I switched to Linux. And use a middle tier laptop. I settled for not having the fastest laptop. Gaming laptops run to hot and cost twice as much. I usually play indie and older games. My current setup can okay RDR2, but who has time for that? I currently have a Acer with Radeon chipset from last year. It’s a was a no fuss install with Linux that just works. I like Intel and Nvidia, but Intel is slower for the money and Nvidia doesn’t work as well on Linux. Other than the latest games, I can do about anything I want. Recently I designed something in Blender.