I don't know market in ur region... I live in india nd i got my predator helios 300 i5-8300H for about ₹61000 few months back nd according to me its roughly $900 so in your $2400 u will get a badass gaming laptop since as compared usa laptop in india a bit expensive... I would suggest u should check out asus rog series and acer predator helios 300/500 and predator trion series... I think u will get good laptop with atleast 6gb gtx 1060 and i7-8700H/8300H...
Nd get a proper peripheral like a set of mouse nd nice keyboard to keep your laptop safe... This laptop is for ₹1,15,000 so its roughly $1700 and u might get a bit cheaper in ur region.. its ro king i7-8750H,16g ddr4 ram,256gb ssd, 1tb hdd, and 6gb gtx1060 nd 1080p 144hz display which is in ur budget... Nd do check out ausu rog series also....