PlayBudget — Gaming Laptop Budget Estimator & Buying Guide ($900

GPU driver: install the latest NVIDIA driver from NVIDIA's site or the GeForce app. The shipping driver can be a year old, and game performance fixes land there first.
Chipset and BIOS: from the laptop manufacturer's support page for your exact model, not a driver-updater app, ever.
Wi-Fi driver: same source. Half of all 'bad Wi-Fi card' complaints are a 2023 driver meeting a 2026 router.

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