u/Familiar-Team1896

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I recently bought an HP Victus (RTX 3050 6GB, Ryzen 5, 16GB DDR5) around 8–10 days ago, but it feels laggy even during normal tasks. Apps open slowly, sometimes crash/auto close, cursor freezes for 2–3 sec, and RAM usage goes 65–72% even with very few apps open.

Hardware stats/temps mostly look normal, so I’m confused whether this is a Windows/driver/software issue or something serious.

Has anyone faced similar issues with Victus laptops? Any fixes or suggestions would really help.

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Hi everyone,

I recently bought a new HP Victus gaming laptop around 8–10 days ago, but I’m facing many issues and I’m really worried and frustrated.

## Laptop Specs

- HP Victus

- RTX 3050 6GB

- AMD Ryzen 5

- 16GB DDR5 RAM

- 512GB SSD

- Windows 11

## Problems I’m Facing

- Laptop feels laggy even during normal tasks

- Apps open very slowly

- Sometimes apps crash or auto close

- Cursor freezes for 2–3 seconds randomly

- System does not feel smooth at all

- WhatsApp, Claude, Steam etc. take unusually long to open

- Sometimes laptop restarts automatically

- NVIDIA app also showed a crash notification once

## Strange Thing

Hardware doesn’t seem completely broken because:

- CPU usage looks normal

- SSD usage is mostly normal

- Temperatures are around normal

- Games can run

But RAM usage goes to around **65–72% even when almost nothing is open**.

I only had:

- 1–2 Chrome tabs

- Steam installed

- Some gaming apps

Still system feels heavy.

## Things I Already Tried

- Updated Windows

- Updated drivers

- Disabled startup apps

- Checked Task Manager

- Uninstalled some background apps

- Checked temperatures

## My Question

Could this be:

- Windows/software issue?

- Driver problem?

- HP bloatware?

- Faulty RAM/SSD?

- Or should I ask for replacement/service?

I’m honestly very stressed because this is an expensive laptop for me and I expected smooth performance.

Any help or suggestions would really mean a lot 🙏

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Hi everyone,

I recently bought a new HP Victus gaming laptop around 8–10 days ago, but I’m facing many issues and I’m really worried and frustrated.

## Laptop Specs

- HP Victus

- RTX 3050 6GB

- AMD Ryzen 5

- 16GB DDR5 RAM

- 512GB SSD

- Windows 11

## Problems I’m Facing

- Laptop feels laggy even during normal tasks

- Apps open very slowly

- Sometimes apps crash or auto close

- Cursor freezes for 2–3 seconds randomly

- System does not feel smooth at all

- WhatsApp, Claude, Steam etc. take unusually long to open

- Sometimes laptop restarts automatically

- NVIDIA app also showed a crash notification once

## Strange Thing

Hardware doesn’t seem completely broken because:

- CPU usage looks normal

- SSD usage is mostly normal

- Temperatures are around normal

- Games can run

But RAM usage goes to around **65–72% even when almost nothing is open**.

I only had:

- 1–2 Chrome tabs

- Steam installed

- Some gaming apps

Still system feels heavy.

## Things I Already Tried

- Updated Windows

- Updated drivers

- Disabled startup apps

- Checked Task Manager

- Uninstalled some background apps

- Checked temperatures

## My Question

Could this be:

- Windows/software issue?

- Driver problem?

- HP bloatware?

- Faulty RAM/SSD?

- Or should I ask for replacement/service?

I’m honestly very stressed because this is an expensive laptop for me and I expected smooth performance.

Any help or suggestions would really mean a lot 🙏

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Hi everyone,

I recently bought a new HP Victus gaming laptop around 8–10 days ago, but I’m facing many issues and I’m really worried and frustrated.

## Laptop Specs

- HP Victus

- RTX 3050 6GB

- AMD Ryzen 5

- 16GB DDR5 RAM

- 512GB SSD

- Windows 11

## Problems I’m Facing

- Laptop feels laggy even during normal tasks

- Apps open very slowly

- Sometimes apps crash or auto close

- Cursor freezes for 2–3 seconds randomly

- System does not feel smooth at all

- WhatsApp, Claude, Steam etc. take unusually long to open

- Sometimes laptop restarts automatically

- NVIDIA app also showed a crash notification once

## Strange Thing

Hardware doesn’t seem completely broken because:

- CPU usage looks normal

- SSD usage is mostly normal

- Temperatures are around normal

- Games can run

But RAM usage goes to around **65–72% even when almost nothing is open**.

I only had:

- 1–2 Chrome tabs

- Steam installed

- Some gaming apps

Still system feels heavy.

## Things I Already Tried

- Updated Windows

- Updated drivers

- Disabled startup apps

- Checked Task Manager

- Uninstalled some background apps

- Checked temperatures

## My Question

Could this be:

- Windows/software issue?

- Driver problem?

- HP bloatware?

- Faulty RAM/SSD?

- Or should I ask for replacement/service?

I’m honestly very stressed because this is an expensive laptop for me and I expected smooth performance.

Any help or suggestions would really mean a lot 🙏

Spent 3 days researching PC parts. Every time I finalized a build, prices were wrong. RAM costs double what AI suggested. GPU out of stock. Total kept jumping from 1.1L to 1.2L+.

Giving up. Buying ASUS Vivobook 16 i7 13th Gen, 16GB, 512GB for ₹76,990 instead.

Use case: Video editing, coding, cybersecurity. No gaming.

Good decision or bad? Be honest.

Thanks for the feedback on my last post. Corrected the prices. Here's the updated build:

Budget: ₹1,10,000 (including all peripherals)

CPU Build — ₹94,900

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F — ₹14,900

MSI B650M Gaming WiFi — ₹10,350

32GB DDR5 6000MHz (2×16GB) — ₹16,000

1TB NVMe Gen4 SSD — ₹7,000

2TB Seagate HDD — ₹4,500

INNO3D RTX 5060 8GB GDDR7 — ₹33,500

MSI A650BN 650W Bronze PSU — ₹3,800

Antec AX65 Cabinet — ₹3,000

DeepCool AG400 Cooler — ₹1,850

Peripherals — ₹14,900

24" 165Hz Monitor — ₹8,500

Mechanical Keyboard — ₹1,500

Logitech G102 Mouse — ₹1,200

HyperX Headset — ₹2,000

XL Mousepad — ₹500

Windows 11 OEM — ₹700

WiFi Dongle — ₹500

Total: ₹1,09,800

Use case: Gaming (GTA 6), Video Editing, Coding, Cybersecurity. Any suggestions welcome!

Build help

Budget: ₹1,10,000

1. Intel i5-13600KF — ₹18,000
2. MSI MAG B760M Mortar DDR4 — ₹12,500
3. 32GB DDR4 3200MHz (2×16GB) — ₹7,500
4. 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD — ₹5,500
5. 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD — ₹4,500
6. RTX 4060 Ti 16GB — ₹34,000
7. Corsair CV750 750W Bronze PSU — ₹7,000
8. DeepCool CC560 Cabinet — ₹3,500
9. DeepCool AK400 CPU Cooler — ₹2,500
10. 24" FHD 165Hz IPS Monitor — ₹8,500
11. Cosmic Byte Mechanical Keyboard — ₹1,500
12. Logitech G102 Mouse — ₹1,200
13. HyperX Cloud Stinger Headset — ₹2,000
14. XL Mousepad — ₹500
15. Windows 11 OEM — ₹700

Total: ₹1,09,400

Use case: Gaming (GTA 6), Video Editing, Coding, Cybersecurity/Hacking. Is this build good? Any suggestions welcome!