HP Omen 15 vs ASUS TUF A15

Hi all!

I'm currently looking for a decent laptop to replace my HP Envy that just had a hinge break on me. I'll be using it for school primarily, but my boyfriend has gotten me into starting to play some games so I want something that can handle that as well! Since my Envy couldn't handle gaming, I've been borrowing his Cyberpower gaming laptop that has an i7 and (i think) a GTX 1070, for games like Civ, Fallout 4, diablo 3, and minecraft. I hope to be able to branch out into other games as well once I have my own gaming laptop.

I'm basically stuck between:

• HP omen 15 with Ryzen 7 4800H, GTX 1660ti, 144hz IPSscreen, 16gb RAM, 512gb SSD: $1249 normal, $1049 on sale today. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-omen-15-6-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660-ti-512gb-ssd-mica-silver/6407750.p?skuId=6407750

and

• ASUS TUF A15 with same CPU, GPU, 144Hz IPS, 8gb RAM, 512gb SSD: 999.99 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-15-6-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660-ti-512gb-ssd-gray/6409453.p?skuId=6409453

I've seen some videos comparing them and it seems the HP Omen has a better screen/better colors, and better cooling. I also like the look of the HP Omen, as it doesn't look super gamer-y and I might need to bring it to class with me (if we ever go back in person). I do want 16gb of ram and more than a 512gb SSD but that version of the Omen is $1350 and i don't know if I can spend that much.

So, should I go with the cheaper ASUS or do the HP and upgrade the ram myself? Or even wait until the more expensive Omen goes on sale?

Any advice or any experiences with either laptop would be very much appreciated!

Side note: has anyone had any hinge issues with HP Omen? I'm just a little wary of getting another HP if the same thing is going to happen to it like my envy.