It was a great decision to buy this laptop! It loads Windows in less than 5 seconds. I installed a Western Digital 2TB hard drive which was very easy to install and a great compliment to the 258GB SSD pre-installed. I recommend having Acer install it for you if you don't feel comfortable doing it. I installed Steam on the SSD and everything else on the 2TB HDD. I have been able to run the following games on max settings without any lag:1. Skyrim Special Edition2. Microsoft Flight Simulator X3. Watchdogs 14. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2Those are the ones I have tried so far. I also have the 144Hz enabled. The detail in the graphics is amazing. The only problem I have is the temperature. Expected with gaming laptops, but right after loading Windows and the CPU temperature reached 127 F. After a minute or two it is at 118 F. Not sure why as I am currently only running one google chrome tab which was as I wrote this review. When running games, the temperature reaches around 158 F. This worries me as I do not want to risk causing damage from excessive heat. I have ordered a cooling pad. Hopefully it helps keep the temperature lower. The laptop came by default under-volted, which can be checked with the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (I recommend backing up settings before using it just in case).