The smallest HP Omen gaming PC is on sale with a $350 discount today

By Aaron Mamiit Published June 2, 2025

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The HP Omen 16L gaming desktop sitting on a desk. — Jacob Roach / Digital Trends

Most gaming desktops tend to be big and bulky, so gamers who don’t have a lot of space to spare may want to check out the HP Omen 16L. This configuration of the compact machine with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card is available with a 26% discount from the gaming PC deals of HP itself, reducing its price from $1,300 to $950. There’s no telling how much time is remaining for you to pocket the savings of $350, so you’ll have to complete your purchase as soon as you can to make sure.

Why you should buy the HP Omen 16L gaming PC

The HP Omen 16L is the smallest gaming desktop the brand has ever made, but that won’t stop it from running the best PC games. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card is paired with the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 processor and 8GB of RAM for decent performance, though you’re going to have to go with low to medium settings for most titles. If you want a bit more power from the HP Omen 16L, eventually upgrading to 16GB of RAM should do the trick, and it won’t cost much.

It will be easy to find space for the HP Omen 16L gaming PC on any desk alongside your gaming monitor, but it features a 512GB SSD so you’ll be able to install multiple games at a time. The gaming desktop ships with Windows 11 Home out of the box, so that’s going to be one less thing to worry about. The HP Omen 16L also comes with three cooling fans and two heat pipes, so there’s won’t be any overheating issues with this machine.

The small but solid HP Omen 16L with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card is down to just $950 right now from HP itself, following a $350 discount on its sticker price of $1,300. You’ll be able to spend the savings towards monitor deals and more video games, but you’ll need to hurry because the offer may disappear at any moment. If you want to get the HP Omen 16L gaming PC at 26% off, add it to your cart and finish the checkout process immediately.

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