TigerFox
I dont know what games you want to play , but nowadays I wouldnt recommend anything below gtx 1070.
If you are a casual gamer , there are some laptops with i7 8th gen and 1060 6gb gpu alittle bit over 1,000$ (Edit: HP Omen and the Lenovo Y7000) With some bartering you can get it at 1,000$ , most laptops here are overpriced , don't go by yourself buying if you don't understand. Personal experience
2nd Edit : If made up your mind to go with a gaming laptop , make sure to underrvolt the cpu and gpu. It makes thermals much better for some easy tweaks. Plenty of tutorials out there about it. Also personal experience