Gaming recommendations?

How much juice can you actually get out of this thing for gaming:

And honestly, is there anything cheaper or maybe even better than this for the money?

You’ll definitely be able to play, though. For instance, Doom 3 will probably run smoothly on high-to-mid settings most of the time. Honestly, for that price range, I don't think there's anything better out there—unless you manage to scrounge up an extra $1000. If you do, you could snag an Alienware with a 1070 graphics card, which would put you right in the high-ultra territory. But just a heads up, that Alienware looks suspiciously thin for a gaming laptop 🙂