700 $ gaming PC
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Sep 02 2010, in the categories: gaming computer
If you are really passionate about video gaming, you already know the complexity of the video games of our days. They had evolved very much, and from one year to the other there are more and more complex games on the market. They have a really intensive game play, that requires many days to complete, with complex characters and amazing graphics. And because of all of these things, the video games of today also have very high computer requirements. So in order to play them you will need a good computer, but in order to enjoy them at their best quality you will definitely need a really powerful gaming computer.
A computer like this may be very expensive, and it can cost 1,000 , 2000 , 3000 or even 4000 dollars. It is clear that not anyone can afford to spend so much for a computer, so that’s why the computer producing companies tried to offer cheaper computers, that can also support video gaming. Of course they are not as powerful as those that cost thousands of dollars, but they can easily support the complex video games of our days. There are many places from where you can buy a computer, and the store Best Buy is one of them. We didn’t found any 700 dollars gaming PC on the site of Best Buy, but we did found a powerful computer that comes at quite an acceptable price.
This is the HP - Pavilion Elite Desktop / AMD Phenom ™ II Processor / 8 GB Memory / 1 TB Hard Drive, Model: HPE – 210 y, and it has a price of 899 dollars at Best Buy. The processor of this PC is the AMD Phenom ™ II quad - core processor 945 with True multicore processing for extreme multitasking performance. Among the other advanced technologies that it has there is the Cool'n'Quiet ™ 3.0, CoolCore ™ and Dual Dynamic Power Management ™ for efficient energy usage. It also has the AMD Memory Optimizer Technology for multithread software performance and AMD Virtualization with Rapid Virtualization Indexing, which will help your programs to run securely and efficiently. This good gaming PC has a good RAM memory too, one of 8 GB PC 3 8500 DDR 3 SDRAM, which can be expanded up to 16 GB.
It has the best optical drive on the market right now, the Blu-ray Disc enabled DVD ± RW / CD - RW drive which features read support for next generation Blu-ray Disc (BD-ROM). It also has double layer support using compatible media and it supports LightScribe direct disc labels using compatible media. The PC also has 2 MB L2 plus 6 MB shared L3 cache memory. In order to store many large video games, you definitely need large hard disc, so this PC offers you just what you need - a Serial ATA hard drive with a capacity of 1000 GB (1 TB). A good video experience for games and movies cannot be complete without a powerful graphics card, so this computer comes with the ATI Radeon HD 5450 Series graphics for lush images with stunning detail.
No matter what kind of display screen you are using, you can always connect the PC to a High Definition TV, thanks to its HDMI port. So this way you can have a great video experience for video games and High Definition movies. And these movies and games won’t be as good as with a powerful sound system. So this PC has High Definition audio with 7.1 surround sound capability. It also has a 15 in 1 media reader which supports CompactFlash Type I/II, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Secure Digital and miniSD. So you can easily transfer all sorts of files, and you can do this also with the 7 high speed USB ports that it has , or with the IEEE 1394 Fire Wire interface.
It’s not necessary to always play video games, so you can also browse the internet with this PC. It has just the connectivity you find on a laptop – both built in high speed wireless LAN (802.11 b / g / n) and built in 10 / 100 / 1000 Base-T Ethernet networking interface. In case you buy it from Best Buy, it will come with an installed version of the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64 bit operating system, along with some other installed programs such as the HP Media Smart Suite, Microsoft Works 9.0 and a 60 days trial version of the Microsoft Office.
So here was one of the cheapest gaming computers on the market, one that offers really good features at an acceptable price (acceptable compared to other gaming PC-s that cost thousands of dollars). In case you too own the HP - Pavilion Elite Desktop / AMD Phenom ™ II Processor / 8 GB Memory / 1 TB Hard Drive, Model: HPE – 210 y, we invite you to tell us all your opinions about it, and about the video games you play on it. Also if you know a 700 dollars gaming PC, we would love to hear about it. Have a nice day!
A computer like this may be very expensive, and it can cost 1,000 , 2000 , 3000 or even 4000 dollars. It is clear that not anyone can afford to spend so much for a computer, so that’s why the computer producing companies tried to offer cheaper computers, that can also support video gaming. Of course they are not as powerful as those that cost thousands of dollars, but they can easily support the complex video games of our days. There are many places from where you can buy a computer, and the store Best Buy is one of them. We didn’t found any 700 dollars gaming PC on the site of Best Buy, but we did found a powerful computer that comes at quite an acceptable price.
This is the HP - Pavilion Elite Desktop / AMD Phenom ™ II Processor / 8 GB Memory / 1 TB Hard Drive, Model: HPE – 210 y, and it has a price of 899 dollars at Best Buy. The processor of this PC is the AMD Phenom ™ II quad - core processor 945 with True multicore processing for extreme multitasking performance. Among the other advanced technologies that it has there is the Cool'n'Quiet ™ 3.0, CoolCore ™ and Dual Dynamic Power Management ™ for efficient energy usage. It also has the AMD Memory Optimizer Technology for multithread software performance and AMD Virtualization with Rapid Virtualization Indexing, which will help your programs to run securely and efficiently. This good gaming PC has a good RAM memory too, one of 8 GB PC 3 8500 DDR 3 SDRAM, which can be expanded up to 16 GB.
