Celebrate the fun and excitement of PC Gaming during Intel® Gamer Days. Best Buy Canada kicks it off with great deals on Intel-powered laptops and PC Gaming accessories that will boost your gaming experience in ways you can only imagine. Running from August 27th to September 9th, Intel Gamer Days features some of the top names in PC gaming including Asus, Acer, MSI, and Dell (the brands who provided the prizes for this contest!). Read on to learn more about Intel’s most advanced processors, including Intel’s 11th Gen H45 processors released this year, then enter for a chance to win one of four amazing Intel-powered gaming laptops.

Intel H series processors bring gaming to life even in the thinnest laptops

Intel’s 11th Gen H Series processors bring desktop calibre performance to laptops. Push the boundaries of your gaming, even on the thinnest machines. Intel calls it, “Desktop power for any desk” and they don’t coin that tagline for nothing. For years, desktops have been the benchmark when it comes to PC gaming performance; however, Intel-powered laptops have evolved to deliver comparable performance of bulky desktop, and play high resolution, maximum frame rate games anytime and anywhere. The H45 processor, the latest in the H Series, lets you get exactly that.


Intel 11th gen H series benefits

  • multi-task performance for streamers and creators
  • up to 4K resolution @ 120FPS (1080p @ 240FPS)
  • overclocking beyond 5Ghz
  • 20 PCIe gen 4 lanes enabling highest end GPUs
  • 6 Ghz Intel Wi-Fi 6e support

The advantages of the Intel H45 processor lie in its advanced architecture, with the 10 nm SuperFin manufacturing process, its Willow Cove design, and new Intel Iris Xe graphics. You get 8 core CPUs, higher clock speeds, and lower power consumption. Using Intel’s Turbo Boost Technology, the H45 processor ensures faster processing right when you need it the most.

Gone are the days when power and performance require a big and bulky desktop, or a heavy, clunky laptop. Truly, the H45 processor is designed with the most demanding PC gamers in mind, so gamers like you get nothing but great performance for your toughest gaming adventures.

Gaming brings us all together

Gaming is becoming one of the best ways for you to connect with people who have similar interests from across the globe. Outside of gameplay many gamers connect through social media platforms like Twitch and YouTube by streaming their gameplays. During the first quarter of this year alone, there were a total of 8.8 billion hours of gaming streamed online. Some of the gameplay is from eSports professionals, allowing you to learn new tricks, while others come from people just like you who want to share a great gaming experience they had, or show how great gaming is because of the new machines and PC components they added to their system.

Whether you’re gaming for fun or streaming your gameplay for your avid followers to watch, you need the most reliable gaming laptop that plays as hard as you do. With a new array of game releases for PC this year, like Psychonauts 2, Dying Light, Fifa 22, and many others, take the unparalleled gaming performance offered by Intel’s new H45 processors, or any of Intel’s new processors anywhere you want. Experience the excitement and speed of the most demanding game titles even on ultra-thin laptops.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in two (2) ways by placing two different comments:

  1. In a comment below this article, tell us your favourite feature of the new Intel H45 processor and why you think it will help make gaming better for you.
  2. In a different comment below this article, tell us three (3) things about your own recent gaming experience (your comment must include all three components for this comment to qualify as a contest entry):
    1. Did you play games more or less frequently over this past year compared to previous years;
    2. Did you game more in the morning, afternoon, or at night over the past year;
    3. Do you connect with other gamers online and if so what topic do you enjoy talking about the most?

What you can win

At the end of the contest, we will randomly select four winners from all eligible entries and each will win one of these new gaming laptops: ASUS TUF F15 15.6″ Gaming Laptop, Dell G15 15.6″ Gaming Laptop, MSI GF65 15.6″ Gaming Laptop, and Acer Nitro 5 15.6″ Gaming Laptop.

This contest runs from August 20th to September 10th.

Remember, you can enter in two ways, by telling us what you like about the new Intel processors or by telling us about your gaming experiences as described above. Share this with your friends and family who love PC gaming, or better yet, hit those PC gaming forums and message boards and let your gaming allies (or rivals) know about this contest.

Win amazing laptops during Intel Gamer Days Contest Rules and Regulations

Good Luck.

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3115 COMMENTS

  1. 1. Gamed a little less due to a less desirable expansion to the game I play.
    2. Night time.
    3. Yes, all the time.

  2. My favorite features of the h45, are the lower power consumption and the 4K resolution.
    1. I didn’t play games as much as I did last year.

    2. A bit in the afternoon and at night.

    3. I do not connect with other gamers online. I prefer playing alone or single player games.

    • Forgot to put why the two feature I picked would make my gaming experience better.
      1. Lower power consumption means longer play time.
      2. Graphic makes the characters clearer and better.

  3. 1. I played games about the same amount of time this past year compared to previous years.
    2. I played more at night over the past year.
    3. No, I do not connect with other gamers online.

  4. The multi-task performance of the new Intel H45 processor is my favourite feature, which will allow me to have other things running while playing a game without slowing anything down.

  5. 1. I gamed a lot more this year than the previous year because of covid and staying in for online classes.
    2. I either played in the afternoon or at night, more in the afternoon recently as I have been going to bed earlier.
    3. I always try to play online when I can, we usually talk about whatever at this point because we connect very often.

