5 Best Budget Gaming Laptops Under $1000 (2017)

Today we are going to show you some of the best gaming laptops available in the market as of today. All of these laptops are priced under $1000 and are good enough to give you excellent performance in games and other graphics hungry tasks like video editing and video rendering.

Here are our picks of some of the best gaming laptops available in the market today.

HP CUK Pavilion 15

HP CUK Pavilion 15-2

This is probably the best gaming laptop available under $1000. It has a Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050 which is from the latest Geforce series and is enough to play most of the games at high settings. For comparison, Geforce GTX 1050 is 64% faster than the Geforce GTX 960m.

It comes with 7th generation Intel Quad Core i7-7700HQ processor which is one of the most powerful processors available in the market today. 16 GB DDR4 RAM is installed for smooth multitasking and lag less gaming.

Unfortunately, there is no SSD preinstalled. A 1TB 7200 RPM hard drive is included. The display is 15.6-Inch with a screen resolution of 1920×1080. It comes with Windows 10 out of the box.

The design of this laptop is pretty simple with a clean look. It can be purchased from Amazon for just $980.

HP CUK Pavilion 15 Key Specifications

Display: 15.6-Inch Full HD

Processor: 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7-7700HQ (7th Generation)

RAM: 16 GB DDR 4

SSD: No

Hard Drive: 1TB 7200RPM

Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1050 4GB GDDR5

 

ASUS K501UX

ASUS K501UX

ASUS K501UX is another amazing gaming laptop under $1000. It comes with a powerful 6th generation Intel Core i7-6500U processor which is good enough for gaming. The graphic card included is Nvidia Geforce GTX 950M. It comes with 8GB of RAM and 256 GB SSD.

Display resolution is 1920 x 1080. It has 2 x USB 3.0 ports and 2 x USB 2.0 ports. It comes with Windows 10 pre-installed and 1-year warranty plus 1-year accidental damage protection.

You can purchase this laptop from Amazon for $699.

ASUS K501UX Key Specifications

Display: 15.6-Inch Full HD

Processor: 6th-generation Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz (Turbo up to 3.1GHz)

RAM: 8 GB DDR 4

Operating System: Windows 10

SSD: 256 GB

Hard Drive: No

Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 950M

MSI GL72 6QD-001/ MSI GL62 6QF

MSI GL72 6QD-001

I personally like MSI when it comes to gaming laptops. It is another gaming laptop on our list. This laptop comes with some customization options. You can choose either an Intel Core i5-6300HQ or a Core i7-6700HQ 2.6GHz. You can also choose between 12 GB or 8 GB RAM as well.

The display is 17.3″ with 1080p resolution. It comes with either Geforce GTX 950M or GTX 960M, you can choose from any one of them.

The laptop also has an exclusive super port which supports charging up to 5V/3A.

You can purchase the laptop from Amazon.

MSI GL62 6QF-893 Key Specifications

Display: 15.6-Inch Full HD

Processor: 6th-generation Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2.6GHz.

RAM: 12 GB DDR 4

Operating System: Windows 10

SSD: 128 GB

Hard Drive: 1TB 7200 RPM

Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960M

MISC.: USB 3.1 Type-C Super Port, portable charging power up to 5V/3A, supports dual 4K external monitors. Programmable gaming keyboard by SteelSeries.

MSI CX62 6QD-047US

MSI CX62 6QD-047US

MSI CX62 6QD-047US is another amazing budget gaming laptop from MSI. This laptop costs just $600 and comes with NVIDIA Geforce 940MX.

The display is 15.6″ non-glare with 1366×768 resolution. USB Type-C port is included and it comes with 1 TB 5400 RPM hard drive. It has an Intel Core i5-6300HQ processor and 8 gigs of RAM.

This laptop can be purchased from Amazon for $600.

MSI CX62 6QD-047US Key Specifications

Display: 15.6-Inch with 1366 x 768 resolution.

Processor: 6th-generation Intel Core i5-6300HQ Quad Core Processor (2.3-3.2GHz).

RAM: 8 GB DDR 4

Operating System: Windows 10

SSD: 128 GB

Hard Drive: 1TB 5400 RPM

Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce 940MX 2GB DDR3

MISC.: USB 3.1 Type-C Port.

 

Dell Inspiron i7559-763BLK

Dell Inspiron i7559-763BLK

Dell Inspiron series is my favorite laptop series as it gives you excellent specifications at a very reasonable price. Dell Inspiron i7559-763BLK is one of such laptops. It has a 15.6 inch Full HD screen and Intel i5-6300HQ 2.3 GHz Quad-Core processor. The graphic card is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M.

It has a 256 GB SSD and 8 GB DDR3L RAM. This laptop can be purchased from Amazon for just $739.99.

Dell Inspiron i7559-763BLK Key Specifications

Display: 15.6-Inch with Full HD resolution, wide angle, anti glare.

Processor: 6th Gen Intel i5-6300HQ 2.3 GHz Quad-Core (6M Cache, Turbo up to 3.2 GHz).

RAM: 8 GB DDR3L

Operating System: Windows 10

SSD: 256 GB

Hard Drive: 1TB 5400 RPM

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4GB GDDR5