I am not a gamer at all, so I have no idea how it is as a gaming machine.  However, I will tell you the speakers are not audible, so I suspect it will hamper any joy if you're a gamer.  I had to replace my Sony Vaio laptop just 14 months after purchasing and right out of warranty the motherboard gave out.  I will never again pay top dollar for a computer.  This computer is perfectly suitable for online teaching, what I do, and it's very easy to set up.  I was concerned about moving from I7 to I3, but it's just as fast as my I7, 16 GB of Ram.  This is a very nice machine and is worth the money!  The other advantage is that ASUS has a chat function and the reps are very responsive.