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!

 

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
Editor in Chief
Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.

3942 COMMENTS

  1. I am an alpha gamer as I play AAA titles on PC and also own a PS4 and Nintendo Switch. I’m constantly watching videos from Linus Tech Tips to educate myself on what new hardware is out and what upgrades are worth investing in. My dream gaming PC would be the ASUS Zephyrus as it’s high performance gaming on the go, the perfect package.

  2. I would consider myself an enthusiast, I’m always following the latest trends regarding smartphones, and I recently built a gaming pc for a school project, where I had to study the functionalities of each hardware piece. My dream laptop from best buy are the Asus Rog strix series (III) because of the performance and the rgb lighting. Thank you a lot for this amazing opportunity in this difficult time

  3. I am by far the alpha and the desktop is awesome but for my on the go gaming I choose the laptop ty

  4. I am an enthusiast and my dream pc from Best Buy is the Alienware Aurora.

    Thank you for the opportunity to enter this giveaway!

  5. I’m an alpha. I watch eSports, own multiple consoles, and play a veriaty of games, including shooter, city builders, simulators

    I think the Acer Gaming PC (Intel Ci7-9700K/1TB HDD/256GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2080 is my dream machine. I need a lot of horse power to drive my VR, as well as serve as a hub for my home automation

  6. I’m a Purist. I usually prefer real time strategy games and building my own computers. I definitely wouldn’t mind the Cybertron below.

    Cybertron BLU-Print Workstation AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X, 64GB, 2x RTX 2080 Ti 11GB, 960GB SSD, 6TB HDD, WiFi, Win 10 Pro

  7. I’m an alpha. I watch eSports, own multiple consoles, and play a veriaty of games, including shooter, city builders, simulators

    I think the CLX SET Desktop, AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, 32GB DDR4, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is my dream machine. I need a lot of horse power to drive my VR, as well as serve as a hub for my home automation

  8. I’m a Purist, love hamming unfortunately not always have the time that’s the reason I buy gaming laptops the ASUS Zephyrus looks like a solid gaming laptop and would be a great upgrade from my current Lenovo. * Fingers crossed*

  9. Enthusiast minus the smartphone haha. I’ll take a switch anywhere though. Be nice to have a good laptop like ASUS Zephyrus for traveling!

  10. I am a casual gamer. I would love to win the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop. Thanks for the chance to win during these difficult times. Stay safe everyone.

    • I would consider myself an enthusiast, I’m always following the latest trends regarding smartphones, and I recently built a gaming pc for a school project, where I had to study the functionalities of each hardware pieces. My dream laptop from best buy are the Asus Rog strix series (III) because of the performance and the rgb lighting. Thank you a lot for this amazing opportunity in this difficult time

    • I would consider myself an enthusiast, I’m always following the latest trends regarding smartphones, and I recently built a gaming pc for a school project, where I had to study the functionalities of each hardware pieces. My dream laptop from best buy are the Asus Rog strix series (III) because of the performance and the rgb lighting. Thank you a lot for this amazing opportunity in this difficult time

  11. I’m a competitive gamer, pushing the limits of a 7year old gaming PC I made in highschool.
    I’d consider myself an Alpha.

    I love Intel based systems for their consistent performance and optimal power usage! Best of luck to everyone as gaming on a new PC is always an exciting experience

  12. Definitely a pragmatist, I love gaming and I’m slowly starting to gain more knowledge on what type of equipment to use. I also do a lot of rendering for architecture and usually use photoshop with my designs. I have some knowledge on different specs and kind of know what to look for when in search of a new computer… One device that I have been eye is the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060).

  13. Laptop is all you need for an on the go gamer like me. I enjoy team up with my friends as much as play alone by myself. That kind of laptop is more than decent for my hours of gaming in gta 5, call to arms and more. The thing i like the most is you can bring a laptop with you everywhere. I leave away from my family so bringing my ps4 with me is a bother and before i sue to have an alienware, but it was stole. I always enjoyed bring it everywhere so i can play between classes or else. Nothing is better as a gateway than exploring the wild west in rdr2 or beating dragon in skyrim, even fighting war in battlefield can help escaping the stress of the real world.