It has the best optical drive on the market right now, the Blu-ray Disc enabled DVD ± RW / CD - RW drive which features read support for next generation Blu-ray Disc (BD-ROM). It also has double layer support using compatible media and it supports LightScribe direct disc labels using compatible media. The PC also has 2 MB L2 plus 6 MB shared L3 cache memory. In order to store many large video games, you definitely need large hard disc, so this PC offers you just what you need - a Serial ATA hard drive with a capacity of 1000 GB (1 TB). A good video experience for games and movies cannot be complete without a powerful graphics card, so this computer comes with the ATI Radeon HD 5450 Series graphics for lush images with stunning detail.
No matter what kind of display screen you are using, you can always connect the PC to a High Definition TV, thanks to its HDMI port. So this way you can have a great video experience for video games and High Definition movies. And these movies and games won’t be as good as with a powerful sound system. So this PC has High Definition audio with 7.1 surround sound capability. It also has a 15 in 1 media reader which supports CompactFlash Type I/II, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Secure Digital and miniSD. So you can easily transfer all sorts of files, and you can do this also with the 7 high speed USB ports that it has , or with the IEEE 1394 Fire Wire interface.
It’s not necessary to always play video games, so you can also browse the internet with this PC. It has just the connectivity you find on a laptop – both built in high speed wireless LAN (802.11 b / g / n) and built in 10 / 100 / 1000 Base-T Ethernet networking interface. In case you buy it from Best Buy, it will come with an installed version of the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64 bit operating system, along with some other installed programs such as the HP Media Smart Suite, Microsoft Works 9.0 and a 60 days trial version of the Microsoft Office.
So here was one of the cheapest gaming computers on the market, one that offers really good features at an acceptable price (acceptable compared to other gaming PC-s that cost thousands of dollars). In case you too own the HP - Pavilion Elite Desktop / AMD Phenom ™ II Processor / 8 GB Memory / 1 TB Hard Drive, Model: HPE – 210 y, we invite you to tell us all your opinions about it, and about the video games you play on it. Also if you know a 700 dollars gaming PC, we would love to hear about it. Have a nice day!
New Puzzle Games
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Sep 01 2010, in the categories: Puzzle
If you ever get bored and want to do a fun activity, you can definitely try playing a free online flash game. they are really simple, but also really fun games, with simple controls and a game play that doesn’t last for such a long time as on the much more complex and large video games. If a complex computer game can last for hours or days, a free online flash game lasts just for a few minutes. So this way you won’t get bored of the same game, and after you complete it, you can move on to the next one. and there are so many games of this type on the internet, and there are new ones appearing each day, that you can never play all of them, so you never get bored. Some games are really funny and silly, but there are some that are more intelligent too. and these are the puzzle games.
There are all sorts of puzzle games, and some of the most famous ones are the point and click games. And from this category, the “escape the room” games are on top of the list. They might seem very simple (you only need to use the mouse and click on the screen), but they are actually quite difficult. You have to click in certain places, and trigger all sorts of actions and your final objective is to escape the room where you are located in.
There are many sites on the internet that have such games, and there is even a site just with games of this type. So let’s discuss about some new puzzle games from this site, and we’;ll begin with the one called “Escape the vampire room”. In this fun game you have to escape from the room of the most famous vampire of all – Dracula. The game is not as complicated as other “Escape the room games”, but it is not very easy either. So as you begin the game, start searching across the entire room and see what useful objects you can find. Whenever you click on a certain object you will see some words about it, and this will make the game a little easier for you. Now we will give you the walkthrough for this game, but we suggest to first try it by yourself. And only if you get stucked in a certain place, you can check out this walkthrough, and see what to do next. Go first on the side of the room where the piano is located and then click on top of it.
Here there is a knife, so click on it and collect it. On the curtain you will find a rope, so collect that as well. After that go to the picture of Dracula, and then hold the mouse right between his eyes. He will look cross eyed , and this will make his head explode. Then click on his head and here you will find a sentence that says: “Drench the pentagram in fire and place the rodents head in the center”.
Now it may not have any sense, but later on you will find out what it means. Under the blood, somewhere on the left side there is a brown little match, so collect it. Next go to the pumpkin from one of the tables and cut it by using the knife. And here you will find another clue, one that says that the great cheese loves to hear the “Mary had a little lamb” song on the piano.
So next go to the piano found in the room, and here you will need to play the exact notes for the “Mary had a little lamb” song. You can search for these notes on the internet, but we’ll make your work easier and we’ll give you the exact notes. These are: e d c d e e e d d d e g g and then e d c d e e e e d d e d c. after playing the correct notes, there will be a piece of cheese under the piano, and you can collect it. Then place the cheese in front of the mouse hole, and of course the mouse will come out to get the cheese.
On the head of the knight there is a feather, so collect that as well. Then use it to tickle him. And once you do this, the knight will drop the axe that he is holding, and it will fall directly on the poor mouse, and it will cut him in half.
Now click on the head of the mouse and collect it and then take his head and place him in the middle of the pentagram, the one that has the shape of a star. Then you can use the knife to cut the mouse and inside of him there is a key. Use this key to open the cabinet and here collect the gas. Now go with the gas on the pentagram, and use the match that you collected earlier to light the fire. So now you can understand the sentence you found earlier and which said: “Drench the pentagram in fire and place the rodents head in the center”. After you start the fire, something will hang on the ceiling.
Now you can use the rope you have collected to tie it there and the click on it. Now you will be on the roof, and here you can turn on the shut and start the electricity. Then turn on the lamp, and on the light you will see a code. Next go to the computer, and type in that code. And finally after writing this code, a spirit will come out of the computer, and destroy the door that was keeping you trapped. So finally you can escape the vampire room. And as a joke, it will say that the soul was actually the soul of the little mouse you have killer earlier.
