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’d call myself an on the go, since I’m always trying to fit games into my schedules. That’s why I think the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin would fit me really well.

    • I’m a grandma isolated at home in this time of the coronavirus and would love to game online with my grandkids great grandkids, one of my great grand kids was trying to teach me how to game and he was so patient but he kind of told me with a big grin I was hard to teach LOL. I believe I would likely be a casual gamer, and this would be my dream machine I don’t even know if it is a gamer machine.
      HP Pavilion 27″ All-in-One PC – White (Intel Core i7-9700T/2TB HDD/256GB SSD/16GB RAM) – English

  5. I would consider myself an enthusiast. I know and follow all the latest PC trends and advancements, but only use my PC for casual gaming. PCs for me are more productivity and creation with things like photo/video editing and rendering

  7. Enthusiast who dreams of an ASUS ROG Zephyrus GX501 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-7700HQ/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/Win10)

  8. Casual gamer who would love to game with the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)

  9. I am a pragmatist when it comes to PC builds. I built a gaming PC last summer, but now the kids fight over who gets to use it. The MXG Platinum Gaming computer would relatively equal gaming performance for both children.

  13. ALPHA rainbow Acer is good id love it im a single child im lonely all the time i just make friends on The Internet AND I NEED Laptop I Used To Have A Windows 7 But Was Broken And Didn’t Last Long. It Was My Grandmas Old One Now They Have A Hp Windows 10

  15. I am an On-the-go gamer for sure. Gaming wherever, whenever helps me relax and I don’t think that will ever change. I would LOVE the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)
    My two older brothers had me into games when I was a little kid and I’m 24 now and haven’t been able to get myself a laptop that can handle the demands of games. I would be eternally grateful!!!

  16. The type of gamer I am would be pragmatist, and the machine of my dreams would be the Dell G7790 17.3″ Gaming Laptop – Abyss Grey (Intel Core i7-9750H/1TB HDD/256GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 2060).

  23. I’m more of alpha but this would be my dream machine

    Alienware m17 17.3″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 2070)

  26. I am a casual gamer for sure, and not afraid to admit it. I don’t know a lot about PC tech but damn, do I appreciate it.

  27. I’m likely an Enthusiast. I play consoles primarily (PS4 and Switch) but last year I built my first gaming PC and it’s opened up a whole new world.

    Mind you, it’s a starter/budget gaming PC, medium/high settings depending on the game, and a few visual enhancements turned down or off. But I built it and it works .

    If we’re talking dreams, I’d love the CyberPowerPC with the i7-9700K and RTX 2080 ti. I would be able to play anything AND finally dive into VR. It would be amazing.

    https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/cyberpowerpc-gaming-pc-intel-core-i7-9700k-240gb-ssd-2tb-hdd-16gb-ram-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-english/13456221

  30. I”d say I am a pragmatist by the descriptions above, I feel repetitive but I would say the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop would fill all my needs.

  31. I would love this we dont have a computer or laptop and ill be able to afford one I allways wanted one we dont own a xbox or any kind of gaming system in the house .this would be a gift from heaven ‘ it would get used alot fingers crossed

  33. Casual and love to win the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)

    THANK YOU!

  34. I’m an enthusiast – I love gaming. I would love the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060).

  36. I’m an enthusiast – I love gaming! I would love the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060).

  38. I’m just a casual gamer and I would be into the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060).

  39. Casual with a pinch of pragmatist – gaming for fun, for sure, but my system would have to also do practical tasks and the like. Something like the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060), believe it or not, is actually a great pick for moi.

  41. I would be an Alpha. My computer of choice would be the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin Gaming Laptop on Best Buy. But heard good things about the new Ryzen 9 series of gaming laptops which will include the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14.

  42. I’m definitely loving the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15 6″ Gaming Laptop! I’m a pragmatist, and this would make an amazing gaming experience. A machine of my dreams!

    I would appreciate any of the Best Buy Intel gaming, laptop or desktop. Fingers crossed.

  43. On-the-go goes for the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)

  44. Casual and my wish list would include the: TOP OF THE LINE – Cybertron BLU-Print Workstation (Intel Core-i9 9980XE, 128GB DDR4 3200MHz, Dual Quadro RTX 6000 24GB, 5TB Samsung SSD) or the HP OMEN 15.6″ Gaming Laptop!

  46. On the Go and the Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti)

  47. I’m a casual gamer … I used to be a little more hardcore … the pandemic may get me there again. lol The laptop that I’d be interested in is your Dell XPS 13 7390.

  49. Casual gamer and like the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)

  50. I’m definitely a pragmatist, I love isolated gaming sessions

    ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060) would be incredible

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