HP Pavilion TP01 Desktop PC AMD Ryzen 7-3700X 8GB 256GB SSD AMD RADEON 550 2GB - 2 yr Warranty [Dead Deal]

B-Riz

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EDIT - they raised the price before coupon to 569.95, not so hot anymore :confused:

Went looking for a 4700G small system refurb to be the new home DVR server, found this bad mutha luva, in for 1.

  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8 Core Processor 3.6 GHz up to 4.4 GHz max boost clock
  • RAM: 8GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (Upgradable to 32 GB)
  • Storage: 256GB SATA M.2Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • DVD writer: Yes
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon 550 Graphics (2 GB GDDR5 dedicated)
  • Connectivity:
    • Gigabit 10/100/1000 LAN Connection
    • 802.11ac 2 x 2 Wireless and Bluetooth 4.2 Combo
  • Audio: 5.1 Surround Sound Audio (Speakers not included)
  • Rear ports: 4 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 DVI-D
  • Front ports: 1 USB 3.1 Type-C Gen 1, 4 USB 3.1 Gen 1
  • Includes: USB keyboard and USB optical mouse
  • Card reader: HP 3-in-1 SD Media Card Reader
  • Power: 310W Internal Power Supply
  • Operating system: Windows 10 Home


15% off refurbs, reg $549.99

Coupon can be used 2 times, going to look for a 2560x1440 gaming monitor before May 2nd


Mini ATX, B550A board.



Expansion slots
One PCIe x16 socket
One PCIe x1 socket
One M.2 socket 1, key A
One M.2 socket 3, key M for SSD (PCIe x2)

I/O ports
Front I/O ports
(1) USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C
(4) USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A
(1) Headphone/Microphone jack port

Back I/O ports
(4) USB 2.0 Type-A
(1) RJ-45/Ethernet port
(1) HDMI v1.4b/HDCP 2.2 port
(1) VGA port
(3) Audio ports
 
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Seems like a solid value with the 15% off coupon. 3700X is no slouch. The only thing that I question, is the possibility of BIOS upgrades and support of the 5000-series Ryzen CPUs, one of the attractions of the AM4 platform. I don't know how OEM AM4 systems are in that regard.
 

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Seems like a solid value with the 15% off coupon. 3700X is no slouch. The only thing that I question, is the possibility of BIOS upgrades and support of the 5000-series Ryzen CPUs, one of the attractions of the AM4 platform. I don't know how OEM AM4 systems are in that regard.

No need to worry it seems.

Latest BIOS

Description:
This package provides an update to the HP Consumer Desktop PC BIOS (ROM Family 8643) for supported models running a supported operating system.
Fix and enhancements:
- Fixes issue where the Onboard Card Reader cannot be hidden in F10>Security>Device Security.
- Fixes issue where the UUT can not wake up from S3 when connecting KB/MS to REAR USB 3.0 with B.31 BIOS.
- Fixes issue where the UUT can resume from S4 via KB/MS if connecting KB/MS to rear NIC below USB ports and setting BIOS "S4/S5 Wake on Lan" to enable.
- Fixes issue where system would fail when setting the Network Controller to Hidden or M.2 Card Slot 2 to disable.
- Fixes issue where the System Time and Date is not loaded to default after pressing the power button and holding it for more than 10 seconds and then powering on system.
- Fixes issue where the Bluetooth driver still shows in Device Manager after setting the Internal USB Ports to Disabled.
- Fixes issue where Onboard Card Reader is missing in F10>Security>Device Security.
- Adds HPIC0003 support for Windows and non-Windows SKU
- Addresses 0x35 hang up issue
- Updates HP module to 21C1A5R00Y20W41
- Updates PI 1.0.0.6
- Changes the BIOS update behaviors where system launches the HP BIOS Update UEFI utility with silent command.
- Implement issue workaround for system shows recovery message abnormally when exchange CPU.