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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  2. I would be an enthusiast, and a dream machine if I could afford it would be Alienware m17 17.3″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 2070)

  3. Enthusiast and Purist, My ideal desktop is the Alienware Aurora Gaming PC with Inter I7 9700 – 512 SSD – 16GB RAM – and GeForce RTX 2080 if you equip it with the alienware 34″ curved screen & AW988 wireless gaming Headset you’ll have the best gaming experience possible!

  4. I am a casual gamer at the moment since I have two young kids it’s hard to really get into it so I just use it to escape during some “me” time.

    • Purist. I currently have a Asus x555da Amd A10, but my pup got his tail caught in the charge cable and down she went. I go with Asus all the way.

  6. I’m still a Casual gamer, but travel from time to time. My dream gaming laptop would be the HP Omen gaming laptop… having that on the road might help me nudge over into a more ‘on the go’ type of gamer.

  7. On the go would best describe my use , gaming is a good break away from my usual mobile beatmaking and production as I am usually toting my laptop with me regularly to meet and work with friends in home studios and booking actual studio time , the Asus Zephyrus thin 15.6 gaming laptop is a dream rig as it has all the necessary peripherals. It’s the perfect size for a backpack and also has a great GPU for me to be able to edit my 4k vlogs on the go.

  9. Purist – broke purist since my PC is now 6 yrs old and completely outdated for the games I wish I could play.

  11. Casual gamer here. The Dell XPS 15 with 4k monitor and an i7 would be just enough to satisfy my gaming needs and fit the bill for some coding as well.

  13. I’m an enthusiast and find myself more wanting to game on the road. The ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop would be a perfect fit for me!

  14. I guess I’d fall into your Pragmatic category. The PC I use now has a bunch of Best Buy parts, I’ve been a customer since Future Shop was built years ago. The ASUS ROG build GL12CM-DH781-COD is a monster, I’d love to put that to good use.

  15. Purist all the way! I could really use the HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC (Intel Core i9-9900K/512GB SSD/2TB HDD/32GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080Ti.

    • Alpha. Gaming in all forms is the best. The best way to socialize and compete when ya cant in the real world.

  17. Definitely a purist, built a PC from the ground up and have actually been a best buy customer for years. My dream laptop from Best buy would be the Asus Zenbook pro duo. It has a great mix of design and power.

  18. I’m closest to a Purist, and I’d be thrilled to win a CLX SET PC (Intel i7-9700K 3.60GHz, 3TB HDD, 960GB SSD, GeForce RTX 2080Ti). Fingers Crossed.

  19. On-the-go and I am tired of moving my desktop around. Give me that laptop already and I will be the happiest man alive! Definitly the laptop of my dream!

  20. Purest.

    I love PC gaming. I built my own PC from what I could afford and upgraded over time. I also enjoying creating mods, and doing some digital art but gaming is 90% of what I do. I would love the Alienware Aurora Gaming PC. Not only are the specs awesome, but the case is super unique and I love that. My other pick would be the Asus aurus laptop I have seen a lot about it online and am a huge fan after watching Linus cover it on LTT. I also miss having a high powered laptop around for more flexible gaming around the house.

  21. I like to think of my self as an Alpha gamer… And I would like to win the ASUS Zephyrus S.
    Thank you for the opportunity, and for bringing joy :D. Stay safe everyone.

  24. I’m an Alpha. I built my own desktop and I have had many consoles. I’d like the Asus Zephyrus laptop to see how well a 2060 m0bile performs.

  25. Pragmatist, love the old school RTS and FPS games. i prefer desktop play, but any system with a RTX graphics card would be awesome

  27. Purist, I guess? And my dream BestBuy computer would probably be a Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar 13.3″ – Silver (Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz/512GB/8GB RAM), but not for gaming, just for everything else. I’ve never bought my own gaming PC as-is, I always feel the need to customize it from the ground up.

  28. I’m an enthusiast and the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin Gaming Laptop is my dream on the fly gaming station.

  31. Definitely an alpha. CLX SET Gaming PC (Intel Core i7-9700K 3.60GHz/3TB HDD/960GB SSD/NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080Ti) seems pretty nice.

  33. I am a Casual gamer and the Alienware m17 17.3″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 2070)

  34. Based on the above description, I would say I’m a Purist. All about that PC gaming, and everything has to be customized the way that I like.

    My absolute DREAM rig is the:
    HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC (Intel Core i9-9900K/512GB SSD/2TB HDD/32GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080Ti)

    With a machine like that, no game would off limits, and paired with the right peripherals, would make an incredible gaming station.

  38. On the go gamer here, love being portable and able to go anywhere with my computer. The Acer Predator Triton 500 PT515-51-75L8 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-8750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/Windows10)
    This would be a dream machine I could only image having.

  39. I would consider myself a casual gamer. I play whenever I have the time to do it. It would be so sick if I won the Alienware laptop

  40. I am a pragmatist gamer for sure. I would love to get the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop from Best Buy!

    • From the descriptions above if say I’m a pragmatist. I love building PC’s and choosing every last part to fit perfectly so I end up with exactly what I set out to do. Being broke means I don’t have anything near a “current” set up but I have priced together a decent 1080p rig. I also have an Xbox and PS3 with a lot of older games I love to go back to as well. Mobile gaming just doesn’t do it for me, not sure why I can’t get I to it like my kids can haha. I think the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M 15.6″ Gaming Laptop – Black (Intel Core i7-9750H/1TB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 2060) GU502GV-BI7N10 would be perfect. Lots of power so I can use it for work and a decent card for gaming. Not too crazy, just crazy enough haha.

  44. I would probably cry if I won this contest! I would say I’m an Enthusiast and the Intel powered gaming desktop that would be the machine of my dreams would be the CLX SET Gaming PC (Intel Core i7-9700K 3.60GHz/3TB HDD/960GB SSD/NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080Ti)! 😉

  46. Hello!
    I’m a pragmatist pc gamer and the CyberPowerPC Gaming PC (Intel Core i7-9700K/240GB SSD/2TB HDD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080 Ti) would be an incredible machine!
    Good luck to all!

  47. Alpha.

    The Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti) is the most beautiful thing i’ve ever seen.

  48. Pragmatist who loves solitary history games and ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060) would be the most practical 🙂

  50. I am a casual gamer who loves RTS games. I would love the alienware m15 laptop. The alienware m15 has been highly rated by youtube tech channels as the best of the best.

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