So as you can see, this is a really fun game, with a lot of items to collect and actions to trigger. It may be a little difficult to complete, but it can also be really fun and stimulating. So good luck and enjoy this new puzzle game from the site.
There are all sorts of puzzle games, and some of the most famous ones are the point and click games. And from this category, the “escape the room” games are on top of the list. They might seem very simple (you only need to use the mouse and click on the screen), but they are actually quite difficult. You have to click in certain places, and trigger all sorts of actions and your final objective is to escape the room where you are located in.
There are many sites on the internet that have such games, and there is even a site just with games of this type. So let’s discuss about some new puzzle games from this site, and we’;ll begin with the one called “Escape the vampire room”. In this fun game you have to escape from the room of the most famous vampire of all – Dracula. The game is not as complicated as other “Escape the room games”, but it is not very easy either. So as you begin the game, start searching across the entire room and see what useful objects you can find. Whenever you click on a certain object you will see some words about it, and this will make the game a little easier for you. Now we will give you the walkthrough for this game, but we suggest to first try it by yourself. And only if you get stucked in a certain place, you can check out this walkthrough, and see what to do next. Go first on the side of the room where the piano is located and then click on top of it.
Here there is a knife, so click on it and collect it. On the curtain you will find a rope, so collect that as well. After that go to the picture of Dracula, and then hold the mouse right between his eyes. He will look cross eyed , and this will make his head explode. Then click on his head and here you will find a sentence that says: “Drench the pentagram in fire and place the rodents head in the center”.
Now it may not have any sense, but later on you will find out what it means. Under the blood, somewhere on the left side there is a brown little match, so collect it. Next go to the pumpkin from one of the tables and cut it by using the knife. And here you will find another clue, one that says that the great cheese loves to hear the “Mary had a little lamb” song on the piano.
So next go to the piano found in the room, and here you will need to play the exact notes for the “Mary had a little lamb” song. You can search for these notes on the internet, but we’ll make your work easier and we’ll give you the exact notes. These are: e d c d e e e d d d e g g and then e d c d e e e e d d e d c. after playing the correct notes, there will be a piece of cheese under the piano, and you can collect it. Then place the cheese in front of the mouse hole, and of course the mouse will come out to get the cheese.
On the head of the knight there is a feather, so collect that as well. Then use it to tickle him. And once you do this, the knight will drop the axe that he is holding, and it will fall directly on the poor mouse, and it will cut him in half.
Now click on the head of the mouse and collect it and then take his head and place him in the middle of the pentagram, the one that has the shape of a star. Then you can use the knife to cut the mouse and inside of him there is a key. Use this key to open the cabinet and here collect the gas. Now go with the gas on the pentagram, and use the match that you collected earlier to light the fire. So now you can understand the sentence you found earlier and which said: “Drench the pentagram in fire and place the rodents head in the center”. After you start the fire, something will hang on the ceiling.
Now you can use the rope you have collected to tie it there and the click on it. Now you will be on the roof, and here you can turn on the shut and start the electricity. Then turn on the lamp, and on the light you will see a code. Next go to the computer, and type in that code. And finally after writing this code, a spirit will come out of the computer, and destroy the door that was keeping you trapped. So finally you can escape the vampire room. And as a joke, it will say that the soul was actually the soul of the little mouse you have killer earlier.
So as you can see, this is a really fun game, with a lot of items to collect and actions to trigger. It may be a little difficult to complete, but it can also be really fun and stimulating. So good luck and enjoy this new puzzle game from the site.
Assembling A Gaming Pc
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Sep 01 2010, in the categories: gaming computer
There are all sorts of fun and relaxing activities that you can do while staying at the computer, and playing a video game is one of them. The video games had evolved very much during the last years, and today they had become really complex. They have some outstanding graphics, and they seem very realistic. Also the game play and the characters are very complex, so in order to enjoy a video game at its best quality you will need to have a really powerful computer. there are many good gaming PC-s on the market, but if you don’t wish to buy one of them, you can assemble your own gaming PC. Of course you won’t assemble it manually, but you can go at a computer specialized store, and choose each component individually.
And for today we’ll give you some advices on assembling a gaming PC. The first feature that you need to consider is the “heart” of any computer or PC, and this is of course the processor. For quite a long time the Intel Core 2 Duo was the most popular and the best on the market, but today there are some models that are even better. These are the Intel Core i3, the Intel Core i5 and the best one – the Intel Core i7. Each one of these three will support intensive video gaming, so you can choose any of them.
But of course the i5 and the i7 are better, and they will last for a longer period of time, without having to be replaced by a new and better model. the next feature to consider would be the RAM memory, and for the complex video games of our days you will need to have at least 2 GB. But having 4 GB or even more would be much better. Since the video games of our time are really big, and they can occupy a few GB of disc space, you will definitely need a large hard drive to store as many as possible. One of 320 GB can be just good, but a bigger one of 500 GB or more is recommended if you have many large games, as well as other files (movies, music, pictures, documents etc).
You can’t enjoy the advanced graphic of the video games without having a big display screen and a powerful graphics card. You can choose any display screen you want, as long as it has more than 19 inch in diagonal. For the graphics card you can choose one from NVIDIA or from ATI, and be careful to have a good video memory of at least 1 GB. So these were the main features to consider when assembling a gaming PC , but of course there are some more. In order to copy and install the video games you also need an optical drive, and the best one on the market right now is an optical drive with Blu-ray support.
