It’s a fact that although we all enjoy buying awesome new tech, none of us actually enjoy paying full price or going out to purchase said items. Luckily for us, Cyber Monday is just around the corner, so HP Omen has teamed up with us here to bring you a nice little gift guide that should satisfy all your gaming needs with some gear to get you all started for the holiday season!
Let’s start with this beast of a desktop PC…
OMEN Obelisk Desktop
Featured Sponsored Product. We all like to game, but on a PC, we like to game with some real grunt behind it. The OMEN Obelisk lets you customize your hardware to meet your gaming needs with up to 32GB of DDR4 Memory, a GeForce RTX 2080, and your choice of Intel i7 or Ryzen 7.
This sort of hardware will deliver the 1440P, 144 frames per second gaming you’ve been searching for, and with real-time ray tracing at your disposal you’ll finally be able to replicate those incredible ray-traced Minecraft videos floating out there:
OMEN X 2S Gaming Laptop
Featured Sponsored Product. For many of us, gaming on the go is a harsh reality in our lives and for those people a gaming laptop is the all-in-one solution we search for. But the OMEN X 2S has a few novel tricks up its sleeve to make this a lot more fun. The first thing that becomes readily apparent is the additional screen on the keyboard, to be used to show your discord chat, Twitch stream, or whatever your heart desires.
The real takeaway though is what’s hiding under the covers, sporting up to an Intel i9 CPU, 32GB of DDR4 Memory, a 2TB SSD, 240hz Display, and an RTX 2080. This mighty rig will run just about anything you can throw at it without even trying.
OMEN Command Centre
Featured Sponsored Product. Now I know what you may be asking, what exactly is OMEN Command Centre? Well wonder no more, this software lets you do a range of Hardware customization, from System Overclocking, RGB settings, and gaming remotely as well as software solutions such as game streaming, screen sharing, macro programming and game launcher.
OMEN Command Centre will also feature some more unique offerings like A.I. coaching and in-game rewards that you can earn simply by registering and playing your favourite games and completing weekly challenges. Did we mention it’s free? Go check it out here.
Oculus Rift S – Bundle
A few years ago, Virtual Reality was very much in its infancy with many games being glorified demos that were shallow and short. It’s amazing how a few years can drastically change this, with titles such as Skyrim, Borderlands 2, and the smash hit Beat Saber being essential games to own on the platform, delivering everything we’ve ever dreamed of in the virtual space. Beat Saber is about as close to a system-selling killer app as we’ve ever seen, bar the future VR release of Half-Life 3. (we’re still hoping!)
The Oculus Rift S bundle comes with everything you need to get your VR fix, including the newest headset with inside-out tracking and the new touch controllers. The above gaming hardware in this guide is more than enough to run any VR games and apps, but if you’re buying a VR setup for someone with older hardware, you might want to check first if they have enough hardware grunt.
OMEN Mindframe Headset
Featured Sponsored Product. Featuring the latest in 7.1 virtual surround sound, the Mindframe Headset also features what they’ve coined ‘FrostCap’ technology. Which is essentially a device in each cup that draws heat away from the ears (a common problem that all headset wearers can relate to).
To top it off, if you’re a streamer looking to bling your audience, these come with RGB lightening, which you can even customize on the OMEN Command Centre.
GTRACING – PRO series Gaming Chair
Do stream or regularly game for hours on end? Don’t be ashamed, we’ve all been there.
Whilst also looking cool as hell, the GTracing Pro series range is also incredibly comfortable and designed to let you game without feeling like you’ve pulled every back muscle in your body and have you walking around the house like a 90-year-old for the next 24 hours.
OMEN x27 Gaming Monitor
Featured Sponsored Product. A 27” screen with a 1440P resolution is the real sweet spot for gaming right now, but the additional features that make this one stand out is the 240Hz refresh rate. Running your games at this frame rate with Freesync 2.0 and the added bonus of minimising input lag with a 1ms response time, will deliver a smooth gaming experience that’s hard to match.
Yeti Tumbler
If you’re anything like us, you’ll quickly dash to the kitchen in-between rounds of Modern Warfare or DOTA Underlords, make yourself a hot beverage, get settled in for another intense round, and completely forget about the drink you just made. It’s these situations a good thermos can save you from your own absent-mindedness, making the Yeti Tumbler one of those great gifts that people wouldn’t have normally bought themselves, but end up using every day.
While traditionally marketed as an “outdoors” product, we think it’s a great, unassuming gift for the gamer in your life who gets really, really zoned in.
OMEN Output Mousepad
Featured Sponsored Product. Sure mousepads are nothing new and we all own one right? Well does your mousepad charge your mouse or smart phone as well? Because this one does! Just hook this baby up to your USB 2.0 port and you’re ready to go.
OMEN Photon Wireless Mouse
Featured Sponsored Product. Wires suck, but so does having to charge our wireless devices. In combination with the HP Output Mousepad, this mouse can be fully charged in 2.5 hours on the mousepad itself which lasts up to 50 hours! Featuring six programmable buttons and a 8200-DPI laser tracker, not only will you always be charged and ready to go, you’ll be flick shooting heads without skipping a beat.
