We purchased this laptop for our 12 year old son, for his first "gaming" laptop.He loves it. The red lights make the laptop super "cool".I find that it has enough memory for what he needs it for. He has mentioned that certain games it "lags" a little. (his words not mine) but, nothing that he has really complained about. Overall I think this is a great starter laptop. If you are a huge gamer, it probably doesn't have all the bells and whistles that you are looking for. But for the price you can't go wrong. (Also, getting the matching mouse and headset is pretty awesome)