But a Multiformat DVD ± RW/ CD-RW drive with double-layer support (that can record up to 8.5 GB of data on a single DVD) would be just good. If you are a really enthusiast gamer, you will also need some gaming accessories such as: a steering wheel, a joystick, a gaming mouse, a gaming keyboard, a gaming chair or who knows what other accessory you might find. And least, but not last…to have a great gaming experience you also need a great sound. And the best system for gaming would be a surround sound system (a 5.1 system or a 7.1 system).
So these were all the things that you need to consider when buying a gaming PC. In case we missed something, tell us about it. And also tell us about the gaming computers that you already have, and the video games that you like to play. Have a nice day!
And for today we’ll give you some advices on assembling a gaming PC. The first feature that you need to consider is the “heart” of any computer or PC, and this is of course the processor. For quite a long time the Intel Core 2 Duo was the most popular and the best on the market, but today there are some models that are even better. These are the Intel Core i3, the Intel Core i5 and the best one – the Intel Core i7. Each one of these three will support intensive video gaming, so you can choose any of them.
But of course the i5 and the i7 are better, and they will last for a longer period of time, without having to be replaced by a new and better model. the next feature to consider would be the RAM memory, and for the complex video games of our days you will need to have at least 2 GB. But having 4 GB or even more would be much better. Since the video games of our time are really big, and they can occupy a few GB of disc space, you will definitely need a large hard drive to store as many as possible. One of 320 GB can be just good, but a bigger one of 500 GB or more is recommended if you have many large games, as well as other files (movies, music, pictures, documents etc).
You can’t enjoy the advanced graphic of the video games without having a big display screen and a powerful graphics card. You can choose any display screen you want, as long as it has more than 19 inch in diagonal. For the graphics card you can choose one from NVIDIA or from ATI, and be careful to have a good video memory of at least 1 GB. So these were the main features to consider when assembling a gaming PC , but of course there are some more. In order to copy and install the video games you also need an optical drive, and the best one on the market right now is an optical drive with Blu-ray support.
But a Multiformat DVD ± RW/ CD-RW drive with double-layer support (that can record up to 8.5 GB of data on a single DVD) would be just good. If you are a really enthusiast gamer, you will also need some gaming accessories such as: a steering wheel, a joystick, a gaming mouse, a gaming keyboard, a gaming chair or who knows what other accessory you might find. And least, but not last…to have a great gaming experience you also need a great sound. And the best system for gaming would be a surround sound system (a 5.1 system or a 7.1 system).
So these were all the things that you need to consider when buying a gaming PC. In case we missed something, tell us about it. And also tell us about the gaming computers that you already have, and the video games that you like to play. Have a nice day!
Asus Gaming Laptop
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 31 2010, in the categories: gaming laptops
The laptops (also known as notebook computers) are getting really popular these days. At the beginning they were used mostly by business men but today many people are buying them no matter what job or age they have. The greatest thing about a notebook is its portability, meaning that you can carry it around with you and use it anytime you need to. There are many companies that are producing good notebooks, and here are the most popular ones: Hewlett Packard, Acer, Asus, Dell, Toshiba, Lenovo, Fujitsu, MSI and Apple. Each company offers many families of notebooks, each family with its own models, and each model with its own characteristics. Usually all the notebooks have the same design, but they are different from one another in size, color and especially in technical details.
Since a laptop has the same components as a PC, it can also perform the same tasks. So this means that you can listen to music on a laptop, watch movies, browse the internet, write documents and so on…and you can also play video games. There are many companies that are producing good gaming laptops, and for today we’ll discuss more about an Asus gaming laptop. and we’ll choose the most expensive laptop from Asus on the market right now, the Asus - Laptop / Intel ® Core ™ i7 Processor / 17.3 " Display / 6 GB Memory / 500 GB Hard Drive – Black, Model: G 73 JH – RBBX 05. this may not be a laptop created especially for video games, but it has powerful enough features to play even the most complex ones. For the really good features that it offers, it isn’t very expensive either, and it costs 1300 dollars at Best Buy. It comes with the best processor on the market right now, the Intel ® Core ™ i7 – 720 QM processor which features 1333 MHz system bus, 8 MB L2 cache and 1.6 GHz processor speed with Turbo Boost up to 2.8 GHz.
It has 8 way processing for ultimate smart performance at video games or at any other activity. You can’t play a complex video game without a big RAM memory, so this model has 6 GB of DDR 3 RAM , which can be expanded up to 8 GB. And this is quite really good, considering that most of the laptops on the market come with maximum 4 GB as default. Its optical drive is good too, and it has the Multiformat DVD ± RW/ CD-RW drive with double-layer support, that can record up to 8.5 GB of data on a single DVD. for a great video quality it has a large display screen, a 17.3 " LED LCD high definition plus widescreen display with a 1600 x 900 resolution. And the video quality cannot be complete without a good graphics card, so this model also has the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 graphics with 1GB GDDR 5 video memory for lush images.
You can store many large video games on this laptop, as well as other files (movies, music, pictures, documents etc) thanks to its large hard drive that has a capacity of 500 GB (and a rotation speed of 7200 rpm). In case the screen of 17 inch does not satisfy you, you can connect it to a larger High Definition TV, thanks to the HDMI port. It also has 3D Audio with EAX Advanced HD 4.0 and 2 built in stereo speakers for a nice audio experience. It isn’t necessary to play video games all the time, and you can also browse the internet with this laptop. you can video chat with friends and family thanks to the built in webcam and you can also transfer all sorts of files thanks to the 8 in 1 media card reader (which has support for Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, SmartMedia and xD-Picture Card formats). It has 4 high speed USB ports, it measures 2.2 inch thin and has a weight of 7.5 lbs. so it may not be the smallest laptop on the market, and it will be recommended to keep it at home, as a desktop replacement.
