Intel consistently improves computer performance year over year for everyone, from students to artists, business people to gamers. Not surprisingly, Intel is also critical to your success at the most intensely demanding activity for any computer: PC Gaming. Enter for a chance to win a high performance, Intel powered, gaming computer from Intel and Best Buy.

All gamers are welcome

What kind of gamer are you? It’s been said that variety is the spice of life and there are many kinds of PC gamer. Some people stick exclusively to simple PC games that work on any machine; others prefer highly demanding PC games they play on custom built water-cooled machines with the fastest Intel processor available. A recent study concluded that there are six distinct types of PC gamers:

  1. Alpha: Highly enthusiastic, cross-platform, social, influential, and competitive gamer; high knowledge of PC components especially as it affects gaming.
  2. Purist: PC-centric, preferring stationary, immersive gaming; likely to customize PC hardware.
  3. Enthusiast: passionate about the latest gaming trend, loves PC Gaming but also mobile/smartphone gaming; moderate hardware knowledge
  4. Pragmatist: hobbyist preferring stationary/solitary gaming; knowledgeable about hardware but pragmatic about which computer works for their needs
  5. On-the-go: gaming on the go is most important; satisfied with easy to use PC products
  6. Casual: gaming is a quick escape and usually a stationary activity; not very knowledgeable about PC hardware

Think about where you fit into this framework, and what kind of games you most like to play.

Gaming is better with Intel inside

Take a look at the selection of Intel powered gaming laptops and gaming desktop computers available at Best Buy and you’ll see an awesome selection. In fact, your gaming will improve with any one of those machines thanks to the power of the Intel processor inside. Three winners of this contest will soon find that out for themselves!

There will be one grand prize winner of an ASUS Zephyrus S Thin Gaming Laptop and two additional prize winners of an Alienware m15 Laptop. All prizes have the fantastic Intel i7-9750H processor inside—one of the fastest processors available for a laptop!

ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)
Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti)

 

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy but you can only enter once. In a comment below, tell us which type of gamer you are (based on the descriptions above: Alpha, Purist, Enthusiast, Pragmatist, On-the-go, Casual) and which Intel powered gaming desktop or laptop sold at Best Buy is the machine of your dreams!

What can I win

At the end of this contest we will draw three winners from all eligible entries. One winner will receive the grand prize ASUS Zephyrus shown above; the other two winners will each get the Alienware m15 shown above.

This contest will run from March 27th to April 12th.

Remember you can only win once. However, tell your gaming friends about this contest:  they too would be thrilled to win this amazing opportunity to win a new Intel powered gaming computer.

Good luck

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Martin Renaud
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  1. Pragmatist because I prefer to play games that plays alone ans the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin Gaming Laptop looks pretty cool!

  2. I’m more of a purist. I like customizing every aspect of computers. And this computer I chose is crazy nuts. I chose HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC (Intel Core i9-9900K/512GB SSD/2TB HDD/32GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080Ti).

    Thank you

    • I am used to be an alpha gamer, now a casual gamer due to time, but still with an alpha edge! I have always wanted an Alienware laptop, would love to have the M15 or M17!

    • I am definitely an alpha gamer I can rip apart a PC and put it back together easily. My dream PC from best buy would have to be the CyberPowerPC Gaming PC (Intel Core i7-9700K/240GB SSD/2TB HDD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080 Ti) – English because with the power of a 2080ti I would be able to play almost any game I want with high fps and I could also do ray tracing on Minecraft of course

  4. I could be referred as pragmatist,

    As another mentioned “I would love to get my hands on the HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC (Intel Core i9-9900K/512GB SSD/2TB HDD/32GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080Ti).”

    Been using a 2008 Mac pro since 2009 and think it’s about time to have a gaming machine again. The one workhorse is still great, but I am limited severely with what graphics cards I can use.

  8. I’d say I’m an Enthusiast. I’ve currently got an HP Omen 15.6, but the 60hz screen is a little lacking. Good luck to everyone!

  10. I would say I am an enthusiast. And the PC of my dreams from BB is HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC. My computer is pretty out of date now lol.

  11. I am definitely a pragmatist. I would be happy with a high end laptop. Gaming laptops just keep getting lighter and more portable. i7, SSD, 16GB RAM and a nice gaming capable video processor are all good. I could handle the ASUS or Alienware laptops.

  14. I am a purist gamer (2) as I have no interest in streaming and prefer to enjoy games at my own pace.

    The HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC is my dream gaming intel powered computer sold at Best Buy with its absolute best graphics card rtx 2080ti

  15. On The Go. I am a big fan of technology. I love electronics and computers in general. I would love any of the prizes in this giveaway.

  16. I am a purist gamer (2) as I have no interest in streaming and prefer to enjoy games at my own pace.

    The HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC is my dream gaming intel powered computer sold at Best Buy with its absolute best graphics card rtx 2080ti.

  18. Definitely an Alpha gamer.
    I work in the game industry and it’s a huge passion of mine. I’m in IT so I know a lot about PCs, I worked in GeekSquad in the past and my experience there has helped me to get to where I am now.
    I play on all consoles and I’m a huge fan of a large variety of games. You name it and I’ve probably at least tried it. I’d love to get a fully upgraded machine like the Alienware Aurora, anything less than a 2070 or 2080 is not ideal. https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/alienware-aurora-gaming-pc-white-intel-core-i7-9700-1tb-hdd-512gb-ssd-16gb-ram-geforce-rtx-2080/13985774

  19. I’m an Alpha with a 6 year old desktop on the verge of becoming obsolete, and a PlayStation 4 on it’s last legs. The best games are the ones I can share with friends, and laugh for hours while we go crazy doing stupid things for fun!