  6. 1. I have gamed more in the past year.
    2. Usually in the afternoon.
    3. Sometimes, talked about life. For some time I have played single player only games on PlayStation so there was no contact with other players. I do like to connect with online gamers from time to time.

  7. I love the potential clock-speed of this processor and knowing that it will probably keep up and not bottleneck

  8. I like the high fps and the impressive OC feature. I think that the resolution and overall performance in processing will really improve my gaming experience.

  9. My favorite feature is the Intel Iris Xe graphics. I have a Nintendo switch and has poor graphics. The better graphics would help me see and play better.
    I have played a lot more this year and I play mostly early morning before work and then in the evening.
    I have made so many gamer friends! We mostly talk about the game we are playing, sometime families, whats going on in the world (how crazy it is)

  10. 1. Gamed less over past year compared to previous.
    2. Gamed more in morning likely.
    3. No connection at all online with other gamers.

  11. Fav feature of H45 has to be lower power usage. It would mean long games might actually become truly portable to play.

  12. Gaming Questions & Answers …
    1. Gamed about the same.
    2. Gamed more in the evening.
    3. I game online and we talk about game tactics mostly.

  13. New intel processors .. i like cooling, increased performance and it’s nice to have a backup gpu
    Did you play games more or less frequently over this past year compared to previous years;
    -About the same
    Did you game more in the morning, afternoon, or at night over the past year;
    Morning and at Night
    Do you connect with other gamers online and if so what topic do you enjoy talking about the most?
    Yes i talk online, I like US politics and strategy and new games

  14. 1. I played the same amount of games over the last year.
    2. I game most during the afternoon.
    3. I don’t connect with other gamers online.

  15. I like that they can hold their own with desktops – maybe I can finally let go of my desktop and game well!!

    Whooohooo!!

    Mishelle G

  16. Did you play games more or less frequently over this past year compared to previous years;
    Oh yeah more than any year before I worked from home which gave me the ability to save on time that I did commute which I used to play video games.
    Did you game more in the morning, afternoon, or at night over the past year;
    Well, mostly it was afternoon and night I work during the morning. My favorite time to game is at night.
    Do you connect with other gamers online and if so what topic do you enjoy talking about the most?
    Yea I have a large community that I game with and our topics ranges from GPU shortage to game-related stuff. But we mostly talk about the game we play at the moment.

  17. From the features of the new Intel H45, I really like is that it can support the new killer wifi 6! Also, Intel has collaborated with Nvidia and I believe it will benefit the gaming community that uses laptops.

  18. 1. Played the same amount of games over the last year.
    2. I game more at night, I work during the day of play with my kids when I am off work.
    3. I don’t really game with other people very often but when I do it is with a tight knit group of friends.

  19. I gamed much more this year, especially in the evenings. I rarely connect with other online, but when i do it is usually with close friends

  20. 1) Did you play games more or less frequently over this past year compared to previous years;
    This past year was my most avid year of gaming in recent memory. I found myself revisiting old classics and competing online in the newest games.

    2) Did you game more in the morning, afternoon, or at night over the past year;
    I’m definitely a night owl when it comes to gaming; the sun goes down and the gamer comes out.

    3) Do you connect with other gamers online and if so what topic do you enjoy talking about the most?
    I’m always talking online with fellow gamers; discussing new strats for the latest games, tweaking our rigs and settings to get those extra frames, or pouring over the latest game trailers.

  21. The best feature of the new processor is definitely the higher clock speeds. The 10nm SuperFin process has allowed Intel to pack 8 cores with more power into less space and maximize system speed. I’m looking forward to this extra speed pulling the most out of my GPU and pushing my gaming to its highest performance levels.

  22. Did you play games more or less frequently over this past year compared to previous years; Absolutely! Way more.

    Did you game more in the morning, afternoon, or at night over the past year; Lots more mid day gaming, so the afternoon would be my answer.

    Do you connect with other gamers online and if so what topic do you enjoy talking about the most? I tend to only game with myself and my close circle of friends, that said we loved talking about how much better we were than others in the group! A little friendly trash talk is never a bad thing.

  23. My favourite feature of the H45 Intel processor is the faster processing, which will allow for much smoother gaming.

  24. Yes i played games more often to kill boredom
    I played mostly at night
    no i don’t connect with other gamers.

  25. I play games more frequently over the past year!
    I usually game at night after work!
    I do connect with other gamers and it’s nice to talk out game strategies to help improve my skills!

  26. My favourite feature is the new Intel Iris Xe graphics because excellent graphics can really advance my game play!

  27. play a lot less than I used to.I usually played later in the evening, more on wk ends.. No never played online .

  28. 1. I played games more frequently over this past year compared to previous years.
    2. I gamed more at night over the past year.
    3. I did not connect with other gamers online.

  29. 1, I played significantly more games than the previous year.
    2, I play games mostly at night
    3, I don’t usually connect with other players online. And the main reason to post on this blog is to win the laptop.

  30. My favourite feature of the new Intel H45 processor is the Intel Iris Xe graphics. It’s going to make my CS:GO gaming experience even better with the higher FPS.

  31. I like the PCIe Gen 4 feature. It could allow a boost in performance the day manufacturers and intel activate the direct storage.

  32. 1) After the pandemic I became to play games way more frequently
    2) Mostly at night
    3) I only play online games so I connect with other gamers online a lot. I mostly enjoy talking about new techs

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