But after all it is still a laptop, so you can take it with you if necessary. Its included battery can last for up to 2 hours and 27 minutes, which may not be a lot, but its better than nothing. As we said, you can also connect to the internet with this laptop and it has built in wireless LAN (802.11 b / g / n) as well as built in 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet LAN with RJ 45 connector. In case you decide to buy it from the site of Best Buy, it will come with an installed version of the Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64 bit operating system and some other installed programs (it also has the Best Buy Software Installer which lets you discover and install just the software and services you want).
So even though this Asus gaming laptop doesn’t look like a classic gaming laptop (for example those made by Alienware), and even if it is not as powerful as those, it still offers very good features, at a very good price. It is true that 1300 dollars is a lot of money, but compared to the Alienware laptops that cost 2000 dollars or more, this is quite a good price. Enjoy it!
Since a laptop has the same components as a PC, it can also perform the same tasks. So this means that you can listen to music on a laptop, watch movies, browse the internet, write documents and so on…and you can also play video games. There are many companies that are producing good gaming laptops, and for today we’ll discuss more about an Asus gaming laptop. and we’ll choose the most expensive laptop from Asus on the market right now, the Asus - Laptop / Intel ® Core ™ i7 Processor / 17.3 " Display / 6 GB Memory / 500 GB Hard Drive – Black, Model: G 73 JH – RBBX 05. this may not be a laptop created especially for video games, but it has powerful enough features to play even the most complex ones. For the really good features that it offers, it isn’t very expensive either, and it costs 1300 dollars at Best Buy. It comes with the best processor on the market right now, the Intel ® Core ™ i7 – 720 QM processor which features 1333 MHz system bus, 8 MB L2 cache and 1.6 GHz processor speed with Turbo Boost up to 2.8 GHz.
It has 8 way processing for ultimate smart performance at video games or at any other activity. You can’t play a complex video game without a big RAM memory, so this model has 6 GB of DDR 3 RAM , which can be expanded up to 8 GB. And this is quite really good, considering that most of the laptops on the market come with maximum 4 GB as default. Its optical drive is good too, and it has the Multiformat DVD ± RW/ CD-RW drive with double-layer support, that can record up to 8.5 GB of data on a single DVD. for a great video quality it has a large display screen, a 17.3 " LED LCD high definition plus widescreen display with a 1600 x 900 resolution. And the video quality cannot be complete without a good graphics card, so this model also has the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 graphics with 1GB GDDR 5 video memory for lush images.
You can store many large video games on this laptop, as well as other files (movies, music, pictures, documents etc) thanks to its large hard drive that has a capacity of 500 GB (and a rotation speed of 7200 rpm). In case the screen of 17 inch does not satisfy you, you can connect it to a larger High Definition TV, thanks to the HDMI port. It also has 3D Audio with EAX Advanced HD 4.0 and 2 built in stereo speakers for a nice audio experience. It isn’t necessary to play video games all the time, and you can also browse the internet with this laptop. you can video chat with friends and family thanks to the built in webcam and you can also transfer all sorts of files thanks to the 8 in 1 media card reader (which has support for Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, SmartMedia and xD-Picture Card formats). It has 4 high speed USB ports, it measures 2.2 inch thin and has a weight of 7.5 lbs. so it may not be the smallest laptop on the market, and it will be recommended to keep it at home, as a desktop replacement.
But after all it is still a laptop, so you can take it with you if necessary. Its included battery can last for up to 2 hours and 27 minutes, which may not be a lot, but its better than nothing. As we said, you can also connect to the internet with this laptop and it has built in wireless LAN (802.11 b / g / n) as well as built in 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet LAN with RJ 45 connector. In case you decide to buy it from the site of Best Buy, it will come with an installed version of the Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64 bit operating system and some other installed programs (it also has the Best Buy Software Installer which lets you discover and install just the software and services you want).
So even though this Asus gaming laptop doesn’t look like a classic gaming laptop (for example those made by Alienware), and even if it is not as powerful as those, it still offers very good features, at a very good price. It is true that 1300 dollars is a lot of money, but compared to the Alienware laptops that cost 2000 dollars or more, this is quite a good price. Enjoy it!
Free computer games
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 31 2010, in the categories: gaming
The internet is a huge network that is spread in all the countries of the world and which is used by billions of people every day. They are using it for all sorts of activities. Some people use it for their jobs, others to search for information, others to communicate with friends and meet new people and some use it for fun. And one of the many methods of having fun on the internet is to play a free computer game.
There are thousands of them online, and they have all sorts of interesting topics and characters. And we are talking here about the free online games of course. They have quite simple graphics compared to the other complex video games, but they can be quite very fun to play. They also have simple controls, and they don’t last for so long like other games. There are many sites with these kind of games and one of the best of them is miniclip.com .
The site is famous all over the world, and that’s why it is available in many languages such as: English, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Chinese, Japanese and others. The site is so famous because it is offering a lot of cool games, with quite a good graphic. If you browse a little lower on the page, you will see the alphabetical list with all of the games. But you can also choose a game depending on its category. And here are just some of the game categories from the site: 3 D, action games, dancing and shows, education, girls, Halloween, kids, learning, MMO, Motorsports, multiplayer, political, puzzle, racing, sports, shooters, winter and others.
