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
Martin Renaud
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  1. Consider myself as an Enthusiast.
    The laptop i would love and dream to have is the Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti!

    Thank you for the chance to win.

  3. ril 1, 2020 at 12:11pm
    As a very casual gamer I would take either ,because any would be a huge step up from what I have now.
    Love to win ! Thank you

  4. Casual. But I have a basic understand of what different types of RAM, graphics card, how hard drive types, processor cores, etc effect how well it can handle gaming. And what type too. I have a fairly old laptop I use for gaming and I buying a new one is something I cannot realistically afford. I would be happy with either, but prefer the ASUS. So wining this contest would be super awesome!

  11. I am a casual player, playing Donkey Kong on my game system and my pc when I have the time! which I have had lot of lately.

  12. I used to be a Purist PC desktop user. Right now(if I had the money) I’d fall somewhere between an Enthusiast or Pragmatist user. For the last decade(or so) I’ve been down at the casual level, due to being a parent. Being a dedicated Dad, it’s hard to set aside a lot of time and money to gaming. That said, my kids are old enough now that I feel I could get back in to it, without feeling overly guilty. Unfortunately, all my hardware is wildly out of date to run anything. Just today I wanted to maybe give World of Warcraft another go. Nope, I don’t meet even the minimum requirements. 🙁
    My dream system? I’d say either one of those prizes qualifies! When I was looking (pragmatically) at laptops the other week, both the Zephyrus and the M15 were topping my list.

  13. I am a casual gamer….I basically play when I’m bored. Perhaps a ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop will change me!

  14. i’m a casual gamer as well, i’d like the Dell G5 Gaming PC – Abyss Grey (Intel Core i7 9700/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2060)

  18. I’m a purist at heart,

    I have been using desktop PC for ever only dreamed of owning a gaming laptop

    At Best Buy I would like the https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-rog-strix-iii-g-15-6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-9750h-512gb-ssd-16gb-ram-gtx-1660ti-eng/13610946

    Yes winning the https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-zephyrus-s-thin-15-6-gaming-laptop-intel-i7-9750h-512gb-ssd-16gb-ram-nvidia-rtx-2060-english/13640478 would be awesome to say the least !!!

  19. I’m definitely a casual gamer. Would love to try out the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming laptop.

  20. I am definitely just a casual gamer. As a result any decent laptop with 1TB of disk space (SSD preferred) would probably be just fine. However, the prizes in this contest looks pretty darn good too. Would just need to add a portable external drive (I didn’t check to see if either has 2 drive bays).

  21. Hey! I am a casual gamer however my brother is a purist. I have always dreamed about getting the Alienware m15 laptop.

  24. I’m on the go type oof gamer, and would love to game on the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop

  27. I’m on the go type of gamer, and would love to game on the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop

  28. I am a Casual gamer.and I would love to win the Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Thank you for the chance to win.

  29. I’m a casual and the laptop would be handy because I’m always on the road and I play when I’m stuck in a hotel

  31. I’m an enthusiast, I like the ASUS ROG Zephyrus S Ultra Slim 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/1TB SSD/RTX 2080)-English as it has the latest graphics card with the most storage capacity (1TB)

  33. I’m a Purist Gamer
    Winning the ASUS Zephyrus S ,,Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop would be great.

  34. As a very casual gamer I would take either ,because any would be a huge step up from what I have now.

  36. I’m a Purist Gamer
    Winning the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop would be great.

  37. I’m a casual gamer, who could see himself on an ASUS Zephyrus gaming laptop. It could happen …

  39. I was an Alpha gamer but because of Adult life(speaking of real world) Im a casual gamer now. If I win I would like to choose Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti) please and thank you.

  40. I’m on the go type of gamer, and would love to game on the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop

  41. I’m more of a purist. I game on various consoles but the best experience will always be on the PC. My dream gear would be the Alienware Aurora Gaming PC – White (Intel Core i7 9700/1TB HDD/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080)

  42. Definitely a casual gamer but my wife and kids would think I’m very cool if I had an Alienware laptop!

  48. I am a casual gamer, but I have a Purist in the family. The machine of my dreams would be the ASUS Zephyrus.

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