Got this for my teenager as her gaming needs have expanded to more demanding games.  I immediately upgraded the memory from 8 to 16, so I dont know what the difference was, but 16 is fantastic.  Popping the laptop open and inserting a 8gb ram was super easy! Not even a screw lost!  Helps that the screws are all the same, and from what I remember, they werent too small either. (which is more than I can say for my own laptop)She can run all the games she plays on here, like Dead by Daylight and Dota, without any chopping or incompatibility issues.  Not sure her frame rate on the games but I know shes happy with this laptop.No blue screen of death or any other technical issues.  The keyboard lights look real nice. Like a true gamers laptop.  Its on the heavy side with a short battery life of course, but thats all to be expected with any mid-range gaming laptop.  Its not a travel laptop.  Its a space-saving gaming laptop to be used at home, plugged in.