So now let’s discuss about a random one and we’ll choose the really cool game called “Exterme Pamplona”. This is a fun game which is inspired by the races that take place in Pamplona, in Spain. Each year the locals of this town release bulls on the streets, and the people that take place in this “race” have to run as fast as they can, and don’t get caught by the angry running bulls. So this is the main idea of this game – you have to run away and don’t allow the angry bull to get you. But only in the first level you will be in Spain, and then you will run in all sorts of interesting locations such as: Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, and many other countries. The game has really simple controls, and all you need to do is to press the right arrow key and keep it pressed all the time to run, and also use the up arrow key to jump over obstacles. There will be all sorts of obstacles, depending on the country where you are. For example in Spain the obstacles will be fences, wooden boxes, or stands with fruits. Jump over them as fast as possible, without letting the bull get you.
The decorations will change from one level to another, and also the enemy that follows you. Only in Spain you will be chased by a bull, and in Germany you will be chased by a blonde lady with beers in her hands. Most of the obstacles from this level are also barrels of beer. In Great Britain you will be chased by an English policeman and you will run on a construction site. There are quite many levels where you can run, and they will get more and more complicated. In Russia you will be chased by a Russian warrior that has a sword in his hand and a big hat on his head. Unfortunately we weren’t able to complete the level from Russia, and tell you more about the other ones. So in case you did completed this level, tell us more about the levels that are coming ahead. Have fun and enjoy this cool and also free computer game.
And now let’s see one more game from this site, for example the Obama Alien Defense. As you can already figure it out from the name, this is a game with the famous president of the United States of America - Barrack Obama. You will play with this character, and you will have to defend the earth that is being under attack by aliens. Simply use the arrow keys to move Obama left and right and press the Z key to shoot the aliens. Along your way you also have to collect coins and pick up new weapons when you find them. When you reach and raise the flag of the United States you will save your progress. Barrack Obama looks quite interesting in this game, like you never seen him before – with his clothes ripped off and with big muscles.
The graphic of the game is quite simple but nice, and both the president and the aliens are looking ok. Make sure to shoot the aliens right after you spot them , otherwise they will shoot you first. As you advance in the game you will collect more powerful weapons, but the aliens will also be stronger. Raising flags will be really helpful, because that means if you die you can start the game from where you had left, and don’t start it from the beginning of the level. So have fun and be sure to save the planet!
So these were just 2 examples of interesting games from the famous site miniclip.com, but of course there are hundreds of more others. So whenever you have some free time try a new game, and whenever you find one that is really cool and worth playing, tell us more about it. Have a great day!
There are thousands of them online, and they have all sorts of interesting topics and characters. And we are talking here about the free online games of course. They have quite simple graphics compared to the other complex video games, but they can be quite very fun to play. They also have simple controls, and they don’t last for so long like other games. There are many sites with these kind of games and one of the best of them is miniclip.com .
The site is famous all over the world, and that’s why it is available in many languages such as: English, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Chinese, Japanese and others. The site is so famous because it is offering a lot of cool games, with quite a good graphic. If you browse a little lower on the page, you will see the alphabetical list with all of the games. But you can also choose a game depending on its category. And here are just some of the game categories from the site: 3 D, action games, dancing and shows, education, girls, Halloween, kids, learning, MMO, Motorsports, multiplayer, political, puzzle, racing, sports, shooters, winter and others.
So now let’s discuss about a random one and we’ll choose the really cool game called “Exterme Pamplona”. This is a fun game which is inspired by the races that take place in Pamplona, in Spain. Each year the locals of this town release bulls on the streets, and the people that take place in this “race” have to run as fast as they can, and don’t get caught by the angry running bulls. So this is the main idea of this game – you have to run away and don’t allow the angry bull to get you. But only in the first level you will be in Spain, and then you will run in all sorts of interesting locations such as: Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, and many other countries. The game has really simple controls, and all you need to do is to press the right arrow key and keep it pressed all the time to run, and also use the up arrow key to jump over obstacles. There will be all sorts of obstacles, depending on the country where you are. For example in Spain the obstacles will be fences, wooden boxes, or stands with fruits. Jump over them as fast as possible, without letting the bull get you.
The decorations will change from one level to another, and also the enemy that follows you. Only in Spain you will be chased by a bull, and in Germany you will be chased by a blonde lady with beers in her hands. Most of the obstacles from this level are also barrels of beer. In Great Britain you will be chased by an English policeman and you will run on a construction site. There are quite many levels where you can run, and they will get more and more complicated. In Russia you will be chased by a Russian warrior that has a sword in his hand and a big hat on his head. Unfortunately we weren’t able to complete the level from Russia, and tell you more about the other ones. So in case you did completed this level, tell us more about the levels that are coming ahead. Have fun and enjoy this cool and also free computer game.
And now let’s see one more game from this site, for example the Obama Alien Defense. As you can already figure it out from the name, this is a game with the famous president of the United States of America - Barrack Obama. You will play with this character, and you will have to defend the earth that is being under attack by aliens. Simply use the arrow keys to move Obama left and right and press the Z key to shoot the aliens. Along your way you also have to collect coins and pick up new weapons when you find them. When you reach and raise the flag of the United States you will save your progress. Barrack Obama looks quite interesting in this game, like you never seen him before – with his clothes ripped off and with big muscles.
The graphic of the game is quite simple but nice, and both the president and the aliens are looking ok. Make sure to shoot the aliens right after you spot them , otherwise they will shoot you first. As you advance in the game you will collect more powerful weapons, but the aliens will also be stronger. Raising flags will be really helpful, because that means if you die you can start the game from where you had left, and don’t start it from the beginning of the level. So have fun and be sure to save the planet!
