KarathKasun

I would take HP's support/warranty over Lenovo's any day. Not to mention how much more widely available their parts are if needed.
 
It seems that most people who whine about HP being bad are referencing experiences with $200-$300 junk. The reality is that any $200-$300 notebook is going to suck, regardless of brand.

Video ports do not mean the board has integrated graphics.  They are just there because G series CPUs have integrated graphics and need those ports to use that feature.
 
Any CPU that is not a 2200G/2400G/3200G/3400G will require a dedicated GPU.

Put an 8 port SATA card in the system, get SATA power splitters, attach the drives to the case interior with double sided tape.

Video ports do not mean the board has integrated graphics.  They are just there because G series CPUs have integrated graphics and need those ports to use that feature.
 
Any CPU that is not a 2200G/2400G/3200G/3400G will require a dedicated GPU.

Put an 8 port SATA card in the system, get SATA power splitters, attach the drives to the case interior with double sided tape.

Use software tools to see what they are currently set to, and manually enter those into the BIOS.
 
CPU-Z gives you some of the timings, HWInfo displays most if not all of them.

Video ports do not mean the board has integrated graphics.  They are just there because G series CPUs have integrated graphics and need those ports to use that feature.
 
Any CPU that is not a 2200G/2400G/3200G/3400G will require a dedicated GPU.

Video ports do not mean the board has integrated graphics.  They are just there because G series CPUs have integrated graphics and need those ports to use that feature.
 
Any CPU that is not a 2200G/2400G/3200G/3400G will require a dedicated GPU.

I believe you are mistaken. Since you have not listed a graphics card I assume you plugged into the video ports of the motherboard, but since the CPU does not have integrated graphics, the motherboard's video ports will remain inactive.

Your CPU doesn't have integrated graphics. You will need a graphics card for that system. 

Video ports do not mean the board has integrated graphics.  They are just there because G series CPUs have integrated graphics and need those ports to use that feature.
 
Any CPU that is not a 2200G/2400G/3200G/3400G will require a dedicated GPU.

You disable XMP anyway and manually set your memory speed and timings.

If memory serves, you should expect ~4.8 ghz @ ~1.3v.

No, you'll need a motherboard with a 300 series chipset.
So a H310, B360, H370, Z370, or Z390

That is not going to work very well.
 
The rails are divided in a way taht makes it about like a 450w PSU + an extra 130w for an additional CPU.  If you find the CPU2 connector and replace the plug on it with a PCIe 6 pin connector, it might do the job.
 
Also, those PSUs are old enough that they are dying due to cap aging.  I have had 3 fail from that workstations big brother, the XW8600.  Its better to just spend the extra 10 dollars to get an EVGA 500B.

Stock cooler is fine if you dont OC.  2400mhz RAM is not going to kill your performance, and if you put some time into it you can generally hit at least 2933 with pretty much any modern DDR4 memory.  Timings will not be optimal, but that isnt what is really important with Ryzen, getting the fabric clock up is primarily what boosts performance.

Unlikely with only an RX 570, but the higher the frame rate the more the low memory speed and subpar latency hurts performance so faster cards and less GPU demanding games (i.e. CSGO) will see bigger impact than GPU benchmarks like the Witcher 3

Stock cooler is fine if you dont OC.  2400mhz RAM is not going to kill your performance, and if you put some time into it you can generally hit at least 2933 with pretty much any modern DDR4 memory.  Timings will not be optimal, but that isnt what is really important with Ryzen, getting the fabric clock up is primarily what boosts performance.

Most "office" monitors are 1080p 60-75hz VA or TN panels, maybe an IPS panel if you are lucky.  You can get them new for something like $80.

Cheap 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD for sure.
 
Battery life difference is real, in the 10%-20% range for the difference.
 
2.5" HDDs have horrible performance for what they cost now.

It's a laptop, please don't get a HDD. 1TB sata SSD's are dropping below $80 so I would just get the SSD. 

When I started college I got a laptop that had a 512gb ssd and a 2tb hard drive, it was great fast booting with mass storage still available. Then one day I dropped it at a weird angle, it caused no cosmetic damage but the hard drive died. After that it would take several minutes to boot because it would detect something connected but failed to be able to read it so it tried for several minutes before booting. I eventually removed it and then it booted dumb fast like it used to. I would recommend getting the ssd since its a laptop just for the resilience and reliability. You can always get an external drive if you really need that space. Personally I never use mechanical storage inside a laptop because it is more likely to fail
 
tl;dr
get the ssd imo

Cheap 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD for sure.
 
Battery life difference is real, in the 10%-20% range for the difference.
 
2.5" HDDs have horrible performance for what they cost now.

Eh, I find them easier to use than the DS4s and xbox pads.

Yes it is.  Vsync allows FPS at only factors of the refresh rate in double buffered display contexts.  15/30/60 for 60hz, 18.75/37.5/75 for 75hz, 15/30/60/120 for 120hz and so on.
 
Just confirmed this on Elite Dangerous using native fullscreen.  In an area where I would get ~45 FPS w/o vsync, I get 37 FPS with vsync because of my 75hz display.  In an area where I would have ~60 FPS I get 37 for a bit...  after a bit it does go up to 51, because the frame rate is swinging rapidly between 37 and 75 which is kinda nauseating.  This is the whole reason gsync and freesync are things.
 
Setting an FPS limit at 60 for a 60hz display is not vsync.
 
Using full-window modes instead of exclusive fullscreen also kinda works around this by using triple buffering, but it introduces significantly more delay from input to display response.