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!

 

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
Editor in Chief
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.

3942 COMMENTS

    • Forgot to put in what computer I would like. I am a Casual Player, I enjoy playing to relax and pass the time.

    • Forgot to put in the Computer model: ASUS ROG Strix III G 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660Ti)

  1. I am a casual game
    My dream gaming laptop would be the Eurocom Sky X9E2 17.3″ Gaming Laptop – 1TB
    Thank you for this contest

  2. I’m an Alpha gamer and my brother has always asked if he could get an Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti) for him and I thought it would be the perfect opportunity for him to have this computer since his old one got destroyed after my sister broke it.

  3. I think im more of a casual gamer- Alienware M15 would be great. I don’t have a very good laptop and my brother is constantly asking me to use mine. So once he showed me he entered he was very excited hoping he would finally be lucky and win something. I decided to enter the contest to start a bit of a sibling rivalry but he doesnt know if I win im going give the computer to him. *fingers crossed*

  4. I am an Alpha Gamer and I would like to have an ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060) that would be perfect for myself!

  5. I would say I’m a Pragmatist gamer: hobbyist preferring stationary/solitary gaming; knowledgeable about hardware but pragmatic about which computer works for their needs.
    My dream gaming laptop would be the Eurocom Sky X9E2 17.3″ Gaming Laptop – 1TB HDD, the number of games I could store!!!
    Thanks

  6. I am definitely a alpha gamer. I need something light but powerful that I can take with me anywhere. I love the ROG laptops

  7. Casual gamer – anytime i end up PC gamaing… like really getting into it, I burn out my computer not set up for it 🙁

  8. Casual to be sure….but love it when there is time. I am really missing Skate 3 these days…sigh.

    The ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop would be my dream machine for sure.

  9. I would say I am an on-the-go gamer! My dream gaming laptop would definitely be the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin!

  10. If money were no object I would likely be an ALPHA…but due to budgetary constraints I am forced to be a Pragmatist.

  11. I’d say I’m an Enthusiast and the desktop of my dreams would be the ASUS ROG Strix Gaming PC, Intel Core i7 powered of coarse.

  12. I’m used to be pro and I would definitely love the Cybertron BLU-Print Workstation (Intel Core-i9 9980XE, 128GB DDR4 3200MHz, Dual Quadro RTX 6000 24GB, 5TB Samsung SSD)

  13. I am definitely an on-the-go gamer, and worker for that matter. I need something light but powerful that I can take with me anywhere. My dream is actually the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin (which you happen to be giving away), with its i7-9750H processor and 16 GB of ram, it is a powerful little device that is perfect for everything I would want to do.

  14. I don’t play game but my sons do, they describe themselves as Purist and they love to win Alienware laptop.

  15. I love the Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti) and I am a pragmatist but my boyfriend is an alpha gamer

  16. I’ve always been an enthusiast gamer. Been gaming since I had my first 486 PC. Would love that Alienware m15 in the article.

  17. A gaming computer would be perfect to run Autodesk software to model and render my architectural projects! Been looking for a gaming computer for a while but never pulled the trigger.

  18. Mostly a pragmatist gamer. Love immersive stories and casual multiplayer with close friends. The Asus ROG strix i7-9700K with the GTX 1660ti would be more than enough of a machine for my needs and to upgrade my very out of date processor and graphics card.

  19. I’m an Enthusiast, I love gaming and I love my desktop but I also like my tablet for travel. My choice of a desktop would be an Alienware Aurora R9 – Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti – i9-9900K- 64GB – 1TB SSD + 1TB HD -WIN 10 Pro – Certified Refurbished

  20. I am an On the Go gamer. Have to be choosy when i play and i like to play when im out and about

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