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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    • Casual.

      A little over the top for me but this is the one im eyeing right now: ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)

  3. I’m somewhere in between being a pragmatic gamer, or enthusiast. My dream desktop from Best Buy that is powered by Intel would be the Alienware Aurora Gaming PC with Intel Core i7 9700. This is so that I can get a VR racing sim rig operating off of it. 🙂

  4. Purist.

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

  5. Enthusiast: passionate about the latest gaming trend, loves PC Gaming but also mobile/smartphone gaming; moderate hardware knowledge. Would love the CLX SET, Intel Core i9 9900KF, 32GB DDR4, NVIDIA RTX 2080 SUPER, 1TB SSD, 3TB HDD, WiFi, Windows 10 HM 64-bit
    $3,272.49

  6. I am a Alpha gamer HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC (Intel Core i9-9900K/512GB SSD/2TB HDD/32GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080Ti) – Eng

  8. Wow what an awesome contest! I definitely see myself as the enthusiast gamer and I would like to win the Asus zephyrus S so I can also take my gaming experience to the next level with the Intel i7 and RTX 2060 with some of the cool games that will be coming in the future!

  10. I’m Pragmatist type of user and I mostly play game on PC. I very like Intel cpu, they are fat and reliable when gaming. I hope I will win something!

    Thanks and good luck!

  11. Oh this is Awesome! I’ve always been an alpha bit never had the money for it. I would get a Cybertron blue-print work station.

  12. I am a purist! And my dream computer is the Asus RoG Strix you sell on your site. But really that Asus Zephyrus looks like a dream too!

  13. Purist
    ASUS Zephyrus S Thin
    15.6″ Gaming Laptop
    Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD
    16GB RAM
    NVIDIA RTX 2060

    Yeah

  14. I find that I identify with the Purist because I used to customize components and build my own PCs in order to play at semi competitive levels in immersive MMORPGs. If I could win any desktop, I’d like to get my hands on the following:

    Alienware Aurora Gaming PC – White (Intel Core i7 9700/1TB HDD/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080)

    Because I’ve always wanted an Alienware!!! And it had a great SSD with plenty of storage and a smashing video card. Plus when I’d not be gaming it would be a superb family computer to replace my old Best buy HP Envy27 which has started to die 🙁

    Wait did I mention machine of my dreams because it’s an Alienware!!!

  15. Enthusiast. My favorite machine:
    CyberPowerPC Gaming PC (Intel Core i7-9700K/240GB SSD/2TB HDD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

  18. Out of all the descriptions id have to say I am a purist, I play on console as of right now but the past year I have done alot of research on gaming PC’s because I am saving up to get one. My gaming laptop of choice would have to be the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″.

  19. Casual. Been awhile since I’ve owned a machine capable of playing anything new. Between work and life I get the odd time to play here and there. Would love to get into building my own machine but I’ve always been a fan of Asus machines

  20. I’m absolutely an alpha gamer. I build and upgrade my computer often and will buy the higher end version of almost anything. It’s go with the Alienware Aurora Gaming PC – White (Intel Core i7 9700/1TB HDD/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080). It’s sleek, powerful and can handle my latest addiction of VR games.

  21. Also a mixture of purist and pragmatist. Although if I had my way I’d grab the HP Omen Obelisk (Intel Core i9-9900K/512GB SSD/2TB HDD/32GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080Ti), then strip it down to put into my current case if I’m being honest.

  22. Alpha gamer. My choice would be the
    HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC (Intel Core i9-9900K/512GB SSD/2TB HDD/32GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080Ti) – Eng

  24. I am a Purist and enjoy any computer featuring the lastest technologies. As a student, my dream computer would be an Intel powered laptop that can handle any school work and video games. This laptop is the dream:
    ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)-English

  27. Pragmatic! I game as much as I can on a limited budget with poor internet speeds. My choice would be the CyberPowerPC Gaming PC (Intel Core i7-9700K/240GB SSD/2TB HDD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080 Ti).

  28. I am a Pragmatist gamer, I know what games I like and prefer them to be single player (specially on VR).
    The perfect PC For me would be an AlienWare Aurora (WebCode: 13985774) because it has just what I need. 16 GB of RAM which is enough for what I use, and a RTX2080 for video card, which is better than what I have for playing VR games. Also, good for teaching 3 D drawing to my daugther.

