Do I need to build a "gaming" computer?

[Cobalt]

Currently on my laptop I'm running Windows 10. I installed the original Sims game on it but now I'm having trouble trying to run it. I noticed there's a couple unofficial patches/fixes for it but mine was doing something completely different. So I'm going to uninstall it tomorrow and reinstall it, try the patches, and see if those work. A lot of people seem to have a good success rate with it. Essentially the issue is with the game's DRM setup, it checks for a disc before it boots. Windows 10 isn't compatible with the specific DRM type so it can never actually start. The solution is to force the boot past that check/bypass it and autolaunch the game.

So it seems like certain games will have a problem but there are ways around them. I guess if it came down to it, that is between playing a certain game or using the latest version of Windows, I would use the latest version of Windows. Mostly for compatibility since Windows 7 support is becoming low priority or none existent (depending on the manufacturer). I do like Windows 7 more than 10 but I'm just not sure about going with 7 because of the lack of future compatibility.