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. I am an On-the-go gamer and the laptop of my dreams is the HP OMEN 17.3″ Gaming Laptop – Silver (Intel Core i7 8750H/2TB HDD/32GB RAM/GTX 1070/Windows 10)-Eng

  4. I’m totally a Casual gamer. Those laptops look amazing. Since mine was “purchased” through PC points, I’d love to be able to upgrade to an amazing laptop that can handle the video, sound and online gaming.

  6. Q1: On-The-Go-Gamer
    Q2: ASUS ROG Strix III G 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660Ti)

    • oops forgot to say i would say I am a Enthusiast and this one sounds like i would enjoy it ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060

  8. On-the-go is the type of gamer I AM. THE EUROCOM Sky X9C Mobile 4K Supercomputer (Intel Core i7-8086k/2 xNVidia GTX1080 SLI/2 x1TB SSD RAID 0/4TB SSD/64GB RAM) Model Number: P870TM1 Web Code: 12919082 IS THE Intel powered gaming desktop or laptop sold at Best Buy THAT is the machine of MY dreams!

  9. On-the-go is the type of gamer I AM. THE EUROCOM Sky X9C Mobile 4K Supercomputer (Intel Core i7-8086k/2 xNVidia GTX1080 SLI/2 x1TB SSD RAID 0/4TB SSD/64GB RAM) Model Number: P870TM1 Web Code: 12919082 IS THE Intel powered gaming desktop or laptop sold at Best Buy THAT is the machine of MY dreams!

  10. On-the-go is the type of gamer I AM. THE EUROCOM Sky X9C Mobile 4K Supercomputer (Intel Core i7-8086k/2 xNVidia GTX1080 SLI/2 x1TB SSD RAID 0/4TB SSD/64GB RAM) Model Number: P870TM1 Web Code: 12919082 IS THE Intel powered gaming desktop or laptop sold at Best Buy THAT is the machine of MY dreams!

  11. I wish I had time to be more of a gamer , but at the moment – by that I mean for years – I am only a casual gamer. The ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ laptop sounds like a perfect fit for me to begin taking more time for myself. Thank you for the opportunity and something to look forward to in these weird times.

  12. I’m certainly an on-the-go gamer. I love how laptops are portable and it would be nice to be able to game again. I previous owned an older laptop, in which I played many games with friends. It’s since broken and I haven’t had the funds to buy a new one. My dream laptop would be the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ because it’d let me get back to what I love doing most!

  13. I’m an Pragmatist. Generally super intense on gaming, but the lack of funds makes it so I’m super limited on my device. I’d be really down to get the Cybertron BLU-Print Workstation (Intel Core-i9 9980XE, 128GB DDR4 3200MHz, Dual Quadro RTX 6000 24GB, 5TB Samsung SSD). I work with a lot of data, so it’s really great to have something that could also handle that too.

  15. I’m a casual gamer. I enjoy playing in my downtime, which has dramatically increased in recent weeks. 🙂

  16. I’m a casual gamer. Used to be pretty hardcore when I was a student but haven’t gamed as much after starting work, would love to get back into that gaming life!

  18. I’m definitely an “on-the-go” gamer. I need to be able to uo and move more than I nedd the best hardware. But if I could have any laptop, anything in the ASUS ROG series would hands down be my wish

  19. I’m a casual gamer, but in this era of ‘homeschooling’, I could use an extra laptop so my kids leave mine alone!

  21. I am a casual gamer and video watcher. My dream pc is Aorus X5-CF1T 15.6″ Gaming Notebook

  25. Casual for sure but the kids are for ever trying to teach me and improve my skills and knowledge. I would prefer the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop I think it would be easier for the family.

  26. I’m only a casual gamer, and mostly on family consoles because I can’t afford to buy a laptop. I’d love to get the ASUS Zephyrus because it seems like the most advanced gaming laptop sold Best Buy.

  28. Just a casual gamer looking for the gaming laptop of my dreams. I’m not picky but a 15.6″ display is always a nice quality. If I were to describe my ideal match it would definitely be Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop. From the way it looks you can just tell that it is the type of machine that will stick by you through the entirety of a LAN party.

  29. I’d have to say I am a casual gamer. I would love to have the ASUS ROG Strix III G 17.3″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/1TB HDD/16GB RAM/GTX 1650) to play on.

  30. I am a casual gamer but love ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)

    • I would say i’m a casual gamer. I like to play games like overwatch and know the basics when it comes to hardware. I think the ASUS Zephyrus S 15.6 Thin Gaming Laptop is great.

  31. I’m certainly a purist – I haven’t played on a console since the Play Station 2 days and my PC is a crazy mix of parts ranging from 1996 to 2015! (it uses a really old SCSI card to take to some ancient hardware I have) My video card is from 2015, which is why I’m now looking at these laptops. I like gaming on a PC since I find the mouse & keyboard give a finer degree of control, and with PCs you can often pull up a game’s command console if you feel it needs on the fly tweaking.

    I nearly forgot (my first post I forgot to add this…) I’d go with the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop. It appears to have the superior video card.

  32. I’m certainly a purist – I haven’t played on a console since the Play Station 2 days and my PC is a crazy mix of parts ranging from 1996 to 2015! (it uses a really old SCSI card to take to some ancient hardware I have) My video card is from 2015, which is why I’m now looking at these laptops. I like gaming on a PC since I find the mouse & keyboard give a finer degree of control, and with PCs you can often pull up a game’s command console if you feel it needs on the fly tweaking.

  34. Casual Gamer

    Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti)

  36. I consider myself a Purist, but my friends and family would say I’m an Alpha gamer 🙂

    I’m very passionate about PC gaming, ever since my cousin introduced me to PC gaming back in 1998 with Age of Empires – I didn’t know how to use the keyboard/mouse, so for a few days I just watched him play in amazement. Fast forward to 2020 and here I am with my custom built gaming PC, my online gaming buddies and to this day I still game with my cousin!

    I’m also very active on gaming communities, you’ll often catch me on Reddit and Twitter discussing PC hardware and PC games, helping others with their PC issues and just overall trying to be as helpful as I can to other gamers.

    The PC of my dream at Best Buy has to be the (Alienware Aurora R8 – Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti – i9-9900K- 16GB – 256GB SSD + 2TB HD -WIN 10 Home – Certified Refurbished) The i9-9900K and 2080 Ti brings the next level of performance.

  38. I’m a gaming enthusiast and my laptop of choice is the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin Gaming Laptop!!

  39. I am a casual gamer.
    Would be amazing to win either new Intel powered gaming computer; the ASUS Zephyrus, however the Alienware m15 would be great opportunity to win also.

  43. I’m an enthusiast. I’ve always had desktops and have never had a laptop before…never really had the need for one because my wife has one. Still, a laptop would definitely come in handy when we are allowed to travel once again.

  50. I am just a casual gamer and play games here and there. The machine of my dreams is the Apple MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar 16″ – Space Grey (Intel Core i9 2.3GHz/1TB SSD/16GB RAM). I am a graphic designer so I appreciate good graphics and a fast processor 😉

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