A:Answer I have this laptop, it's actually my 3rd Asus gaming laptop, I have two Asus ROG Strix. This specific machine will run any game out there right now just fine. Sims 4 you will be able to run at ultra quality with no problems at all (my daughter plays it all the time). Lifespan is all dependent on how well you maintain and treat your machine, my first Asus G73 was still running fine after 7 years of hard core gaming / working on it before I finally sold it off to get a newer model. This is a great choice of a laptop.