheaper.

dont know about the hdx series, but i rather like the mid-sized notebooks (generally i only prefer HP's business notebooks) and the hdx16 is equipped with a far too low gfx at the moment (actually the hdx18, too), so i would wait for a newer model, if hdx is the aimed notebook.

 

I have to say I'm pleased with HP in producing a sturdy laptop that handles games decently. My dv5t is always in a perpetual stress test of varying degrees. I estimate it has had about 3,100 hours of use with approx 500 hours, if not significantly more, being extremely high stress - gpu around 85 degrees, cpu 59 degrees. Goodness knows how many heating/cooling cycles this laptop has been through. The 9600m gt in this, and many, HP laptops is no slouch and handles COD4 no problem. As far as laptops go that can handle games, nothing comes close price wise. I understand HP have moved on from the dv5 but I think it is good testament so far on how HP's can handle some intensive work.

 

addendum regarding working temperatures..

my hd2600 and the t9300 cpu never get hotter than some 65°C, the chipset max. 75°C.

already had 3 instances of f@h (1 per cpu core, 1 for the gpu) running constantly over the night and day after, and measured the temps afterwards, without stopping f@h, and the above temps were never exceeded.

9600m - the corresponding ati card is 3650, which is inside the 8530p, so im sure it handles newest games on enthusiast detail levels equivalently.

 

3dmark 06 scores look around 20% lower for the 3650 than the ddr2 9600 score of 4400 (1280x800 res) http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-3650.8839.0.html

still a capable video card though.

 

My HP has been great, but if you want a serious gaming notebook look at Sager!!! They are hands down the best. I've been eyeballin one for a while.