Yes you can change some things in a HP desktop but what MissChief is getting at is it may not comply with the ATX specification in every regard. What this means is if you wanted to change the motherboard in the future then a standard motherboard may not actually fit in the case, the psu may have non standard connections that are not compatable with other ATX motherboards. The PSU and BIOS may not allow changes and may have odd behaviour if you did change anything. Without actually playing around with the PC you are looking at we cannot know what is achievable with it in regards to upgrades.
What we can be absolutely certain about is the builld from OCUK uses industry standard parts than can be easily changed with other industry standard parts and that the BIOS is not locked to limit your options. It is repairable and the components in it can be used in other builds or upgraded as needed.
Yes the £1800 PC you can get does have better specs on paper but at times these types of companies really mess up and limit high end components by building a poor PC. If you want an example of this then you may want to check out Gamers Nexus purchase of a $5000 Alienware PC.
This tear-down is part 1 of 2 looking at the Alienware Aurora R13, which has a 12900KF and an RTX 3090 for $5000, alongside some very slow DDR5 memory.Use co...
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2 linked videos that savage the manufacturer just because of their terrible design choices. I dont know if HP did as bad a job with the Omen which is why you should check out a specific review for that prebuilt. From what I can see it uses a 120mm AIO for cpu cooling which is cutting it closer than I would like for a 12700K
