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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3942 COMMENTS

  1. Purist all the way! Best Buy sells the HP Omen with an i9-9900k and RTX2080Ti. A match made in heaven, for sure.

  2. I consider myself a casual gamer but back in the day I was addicted to Duke Nukem and Mario. My poor kids had to share game time with mom lol! I would love to get back into it if I had a decent system. A laptop would be awesome!

    • Desktop Gamer
      my wife loves PS4
      Horizons

      And I need the Desktop Rtx upgrade path, for sure I’m a desktop user all the way!

      Best Buy pick me Intel

  3. I would consider myself an Enthusiast gamer, once I get started I can get pretty competitive but still for fun. I personally like the Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti) as I like the brand better but they both seem fantastic

  4. I’m a purist at heart. I collect systems and have so many, from the Vic 20 to the jaguar, 3do and all the Nintendo’s and PlayStation. But I’ve always been a of gamer at heart. My apple 2C opened my world to gaming and I run a Eurocomm setup now. Man would it be awesome to win!! My RTX 970M is getting to its limit.

  5. Im an enthusiast through and through I game as often as i can, usually at the end of my day. I own a Rog Strix Laptop with a 1050ti and the Zephyrus would be a massive upgrade. Id also likely be able to start streaming like iv wanted to, using my current laptop.

    I enjoy playing Apex Legends, Warzone and Overwatch which are all fairly demanding but great games

    Thank you Bestbuy for this opportunity. Stay safe everyone

  8. Alpha all the way! I start frothing at the mouth for the next big AAA game with them juicy visuals. And that Asus laptop would definitely be a work horse for my gaming needs! 144Hz with Gsync Mmm Mmm YES PLZ!

    • Csual gamer. I’d prefer the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060.

  9. I would say I’m between a purist and a pragmatist. The Alienware Aurora desktop is definitely a dream machine!

  10. Definitely an Enthusiast! Been keeping my eye on the ASUS ROG Strix Call of Duty Gaming PC (Intel Core i7/2TB HDD/256GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2080) for some time now, but I am in desperate need of a new gaming laptop, such as beasts like the ASUS Zephyrus S and the Alienware m15.
    I would be very appreciative if I win!

  11. I’m a purist. I’ve built my own PCs, mostly upgrading the existing components in the same case. I’ve reached a point where I need to replace everything, so I’m looking at starting from scratch again.

  13. I consider myself a casual gamer. I’d prefer laptop and i am sure the best fit dor me would be the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)

    • Purist gamer. Started with a 233 MHZ Pentium 2 laptop and currently use an i7-4702 MQ with gtx760m. Would love to upgrade. Good luck and good health all.

  18. I’m definitely an Alpha gamer, and my preferred laptop would be the Asus Zeph-S thin, maybe only with 1 terabyte of storage SSD.

  19. Iam definetly an alpha. Crossplatform love my gaming on pc. But love my sports games on the couch.could use an upgrade
    Product Details
    Alienware Aurora Gaming PC – White (Intel Core i7 9700/1TB HDD/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080)

  21. I definitely love the “HP Omen Obeslisk” Series. The new one has a i9-9k and 2080 ti!

    I’m a alpha by the description, but I have much to learn about my self !

    Good luck to everyone.

  23. I’m definately a pragmatist. I would love to be an alpha but I’m too broke! Having said that, my dream computer is anything better than my current rig. It brings tears to my eyes every time I look at it. It’s serious junk. I wish I could throw it off a bridge. I would absolutely love that Alienware M15 even if the GTX 1660ti is a little bit behind the GTX 2060.

  24. Definitely a purist, my gaming PC has one purpose and despite its age has been holding it’s own. Would love the opportunity to game on something up to date!

    • Definitely ALPHA!!! But I’m a novice with games. I’m a professional creative so I’m always up-to-speed with the latest PC components. I always fully upgrade my rigs to maximum capacity and performance. Something like is what I use:
      Custom MSI P75 Creator Gaming Laptop (Intel i9-9880H , 32GB RAM, 2x2TB SATA SSD RAID 0 (4TB), NVIDIA RTX 2070 (Max-Q))

  25. i am an on the go and a pragmatic gamer

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

  26. I am an Enthusiast, and an Asus Zephyrus S Thin would be a dream righ now especially with being jobless and at home to work on my personal and gaming needs.