  29. I’m a purist gamer. Spend a lot of time in front of my desktop gaming PC, prefer immersive, story driven games.

    Right now my choice for a new gaming machine would be a laptop, so when I travel I can take my hobby with me. If money wasn’t a consideration then I’d be looking at something like the Zephyrus s ultra slim, for power and portability.

  31. Alpha

    I love all game and all console.
    ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ would be a good replacement for my getting old laptop.

    Thanks for this giveaway!
    Wishing the best of luck to all the gaming community.

  32. I’m a Pragmatist.

    The ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6 definitely looks like the best gaming laptop on the market at the moment!
    As for desktop the CyberPowerPC Gaming PC (Intel Core i7-9700K) seems very capable as well!

  33. Alpha!

    I’ve always been enthusiastic about getting deep in the battle on any platform. I love pc gaming primarily and if I could have any pc from best buy it would be the cybertron blu-print workstation with SLI GPU set up (TCVBPTRTH9404BM) . I’ve never been able to afford two GPUs!

    Happy gaming everybody!

  34. Enthusiast, I’ve had my asus laptop for a while and it has never let me down so I would choose the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop

  35. Alpha..Alienware Aurora R9 – Nvidia RTX 2080 – i9-9900K- 64GB – 1TB SSD + 2TB HD -WIN 10 Home

  36. Alpha. Im a skeptic on gaming on a laptop but hey if i get one for free sure ill give it a try.

    Asus zephyrus

  38. Little old me? Well not old, in 26 haha. I’m? An Alpha/Enthusiast if that’s allowed. I used to be a console player, then a PC master race but then realized it’s not about what you play on but the fact that you’re playing a game, right? Doesn’t matter if it’s PlayStation, PC, Xbox or even switch! Hell my favorite copy of Witcher 3 and DOOM (2016) is the switch cause runs quite well but also portable haha thought doesn’t beat PC graphics though. And I do even mobile 😛 best way to play Knights of The Old Republic 😛 and my dream Intel powered PC from best buy would be the CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme Gaming PC (Intel Ci7-9700K/1TB HDD/500GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 2060 Super). A very powerful CPU that can handle any task I through at it, mix of ssd and HDD is perfect one for storage and the other for quick access, the more ram the better and would love to have a RTX graphics card to get that ray tracing hehe

  39. Pragmatist.
    I use both a gaming desktop and laptop in order to maximize the time available to game.

    CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme Gaming (i7 9700k) would be a dream come true.

  40. I am an enthusiast/purist. I am young so I don’t necessarily have enough money to buy a computer. I play on a Dell computer (i7 4790 and a GTX 720) (not the ideal for gaming in 2020). I would like to build a computer, but receiving either of those laptop would be awesome. I don’t really have a preference.
    People seem to write their wished computer, so I’ll write about my wished config:

    Ryzen 5 3600 or an i7 9th generation
    Rtx 2070ti
    32gb of ram
    1tb

    Thanks you for doing this contest, it can really help people who can’t necessarily buy a computer or for other who just need to renew their gaming PC.

    • Being silly as I am, I didn’t notice that it need to be a Intel computer, I would take instead an i7 9700k.

  41. Pragmatist
    ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060) is what I’m currently saving up for

  42. Pragmatist and I would choose an Alienware Aurora R9 – Nvidia RTX 2080 – i9-9900K- 64GB – 1TB SSD + 2TB HD -WIN 10 Professional

  43. Purist
    Alienware Aurora Gaming PC – White (Intel Core i7 9700/1TB HDD/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080)

  44. A mix between Alpha and Purist.. not that social but I try. Dell XPS 15 7590 is probably on top of the list, but for being so expensive I wish it had a better GPU.

  45. Closest thing for me is an Alpha, though I do share the Purist’s view of computer customization
    Love the look of the CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme Gaming PC – White (Intel Core i5-9400F/500GB SSD/16GB RAM)

  46. I’m an enthusiast gamer for sure! My dream gaming laptop would be the HP OMEN 15.6″ Gaming Laptop – Shadow Black (Intel Core i7-9750H/1TB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2060). I love being able to play my favourite games on a machine I can also carry around for other stuff like work.

  48. I am pragmatist, but a gaming laptop like the Alienware m17 17.3″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 2070) will be perfect because it will cover all my gaming needs while also being perfect for work.

  49. I’m a purist.
    HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC (Intel Core i9-9900K/512GB SSD/2TB HDD/32GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080Ti) looks like a beast. Would be huge jump from my nearly 10 year old machine.

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