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 definetly consider myself as a casual gamer, just need quick escape and usually a stationary activity.

  3. I am a casual gamer but my 3 kids are young enthusiasts. Would love to win an ASUS Zephyrus for them!

  4. Pragmatist for sure. Started building computers (with my ultra knowledgeable brother) and have made about 5 up to now. He lives in Edm so now our only chance to spand time together is through gaming and we have so much fun doing it!!!!!

    I would pick the Cybertron BLU-Print Workstation (Intel Core-i9 9980XE, 128GB DDR4 3200MHz, Dual Quadro RTX 6000 24GB, 5TB Samsung SSD) as my dream gaming PC, powered by Intel.

  5. PURIST gamer gamer who occasionally upgrades and builds himself where there is the best bang for the buck
    Dream laptop from BESTBUY is the ASUS Zephyrus laptop. as it has performance in a slender package.
    just to top it off i’d love a Samsung 49″ Ultrawide 144Hz 1ms Curved LED Gaming Monitor (LC49HG90DMNXZA)
    out of my price range. but high refresh rate with the size allows me to be productive, while gaming during some down time

  6. Wow. Those are dream machines! I’d be considered a “Casual” gamer (due to circumstances, not choice ). I’ll be dreaming about the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)-English featured in this contest. I could pass my old clunker on to my child to connect to school while we are sheltering at home and I could spend some quality sheltering time gaming.

  8. Pragmatist: Need to make it work with everything else. Trying to minimize and get the best of both worlds.

  11. Definitely an Enthusiast – mobile games get in the way of pc gaming but I can’t get it out of my life! I’m also a ASUS fangirl so the ASUS ROG Strix III would be awesome.

  13. I’m definitely Casual, my son is a Purist and has built his own desktop gaming device. Would love this laptop for on the go gaming for him, Alienware m17 17.3″ Gaming Laptop

  14. Alpha – ASUS Zephyrus S Thin Gaming Laptop

    Entered wrong email address in my last comment sorry

  18. Have been and will always be a purist. Love the chance to build and customize my own stuff. Any of these beastly machines would be a huge step up for me. Cheers and stay safe everyone!

  19. I’m On-the-go, and I’ve always had a liking for Asus products. I prefer to be able to move around with my PC so I can play with my friends at their houses, and a more advanced laptop would be great for video editing.

  20. I’m an Alpha! I’m eyeing the ASUS ROG Strix III G 15.6″ Gaming Laptop. Looks pretty amazing.

  21. Casual – I bought a used Alienware laptop few years ago and broke its display accidentally. I would love this Alienware as I have been very happy with my old unit’s performance.

  23. I am an Enthusiast. I would love the Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti).

  25. My 9 year old son and myself are more on-the-go types but now that there is a little more free time, that too could change.

  27. Would love this for my son. He’s an enthusiast. Pretty sure Alienware would be a dream unit for him.

  29. I’m an enthusiast! I used to have an Alienware laptop which I loved so I think I’d like the Alienware M15

  30. I am a committed enthusiast! And the Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti) is the one for me.

  31. Hi Best Buy,

    I am a Causal gamer and the machine of my dreams is the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop.

    Thank you for this opportunity!

  32. Enthusiast gamer, and my dream machine would be a ASUS ROG Zephyrus S Ultra Slim 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/1TB SSD/RTX 2080). So much power for my gaming needs, and on the go to take to work!

  34. Hi folks. Definitely a casual. But I would love to have my hands on that Zephyrus S Thin laptop beast!

  37. I’d say I’d fall under the enthusiast category and the HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC (Intel Core i9-9900K/512GB SSD/2TB HDD/32GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080Ti) would definitely be a dream to use

  40. I know lots about hardware, but don’t game as much as I would like to. I will go with enthusiast.
    Thanks for the chance

  46. I’m definitely an Enthusiast, I’d like to make my way to Alpha though!

    Zephyrus Would be right up my alley.

    Thanks for the chance!

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