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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  3. I am an on the go gamer. I travel to and from school lots which is a 2 hour drive. These PCs look so amazing!

  6. My son Anthony is definitely an alpha gamer. For his upcoming birthday, he’s been looking at the Alienware laptop.

  9. I am a casual gamer but it would be a dream to win intel’s powered ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop for my son who is an Enthusiast gamer.

  10. I’m a Purist. I would love the Alienware Aurora Gaming PC – White – Intel Core i7 RTX 2080.

  16. Game mostly with my boys just for fun randomly. But as I get older with some free time Id like to try it more

  19. I’m a Alpha gamer, I’ve got a YouTube channel with about 78 subscribers and I do animation plus gaming videos. On top of this, I will soon need a laptop for uni. I’d love to win the Asus laptop, but I am a big fan of Alienware as well!

  20. I am a CASUAL gamer. I like the HP OMEN 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/1TB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070/Win 10)

  21. Casual
    I will just give you what it’s called on the Best Buy website, 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

  22. I am a Purist. I like HP Pavilion 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i5-9300H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce GTX 1650)

  23. Definitely a casual gamer. The laptop of my dreams is the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop.

  25. On-the-go

    CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme Gaming PC (Intel Ci7-9700K/1TB HDD/500GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 2060 Super)

  26. I would say that I am an Enthusiast. My ideal is CyberPowerPC Gaming PC (Intel Core i7-9700K/480GB SSD/3TB HDD/32GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080 Ti)

  27. I’m an Enthusiast. I’m always looking to try the newest and best games out on the market and i’m also always really enthusiastic about learning about the most recent hardware on the market. The ASUS ROG Strix III G is a laptop i’ve looked into a lot lately because the 16GB of ram, Intel Core i7, and GTX 1660Ti would allow me to be able to play essentially any game i get my hands on

  30. I am a casual gamer and I like the Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop with Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti.

  31. I’m a total purist – PC gaming and a few custom LEDs help the quarantine load by nicely

    If I had a dream pick? It’d be the HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC (Intel Core i9-9900K) from Best Buy

  32. I’m an Enthusiast but currently don’t have the hardware to run anything fun. Would be awesome to have a Alienware m15 Laptop!

  33. Pragmatist.

    The Alienware m17 17.3″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 2070) is definitely a dream machine for me, plenty of power in a sleek package.

  36. On-the-go, but for video, not gameo.
    ASUS Zephyrus wins for better cooling and a faster processor needed for H.265

  38. These days I would be a Pragmatist – I love gaming, and have usually been Pc centric throughout my life. BUT, I’m a bit older, with family and work and so my time is tight. Games I can share at home are great, easy to get into, are best. I used to like tinkering with my set up, getting things just right, but these days its “just right for right now”. And my favourite genres usually are not highly graphically intensive so I can get away with mid level hardware. ll that said, the Acer Predator Orion 3000 Gaming PC is truly drool-worthy!

  40. Casual and I would love the: Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti)

  41. Definitely an Enthusiast. I like playing all different types of games on all platforms, including mobile.

    Having the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ would definitely make any long trips infinitely more enjoyable!

  42. I would consider myself a casual gamer 🙂 My favourite gaming computer is the HP OMEN 15.6″ Gaming Laptop in Shadow Black !

  43. Pragmatist here. I have a macbook pro for my day to day atuff but I’d love a more capable gaming rig for home. If I could have any gaming computer at Best Buy, it’d be an HP Omen gaming desktop PC. Hope I can win one of these laptops!

  45. Alienware m17 17.3″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 2070) – Open Box. Why this particular computer. Well I’m a pragmatist so the extra hundred dollars I save on the open box is worth it. Also I love the look of this computer and it has the big screen for my old eyes. Funny how you start looking at computers as the kids keep stealing the one you where using.

  48. Since I travel alot I’m definitely an on the go gamer. I have always wanted an ASUS Zephyrus so this is amazing!!

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