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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Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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  1. I would say I’m a Enthusiast, leaning toward purist. As for dream computer, I would normally build my own but at least from your site I like the “Cybertron BLU-Print Workstation Intel Core-i9 9900X, 64GB, 2x Quadro RTX 4000 8GB, 960GB SSD, 6TB HDD, WiFi, Win 10 Pro”

  7. I’m an alpha gamer, I like to make custom computers but a ASUS Zephyrus S Thin would be perfect for lan gaming

  8. ASUS ROG Zephyrus 15.6″ Gaming Laptop will be perfect for gaming , it’s my dream.
    Pragmatist type gamer

  11. I am more like Casual gamer, I would like to buy the ASUS zenbook 14″ i7 from Bestbuy, it’s my dream.

  12. Pragmatist without a doubt. I don’t mind gaming with others, but I prefer going it alone. As for which best buy laptop I would choose? Alienware m17 17.3″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 2070)
    This would be my choice. I love the idea of having those extra 2 inches, but I would be absolutely thrilled having its 15 inch brother

  14. I’m a pragmatist. Lately I’ve wanted to downsize into something smaller than a desktop. So laptop is definitely where I’m headed. I’m not really immersive, that being said, I still want a laptop that can play mildly intensive games. Having a thin laptop is also important to me, so out of what I saw I find I like this one the best.

    ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060) and I did look at others available, but this fits with my need for it to not look like a gaming laptop. Oddly, it’s also is the grand prize is this contest!

    Good luck everyone!

  19. I am definitely a Enthusiast gamer and I am really interesting into building a PC but if not the ASUS Zephyrus S would be amazing.

  21. Definitely an enthusiast but also on-the-go and some what a progmastist as well. With all the cool devices coming out lately, its beginning to get more difficult to choose which options to go with as they’re all phenomenally well engineered and continuously amazing people day by day! If I had to choose here, I’d probably go with the Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti). But I’m not a picky person. With that being said, if I were to win either one of these laptops, I would be very much grateful and super excited the same amount with either one.
    You guys are amazing people and thank you very much for the opportunity! Much appreciated, cheers!!!

  22. I would say I’m a casual gamer and with the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060) it would be much better to play the games I enjoy on a higher graphic setting!

  24. I am definitely a casual gamer because my potato laptop can’t run any high demand games, even on the lowest quality settings I think they would not even work that’s how sad my laptop is. I can get away with playing League of Legends on lowered settings and running maybe 40-50FPS… so that’s where I get my computer gaming fun. I would definitely play some more video games if I had that ASUS Zephyrus, but honestly any gaming computer, or any new laptop really, would be better than mine when it comes to video games.

  26. I’m a combination of a casual gamer and an on-the-go gamer. Would love a new laptop to up my gaming skills.

  28. I’d say I’m an enthusiast. Currently no gaming pc to play since mine broke so I’ve been on Xbox the past few years and have loved it. But I’d love to get back into the whole MMORPG and RTS style games that consoles just aren’t great at. I’d also one day love to start streaming on twitch and maybe create an account progression series on YouTube.

  30. Casual Gamer but a dedicated one! I love the Asus Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ and finally getting one would indeed be a dream come true!

  31. I am a casual gamer but my brother is an alpha. If I win I would love the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin so that I could give it to my brother and FINALLY get my Dell G5 15 – 5587 back from him after he “borrowed” it. Siblings!

  33. I’m a purist and I play a few mobile games as a small time filler.

    My dream PC would be the Acer Gaming PC (Intel Ci7-9700K/1TB HDD/256GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2080). It’s not over the top and suits my needs perfectly.

    My dream gaming laptop would have to be thin and small for ease of portability. Something that easily fits in a backpack to take traveling.

    • I’m an alpha. Alienware 7551SLV and HP omen is my dream. I would gift this to my dad, who isn’t able to buy one

  41. I am a pragmatist. my dream laptop has always been a “asus rog 17.3 gaming laptop” ive always wanted the one with the better specs because i do alot more on my device than editing! thanks for the awsome giveaway!

  42. I’m a casual gamer. I’ve always wanted an Alienware laptop for my gaming, like the Alienware m15 laptop! That would definitely up my game.

  44. I am a casual gamer. I Really like the ASUS ROG Strix III G 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660Ti)

  46. I am a Casual gamer, but would love to win the Alienware Aurora Gaming PC – White (Intel Core i7 9700/1TB HDD/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080) for my husband to have.

  49. (1) Which type of gamer I am? Casual
    (2) Which Intel powered gaming desktop or laptop sold at Best Buy is the machine of my dreams? The ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop, of course! I live online, so I gotta’ love that advanced Intel Core i7-9750H Hexa-core processor to connect quickly, combined with ASUS’s ROG intelligent cooling thermal system to keep me online – all – day – long!

  50. I would say Casual. My laptop is old so I stick to mobile mostly nowadays but I would love to have a better laptop. I would choose the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060). I don’t know too much about hardware but the reviews are great on that one!

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