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

  8. I am a casual gamer. The Alienware m15 gaming laptop would be perfect for my gaming time. Thank you for the opportunity!

  9. I’m definitely casual now, a few years ago I was more of an enthusiast but life has gotten busier. Although this quarantine has definitely had me missing my PC…

  10. Definitely a purist, I stick with PC, do my research and customize my desktop. So if I was going to look for a dream computer from bestbuy it would be this laptop.
    “EUROCOM Sky X9C Mobile 4K Supercomputer (Intel Core i7-8086k/2 xNVidia GTX1080 SLI/2 x1TB SSD RAID 0/4TB SSD/64GB RAM)”
    That beast could run anything.

  11. I would most likely be casual. Gaming but enjoy many strategic games of the past and would use an Acer Predator Orion 3000 Gaming PC probably because it looks slightly sinister.

  12. I’m more of an casual! I have been playing on Consoles and PC. I have been dreaming about the Alienware Aurora Gaming PC – White (Intel Core i7 9700/1TB HDD/256GB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2070) for casual gaming. It looks amazing brother.

  13. I’m a casualgamer and my first chioice would be the Dell G3 15.6 Gaming Laptop ( Intel core i 7-9750/512 GB SSD/16 GBRAM/ NVDIA GTX 1660 Ti ) My first choice for a new TV was Best Buy also.

  14. I’m a casual gamer and my favourite gaming computer would be the Alienware m15 Laptop that is one of the prizes in your contest.

  17. I am a Casual gamer, but as of late, find myself playing more and more. I am learning what aspects I want in a gaming system.

  18. Definitely a casual. I like the Alienware m15 gaming laptop as it has everything I need in a laptop.!

  20. I’m a casual gamer but my kids are into their games and would love to play on one of these laptops. The gaming PC tht I would like to get would be the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin Gaming Laptop

  21. So far I’m a CASUAL gamer, but with more time on my hands and a CyberPowerPC Supreme Gaming PC I could grow into a PURIST.

  22. Casual/enthusiastic gamer! Family of gamers here! Would definatley put to use ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop.

  23. I’m a Enthusiast gamer for sure. I’d die for the Acer Gaming desktop PC (Intel Ci7-9700K/1TB HDD/256GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2080) from Best Buy. A truly Awesome PC.

  24. Thanks for running this! I’m a pragmatist when it comes to hardware, although I DO love researching die shrinks and the performance gains therein(fingers crossed for 10th gen!). I am also a game developer, but unfortunately I’ve had to use my old almost broken laptop for development since I can’t afford a new one. So winning this would really be a lifesaver hah. Something like the Zephyrus S ultra slim would be my dream machine, considering its portability and ridiculous performance it gets with the Max-Q rtx 2080 in it. Thanks again for this opportunity.

  25. I am a casual gamer. However I am entering this contest for my 2 boys. They are enthusiastic gamers. They love all gaming platforms and enjoy learning and expanding their knowledge with technology. I looked at some of the laptops and think the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)- would be their dream gaming pc! Also since we are stuck at home sharing one laptop…crossing my fingers for another one 🙂

  26. I am an Enthusiast player. My dream laptop will be the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060).

  27. I fall into the Purist category. My dream gaming desktop would be the Cybertron BLU-Print Workstation — I would love to play Minecraft on that!!

  29. I would say I, myself am a casual gamer but I live with a few hardcore gamers who would love any of these devices

  30. I’m a casual gamer who used to be an enthusiast! The Acer Gaming PC (Intel Ci7-9700K/1TB HDD/256GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2080) seems like a super solid machine!

    • The ASUS ZeohyrusS thin would be my fave but to mbe honest any gaming computer would make me happy.

  33. I’m a casual gamer. My dream machine would be the ASUS ROG Strix G 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i5-9300H/512GB SSD/8GB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650)

  35. I am a “Casual” gaming type. I would love to be able to afford to get the Asus Zephyr S Thin 15.6 Gaming laptop as it would make my time gaming much more fun!

  36. I’m a pragmatist gamer and I love gaming from a laptop with strategy games like Age of Wonders: Planetfall. The Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Gaming laptop has served me well in the past, and worked better than previous HP laptops I used because of hinge separation issues I experienced with those particular products

  38. Whoa! I’m an Alpha user. My dream lapp would be the Dell G3 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti)

  39. I have been wanting to get into gaming but could never afford the computer system for it. That perhaps doesn’t qualify me even as a casual gamer however I would love to have an Acer gaming laptop to get me started. Thanks for the contest.

  40. I’m a casual gamer. My dream machine would be the ASUS ROG Strix G 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i5-9300H/512GB SSD/8GB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650).

  41. I’m a casual gamer and my dream laptop would be the Lenovo Legion Y530 15.6″ Gaming Laptop – Black (Intel i7/1TB HDD/8GB RAM/GTX 1050TI)

  43. I think I am the Pragmatist Gamer. I love tech and BestBuy has been my go to place to go when the urge hits me. I remember the beast I bought back in 2008. 17” Acer with 1080P screen and a Blu Ray disc drive. Loved that Laptop until I needed to buy something a little more practical several years later that was a Dell. Thank you for the chance to enter. I hope everyone is staying safe.

  44. I am a Pragmatist and I need a gaming lap top for playing my favourite games, but also for running powerful programs like SolidWorks and AutoCAD so I don’t fall behind in what I learned in school. I think the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin Gaming Laptop would be the perfect laptop for all my needs. Thanks so much for consideration, this laptop would be a huge help financially as I just finished College and lack funds to buy a new laptop but also need a new laptop for work and to maintain my skills learned at school. This would be more help then you would ever know!

  46. I would say that I am the “On-the-Go” gamer. This was a very tough choice as there are so many amazing computers to choose from, but the machine of my dreams would be the HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC (Intel Core i9-9900K/512GB SSD/2TB HDD/32GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080Ti

  50. Casual gamer…just for fun! I would love to own the Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti)!!

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