  20. Enthusiast would match me the most, and as for Intel computer of my dreams sold at Best Buy, it’d be: ASUS ROG Strix Call of Duty Gaming PC(Intel Core i7/2TB HDD/256GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2080)-Eng

  21. I would fit into the Purist category. If I had enough money for it, I’d get the CLX SET at httpss://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/clx-set-with-amd-ryzen-9-3900x-3-8ghz-dual-geforce-rtx-2080ti-11gb-sli-64gb-mem-1tb-nvme-m-2-6tb-hdd-wifi-win-10/13791732

  22. I see myself as a purist as someone who has worked as an 3d artist for many years at many local studios. I would say the work station is my dream computer. Cybertron BLU-Print Workstation (Intel Core-i9 9980XE, 128GB DDR4 3200MHz, Dual Quadro RTX 6000 24GB, 5TB Samsung SSD. But that is very unrealistic. With that being said i would love the HP Omen Obelisk (https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/hp-omen-obelisk-gaming-pc-intel-core-i9-9900k-512gb-ssd-2tb-hdd-32gb-ram-geforce-rtx-2080ti-eng/13501610) which would still have the power to do art work and render. Well also have the power to play any game on very high graphics settings for years to come. Thanks for putting this contest together best of luck to everyone who has entered.

  25. I’m a purists, I would prefer to get my PC part individually to upgrade my existing pc, but cause of the contest I would choose the HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC (Intel Core i9-9900K/512GB SSD/2TB HDD/32GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080Ti)

  28. I guess you can say just a casual gamer but I think that my change if I win that lovely laptop but love a great pc desk top computer to but would love to own asus gaming desktop

    • I’m a pragmatist but I do a lot of audio recording and mixing as well so I high powered machine would be awesome. The ASUS Zephyrus S would do the job!

  29. I am an Alpha Gamer. This is my dream PC sold at bestbuy Alienware Aurora Gaming PC – White (Intel Core i7 9700/1TB HDD/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080)

  32. I’m an enthusiast, and the one that I would love to win would be the “ASUS Zephyrus S Thin Gaming Laptop”

  33. I would say I’m a little more than a casual but not quite a enthusiast.. I’ve just only been starting to really dig my teeth into the latest news and trends of pc hardware. Vet interesting stuff. I love leasing more and more

    • Forgot to mention what pc I would love. Honestly. Anything with an i9.. 2080ti. 32 gig ram…….. Obvisouly.. You guys can pick it for me. I wouldn’t be picky

  34. I’m an Alpha. I’ve been gaming since I was a kid in the 90’s (think Commander Keen, lol!) and I’ve been building PCs since ’98. Since then, I’ve built PCs for friends and family (gaming or not), helped as “tech support,” and even experimented with Intel Macs, owning a cross-platform Mac Pro with a flashed PC graphics card! Recently, I got back into a mix of console and PC gaming with the Xbox One X (Halo and Gears were too good to miss). My dream rig is the HP Omen: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/hp-omen-obelisk-gaming-pc-intel-core-i9-9900k-512gb-ssd-2tb-hdd-32gb-ram-geforce-rtx-2080ti-eng/13501610
    This rig has an excellent processor and graphics card for 2K hi-refresh & 4K gaming, and general desktop use. HP has worked hard in the last three years or so to break into the gaming PC market and I like what they have been doing. This machine is branded with the Omen logo, but it’s not overdone.

  35. Im probably Enthusiast since I like to be able to move around when I’m gaming. Even take it outside when the weather is nice! I also try to stay up to date on all new hardware

  36. I’m an on-the-go kind of guy, and though I play games on my laptop, it doesn’t amount to much because of the outdated hardware and crack along the entire screen… The laptop of my dreams is probably one of those two above, because they are both quite powerful, and yet not overkill (for me). Yet that’s the reason I am taking part in this amazing giveaway. It truly would be a dream come true to receive such a laptop! Thanks for this opportunity!

  37. Enthusiast without enough time to game.
    Dell XPS 15 7590 – 15″ FHD –
    Nvidia 1650 – i9-9980HK –
    32GB – 1TB SSD
    hits the sweet spot for my needs.

  38. I’d say I’m an enthusiast and the gaming laptop of my dreams I’d go with the alianware m17. Thanks for the chance.

  39. I would say I am an alpha, I do well with rallying up gamers to band together and play certain games together.

  41. I’m more of an enthusiast. I love to follow the latest news about pc hardware and benchmarks, but i lack time to play. I would build gaming rigs from time to time for friends and family.

  42. I’m definitely an Enthusiast gamer.
    My pick would be the Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti)

  43. I’m definitely just a casual gamer. Now with kids resources are limited for buying new games and consoles, unfortunately.

  44. I would say I am Casual I would be interested in a . Acer Predator Orion 3000 Desktop because they look cool and should work good using Case software as well

  45. Alpha. Anything running overclocked i7 processor/w GTX 1060 or higher & g-sync/w 3-4 HDMI/displayports.

  49. Oooo I would say I’m probably an Enthusiast! I just love all games! I am in dire need of a new gaming laptop! A compute I’d say that would be of my dreams would be the Acer Gaming PC!

  50. I am a purist, but haven’t built a pc in a while mostly upgraded machines with new parts – ASUS ROG Zephyrus S Ultra Slim 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/1TB SSD/RTX 2080)-English

    Model Number: GX531GX-XB76

    Web Code: 13642436

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