Display Flickering, Screen Corruption & Repeated System Crashes on New HP Victus 7445 HS (Purchased

[Luciferarya]

I recently purchased an HP Victus 7445 HS (Intel Core 7 13th Gen, RTX 4050) and have been experiencing a series of display and stability issues since day one. I'm reporting this while still within the return/replacement window. Timeline of issues: 1. Day 1 - Charger plug/unplug flicker: Screen flickers for 2-3 seconds whenever the charging cable is plugged or unplugged. 2. Day 1 - OMEN Gaming Hub update blackout: After updating the OMEN app for the first time, the screen went completely black for a few seconds, twice in a row. 3. Day 2 - Screen corruption during gameplay: While launching and playing Watch Dogs 2, the screen displayed severe pixelated/blocky visual corruption across the display. 4. Day 2 - Flickering specifically on game launch: The screen now flickers consistently every time a GPU-intensive game (Watch Dogs 2) tries to open. 5. Day 2 - Repeated unexpected shutdowns: Windows Reliability Monitor shows 3 separate "Windows was not properly shut down" critical events in a single day, including one at 6:02 PM that closely overlaps with a gaming/crash session. Troubleshooting already completed (all without resolution): - Verified game files via Ubisoft Connect (no corruption found) - Cleared Ubisoft Connect cache and re-logged in - Updated NVIDIA GPU driver to the latest version via the NVIDIA app - Checked Windows Event Viewer Application logs (no clear faulting module found for the crashes) - Confirmed RAM is running in single-channel mode (1 of 2 SODIMM slots populated, 16GB, 3200 MT/s) - noting this in case it's relevant to overall system stability - Disabled/re-enabled HAGS (Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling) Given the consistency and severity of these symptoms (screen corruption + flicker specifically under GPU load, plus repeated hard crashes) on a laptop that is only 2 days old, I believe this points to a hardware issue - possibly a defective GPU, a loose display/GPU connection, or a power delivery problem under load - rather than something further software troubleshooting can resolve. I would like to request a technician inspection, repair, or replacement under warranty. I'm happy to provide screenshots/photos of the corruption, Reliability Monitor logs, and Event Viewer details if needed. Please let me know the next steps. Thank you

[Mr_RadhaTech]

Return it under the return and replacement policy, contact the seller and explains all these issues