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 a pragmatist but my ultimate gaming unit would be a HP OMEN 15.6″ Gaming Laptop because I could give that to my Enthusiast husband as a gift.

  4. Pragmatist for sure – Always loved the thin design, so the Asus ROG Zephyrus Ultra Slim is the one for me. The 1TB SSD is key.

  5. I’m probably closest to a purist, as I love my PC and mainly game on it, but I still like some Nintendo titles and other exclusives. As for the rig of my dreams? Well it’s a modest little setup but the “Cybertron BLU-Print Workstation” would be awesome so I could finally run Crysis.

  10. Alpha. I wouldn’t say I’m an advanced player. But I’m definitely an advanced computer user. I only game with nieces and nephews come over. Thank-you for the chance to win a new computer the kids would love it!!!

  11. I am a Casual gamer, and my dream computer would be the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)!

  13. I am an Enthusiast, I would love a Alienware Aurora Gaming PC – White (Intel Core i7 9700/1TB HDD/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080)

  14. I’m an enthusiast! My dream gaming machine on BestBuy is the MSI 17.3″ Raider ! (Intel Core i7-7700HQ/ 16GB RAM/ 256SSD + 1TB HDD/ GeForce GTX 1070) – GE73VR 7RF-216CA

  16. (Rules say ‘Two entries per person maximum.’)
    So again, I’m probably on-the-go or casual, and for my dream machine I’ll nominate the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M 15.6″ this time.

  19. On-the-go: gaming on the go is most important; satisfied with easy to use PC products–and my dream machine is Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop.

  21. I’m a Pragmatist Gamer. The PC of my (current) dreams, sold at Best Buy, is the ASUS ROG Strix gaming PC.

  25. I`m a Casual gamer! I`d love the Acer Gaming PC (Intel Ci7-9700K/1TB HDD/256GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2080) -it would be so wicked!!

  26. Enthusiast here, I have my eye on an Alienware Aurora Gaming PC with RTX 2080. Would love to experience it on a V-Sync compatible TV which I’ll be purchasing shortly for the upcoming Xbox Series X. All being purchased at Best Buy of course 😀

  27. Casual: gaming is a quick escape and usually a stationary activity; not very knowledgeable about PC hardware. and the ASUS ROG Strix G 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i5-9300H/512GB SSD/8GB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650). looks like me

  30. I’m a Pragmatist for sure. I’ve always wanted a gaming computer but always had to go more practical. The dream machine for me we be one of the newer Alienware laptops. I know it’s not the most powerful but the one with the Intel i7-8750H/1TB HDD/256GB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce GTX 1060 would work great for me!

  32. I’m a purist gamer. My ideal laptop would be the futuristic Asus ZenBook Pro Duo, those two screens seem to be a really good use of space and would be awesome for multitasking.

  33. I’m a pragmatist gamer and my dream machine is Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop.

  34. Definitely a casual gamer. The lab top of my dreams is the Dell G3 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti).

  35. I am a pragmatist. Not to much and not to little, Goldilocks with bear repellent.
    ASUS ROG Strix G 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i5-9300H/512GB SSD/8GB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650)

  36. I am enthusiast gamer.Well I really wanted one gaming laptop but cant afford one, crossed my fingers for this chance.

  37. I consider myself to be a pragmatist gamer, my dream laptop would a Alienware with a core i7 9750h 16GB Ram, 512SSD and 1TB HDD, 17″ 144Hz screen and RTX 2060

  39. I am a Pragmatist. Actually, ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060) would be a nice gaming laptop to have.

  40. I’d say I’m a pragmatist gamer, mostly sticking to MMORPGs. The Cybertron BLU-print Workstation sounds amazing.

  41. I would probably be deemed a pragmatist as I like to play games on my own. I really like the ;look and the graphics on the Dell 15.6″ Gaming Laptop -Deep Space Black.

  43. I’m a Purist PC Gamer. My dream machine at this time 🙂 would be the gaming desktop CLX SET GAMING PC (Intel Core i9-9900K 3.60GHz (8 Cores), 16GB RAM, 3TB HDD & 960GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080Ti). Thanks for a chance of winning either the ASUS Zephyrus or Alienware m15 gaming laptop.

  45. Pragmatist, because of the times. If you’re gonna play, play with the best, the ASUS Zephyrus!

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