So these were just 2 examples of interesting games from the famous site miniclip.com, but of course there are hundreds of more others. So whenever you have some free time try a new game, and whenever you find one that is really cool and worth playing, tell us more about it. Have a great day!
Free online roleplaying games
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 31 2010, in the categories: gaming
A RPG game (which is the short term for Role Playing Game) is a game in which the players assume the roles of some fictional characters. The player will give orders to the character to determine all of his moves and actions, and these actions will be pretty similar to those from the real life. But of course you can’t do anything you want in the game, and there are some rules that you have to respect. But of course you will also have a lot of freedom to improvise.
There are many RPG games that can be played for free on the internet, and there are also many of them that can be bought and installed on the computer. Most of the games from this category are based on history and fantasy and they will contain all sort of mythical dragons, wizards, orcs, elves, angels, demons and other creatures like this. You will also find knights, soldiers, riders, peasants and characters like this, and you will be able to perform a lot of activities such as build your own city, create soldiers, train them, control an entire army and attack other cities, or defend yourself from the enemies.
So today we are going to talk about some of the many free online role playing games found on the internet. Since there are so many of them, we’ll say just a few words about each one, and let you discover all of the details. Usually the RPG games are really addictive, and it is known that millions of people are spending many hours a day to play these games. The great thing is that you won’t play against the computer, but you will play against other people from all over the world. You will become friends with some, or enemies with others, you will command them if you are a leader and fight with them (in the game of course). Practically you will become a part of a virtual world, that is similar with the real world, only that you will have much more freedom in this world.
Now let’s talk about some of the games, and we’ll begin with “Project Entropia”. This is a massive game, played by millions of people from all over the world and in this game you will even be able to exchange money into Project Entropia Dollars (PED) and then back into the real money. So beside having fun, you can also make money from this game.
Another massive game is the MU, that has a cool graphic, a lot of people involved and features more than 100.000 combinations of tools, armors and weapons. A slightly different RPG game, that has a lot of cute and funny creatures (similar to the Pokemons) is the Nostale. You can fight with these creatures, and also capture them and keep them as a pet, and take good care of them.
A classical RPG game is the Dragonica and here you can play as a magician, archer, warrior or even as a thief. You will go through many quests and missions and unlock Hidden Fields. The graphic of the game is quite nice, and there will be many customization options for you. Another game with a lot of creatures is the Dream of Mirror Online ( or DOMO). There will be a lot of adventures that you can play in, and there will be all sort of creatures such as fox girls, midget sprites or people with antennae hair.
An RPG game that is inspired by the comic books is “City of heroes”. This one is also played by millions of people, and if you choose to be a hero, then you will fight against criminals, villains and monsters. But if you want, you can also play on the side of the bad guys, and fight against the heroes. No matter what side you choose to play in, you will be able to customize your character and you will have many options to choose from.
There is even a RPG game where you can play in the pirate’s world. This one is the Bounty Bay online game. Here you will have to explore the seas while controlling your crew and also be careful at the pirates. But you can also play as a pirate and destroy the ships and cities that get in your way.
Another classic role playing game, with a lot of dragons, wizards, elves, dwarf, dungeons and stuff like this is the Battle of Phantasia. In this one you will fight against the powers of evil, and do all sort of other things and enjoy some great adventures.
The RPG games of this type (that are played online by millions of people) are also known by the name of MMORPG games (which comes from “massively multiplayer online role playing game”). Another game from this category is the Astonia 3, and here each player has the role of a mage or a warrior. He will train and try to become the best from Astonia. A MMORPG game made in isometric style is the “Atu’los”. This takes place in the Medieval Age, and there will be 8 classes of characters to choose from.
But not all of the RPG games take place in the past, there is one that takes place 30.000 years into the future, and this is “Anarchy online”. In this far away time many things are possible, such as healing any type of disease with implants of microscopic nano bots or making a destructive weapon out of a child.
There are so many more others free online role playing games, but time doesn’t allow us to talk about all of them. But we’ll let you discover other games from this category and if you find some that are worth playing, please share all your opinions with us. After all the RPG games are really fun and addictive games, and since millions of people are already playing them, you will definitely like them too. So if you are bored and you don’t know how to spend your free time, then you can begin a new career in a RPG game. Good luck!
There are many RPG games that can be played for free on the internet, and there are also many of them that can be bought and installed on the computer. Most of the games from this category are based on history and fantasy and they will contain all sort of mythical dragons, wizards, orcs, elves, angels, demons and other creatures like this. You will also find knights, soldiers, riders, peasants and characters like this, and you will be able to perform a lot of activities such as build your own city, create soldiers, train them, control an entire army and attack other cities, or defend yourself from the enemies.
So today we are going to talk about some of the many free online role playing games found on the internet. Since there are so many of them, we’ll say just a few words about each one, and let you discover all of the details. Usually the RPG games are really addictive, and it is known that millions of people are spending many hours a day to play these games. The great thing is that you won’t play against the computer, but you will play against other people from all over the world. You will become friends with some, or enemies with others, you will command them if you are a leader and fight with them (in the game of course). Practically you will become a part of a virtual world, that is similar with the real world, only that you will have much more freedom in this world.
Now let’s talk about some of the games, and we’ll begin with “Project Entropia”. This is a massive game, played by millions of people from all over the world and in this game you will even be able to exchange money into Project Entropia Dollars (PED) and then back into the real money. So beside having fun, you can also make money from this game.
Another massive game is the MU, that has a cool graphic, a lot of people involved and features more than 100.000 combinations of tools, armors and weapons. A slightly different RPG game, that has a lot of cute and funny creatures (similar to the Pokemons) is the Nostale. You can fight with these creatures, and also capture them and keep them as a pet, and take good care of them.