  14. I would say enthusiast. Any new desktop / laptop at this point would be an upgrade for me. If I won either laptop I would be happy.

  15. I am an “Enthusiast” but trying to become a “Purist”. At the moment I am saving up for a nice gaming rig and enjoying playing PUBG a lot on my mobile (I am dying to play battle royale games on a gaming PC).
    My favourite desktop would be the “Acer Predator Orion 3000 Gaming PC” (Model: PO3-600-EB14) with the RTX 2070 (a sweet deal since it is currently on sale with 400 bucks off)

  16. I’m definitely a purist.

    I would swap my current rig for the HP Omen Obelisk anytime !

  17. Enthusiast!
    I would pick up the ASUS ROG Zephyrus S Ultra Slim 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/1TB SSD/RTX 2080 small machine packing a bunch of power ! And their innovative new fan design to prevent as much dust from accumulating over time!

  18. I’m a pragmatist type, and if I’m dreaming the HP Omen obelisk gaming PC with the i9 9900k and RTX 2080ti, but realistically would chose a obelisk with an RTX 2070.

  19. Pragmatist. Dream machine on Best Buy is Cybertron BLU-Print Workstation Intel Core-i9 9900X, 64GB, 2x Quadro RTX 4000 8GB, 960GB SSD, 6TB HDD, WiFi, Win 10.
    Part for gaming, but also design.

  20. I’m a livid gamer. Always try to incorporate my life into the script or game before me. I don’t play often, but was debating getting a PS5 soon. Apart from sony and ps’s, I used to be a pc gamer. The current laptop of my dreams is:

    HP OMEN 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/1TB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070/Win 10)

    • Use to be an Alpha gamer for sure now i game when i can . I would say i am a causal gamer. I would love to play the new DOOM and get back into gaming but my PC is old and tried and would not be able to play most new games especially DOOM…

      The ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060) would be awesome for fast pace shooter for sure .

  21. I used to be a ‘purist’ but I’ve moved away from that and become more of an ‘on the go’ since I’ve been doing more and more traveling. It would be great to be able to go visit my nephews and bring a gaming laptop to play some local LAN games with them. I’d love the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)

  22. I’m definitely a pragmatist, as I’m quite knowledgeable about computer hardware. I really like the slim design of the ROG Zephyrus S.

  23. Personally I’m a purist who is actually a Computer Syst Tech at Algonquin College who know a lot about computers and usually stress them to the max as a part of the course as well as playing AAA game titles.

    A dream machine would be the Omen Obelisk as it’s sleek but upgradeable and the RTX 2080 would be an absolute tank for playing the latest Half-Life Alyx.
    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

    I feel like the Zephyrus would be a decent rig for running multiple VMs and playing some AAA games like Death Stranding while at the same time being svelte enough to daily drive at College.

    • My current rig is a 3 year old Omen 15 with a 1060 and 16 gigs of ram that’s beginning to show its age with overheating issues.

  24. I think I would be gaming more during this epidemic outbreak, desktop for sure as Laptops are for travelling and I am in self isolation. My current PC can’t play much next gen games though, but would be nice to have a better desktop system!

  25. I’d definitely say purist, a lot of csgo comp, apex, witcher and Minecraft never gets old to play on LAN. And the ASUS Zephyrus is a beast, the form factor is amazing for the 2060 inside, o also love the Asus lineup, their designs are definitely my favorite.

  26. Hi how are you guys at best buy!! Im johnyloco, i would say im an enthusiast type of gamer!!! Love hearing about new games, trying them out etc… My dream laptop would Definitely be the Alienware m15. Thank you!

  27. I would definitely call myself an Alpha, i have an xbox one original, a nintendo switch (and my old gameboy), and of course my pc i built myself. My hardware isnt the best but it works.
    My dream prebuilt pc would be the fan favorite HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC (Intel Core i9-9900K/512GB SSD/2TB HDD/32GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080Ti)
    Although either of the two laptops would be big upgrades for me and would be a staple in my gaming setup. Good luck to everyone entering this

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