  28. I would probably define myself as an Enthusiast, if I’m not on my PC I’m on my phone or on my switch. Been trying to save for the ASUS ROG Zephyrus GX501 15.6″ Gaming Laptop. Aesthetics are everything for me and this laptop is it.

  29. Slightly above Purest, I mess with my rig, love playing New AAA titles. Not competitive anymore, leave that for the kids. I have been looking at ASUS ROG units and think the Zephyrus S is a beautiful machine.

  30. Alpha gamer!
    From prebuilt HP OMEN desktops, to custom built desktops by myself…I’m very familiar with components,upgrades, and computer tech in general 🙂
    I game on a custom built pc that I built for my son, powered by intel of course.
    If I had a dream computer that’s sold through Best Buy it would definitely be an Alienware M17 laptop, or the Area-51m.
    I’ve personally never owned a high end gaming laptop and winning one would complete me <3

  33. I would probably define myself as an enthusiast. I usually game in my PC at home. But now im locked down at work in the woods with only my phone to game on for the next few months. Asus has always been a favourite of mine, always great service and products. The best Intel based computer from Bestbuy I would want to get is. https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-rog-zephyrus-s-ultra-slim-15-6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-9750h-1tb-ssd-rtx-2080-english/13642436

  35. I would be an enthusiast. Been looking for an upgrade from my ROG laptop, so the ASUS Zephyrus S would be a nice upgrade

  36. I’m a casual player and my dream laptop is the HP OMEN 15.6″ Gaming Laptop – Shadow Black (Intel Core i7-9750H/1TB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2060)

  37. I am a Casual gamer…. I dont know much about computers and hardware but that is what I have my son for. He is 13 and wants to build his PC, he talks my ear off on the stuff he wants to put in it but I have no clue what he is talking about. If I would get any computer, it would be ASUS ROG Zephyrus M 15.6″ Gaming Laptop – Black because it is the highest rated one with the most reviews.

    • Definitively a purist. My pc is my baby but I’d say if I ever looked at something else it’d be something like the alienware Aurora. Machine looks like a dream.

    • I would call myself Pragmatist. My ideal set up would be the Alienware m15 and a eGPU, a external SSD for more game storage, And a WQHD 1440p.

    • I’m a casual gemaer also love to do little music production and light graphical work on a on the go type laptop. I would be very happy to win a ASUS Zephyrus S.

    • i am a casual gamer, but once i get starter its hard to stop. my kids on the otherhand are hardcore players. Not to familiar with different computers but the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin Gaming Laptop sounds awesome

  40. Just a casual player…with a eye for newer technology..
    An ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)-English would tickle me pink

  42. I am definitely an Enthusiast, and would have to say the computer that has had my eye the most is the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin, due to the mobility of having a high powered gaming laptop that could do everything I needed and more

  46. I am an Enthusiast! I have been eyeing up the HP Omen for awhile now. I am need of a great new gaming laptop.

  47. I would have to say I’m split about being a purist and an enthusiast. I love watching all the latest videos about pc building and then overclocking ;). I have my eyes on the HP Omen Obelisk Gaming PC with the Intel Core i9-9900K processor. Pair that with the GeForce RTX 2080Ti GPU and 32 Gigs of RAM and I don’t see any AAA game I couldn’t play. Winning either laptop would be a great stepping stone to build up to my dream pc.

  48. I would have to say that I am a purist . I love tinkering with my pc and love big games. My ideal laptop sold by best buy would probably be the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060).

  49. I would say I’m a Casual (category 6) gamer. Looking to transition into PC gaming as I mostly game on consoles.

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

    Thanks!

  50. I would say I am purist, love to upgrade mmy gig to play up to date game with ultra setting. Alienware has always been a dream to me. Thanks for the chance.

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