A classical RPG game is the Dragonica and here you can play as a magician, archer, warrior or even as a thief. You will go through many quests and missions and unlock Hidden Fields. The graphic of the game is quite nice, and there will be many customization options for you. Another game with a lot of creatures is the Dream of Mirror Online ( or DOMO). There will be a lot of adventures that you can play in, and there will be all sort of creatures such as fox girls, midget sprites or people with antennae hair.
An RPG game that is inspired by the comic books is “City of heroes”. This one is also played by millions of people, and if you choose to be a hero, then you will fight against criminals, villains and monsters. But if you want, you can also play on the side of the bad guys, and fight against the heroes. No matter what side you choose to play in, you will be able to customize your character and you will have many options to choose from.
There is even a RPG game where you can play in the pirate’s world. This one is the Bounty Bay online game. Here you will have to explore the seas while controlling your crew and also be careful at the pirates. But you can also play as a pirate and destroy the ships and cities that get in your way.
Another classic role playing game, with a lot of dragons, wizards, elves, dwarf, dungeons and stuff like this is the Battle of Phantasia. In this one you will fight against the powers of evil, and do all sort of other things and enjoy some great adventures.
The RPG games of this type (that are played online by millions of people) are also known by the name of MMORPG games (which comes from “massively multiplayer online role playing game”). Another game from this category is the Astonia 3, and here each player has the role of a mage or a warrior. He will train and try to become the best from Astonia. A MMORPG game made in isometric style is the “Atu’los”. This takes place in the Medieval Age, and there will be 8 classes of characters to choose from.
But not all of the RPG games take place in the past, there is one that takes place 30.000 years into the future, and this is “Anarchy online”. In this far away time many things are possible, such as healing any type of disease with implants of microscopic nano bots or making a destructive weapon out of a child.
There are so many more others free online role playing games, but time doesn’t allow us to talk about all of them. But we’ll let you discover other games from this category and if you find some that are worth playing, please share all your opinions with us. After all the RPG games are really fun and addictive games, and since millions of people are already playing them, you will definitely like them too. So if you are bored and you don’t know how to spend your free time, then you can begin a new career in a RPG game. Good luck!
Gaming Desktop
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 31 2010, in the categories: gaming
So let’s continue our journey across the powerful desktop computers that can support intensive video gaming, and for today we’ll discuss more about the HP - TouchSmart All in One Computer / Intel ® Core ™ i7 Processor / 23 " Display / 6 GB Memory / 1 TB Hard Drive, Model: 600 – 1155. So as its name says, this is an “all in one” desktop computer, which means that it has all the components you need integrated into a single unit.
So you won’t need to buy a separate display screen, because it is in the same unit as the rest of the components (processor, RAM memory, hard drive etc). From this perspective it is pretty similar to a laptop, but of course it is not portable as a laptop, and can be used just at home or at the office, plugged in an outlet.
It may not be a computer made specially for video gaming, but the features it has are powerful enough to support even the most complex video games on the market today. And since it has very good features, it also has a big price, and this gaming desktop has a price of 1,800 dollars at Best Buy. It comes with the best processor on the market right now, the Intel ® Core ™ i7 – 720 QM processor which features a 6 MB L2 cache and 1.6 GHz processor speed with Turbo Boost up to 2.8 Ghz (and also 8 way processing for ultimate smart performance). It comes with a 23" LCD high definition multitouch screen with Bright View technology, HP Ambient Light and a 1920 x 1080 resolution. Since it is an “all in one” computer, it also comes with a HP low profile wireless keyboard with hideaway bay and numeric keys, and also with a HP wireless optical mouse. But if you are a really big fan of video gaming, you can replace those with special keyboards and mice made for advance gaming.
It has a good RAM memory of 6 GB PC 3 – 8500 DDR 3 SDRAM, which can be expanded up to 8 GB. Its optical drive is also the best on the market, and it has a Blu-ray Disc enabled DVD ± RW/CD-RW drive which features read support for Blu-ray Disc (BD-ROM) and double layer support using compatible DVD + R DL and DVD - R DL media.
In order to store as many large video games as possible, along with other files you will definitely need a large hard drive. And this computer has just what you need – a 1 TB Serial ATA hard drive with a speed of 7200 rpm. A good gaming experience cannot be possible without a good graphics card, so this PC comes with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 M graphics which features 1 GB of dedicated video memory with support for Microsoft DirectX 10. And in case the display screen of 23 inch is not big enough for you, you can connect the computer to a High Definition TV, thanks to its HDMI port. Just like any laptop it also has built in 2.0 speakers with Beats Audio support, and a built in webcam with microphone. It has a HDTV tuner too, and a 6 in 1 media card reader (with support for Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro formats).
It has a good number of 6 high speed USB ports, built in premium wireless LAN (802.11 b / g / n) and built in 10 / 100 / 1000 Base-T Ethernet LAN with RJ 45 connector for easy access to the internet. In case you buy it from Best Buy, it comes with an installed version of the Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64 bit operating system. and some other installed programs such as: Microsoft Works 9, Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe and a 60 day trial version of Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007. And finally this gaming desktop is also Energy Star Qualified so it uses less energy and meets strict energy efficiency guidelines.
So here was just one example of a powerful computer, that even though is not made specially for gaming, it has good enough features to support any video game. in case you own this HP all in one computer, we invite you to tell us all your opinions about it, and also the video games you played on it so far. Have a nice day!
So you won’t need to buy a separate display screen, because it is in the same unit as the rest of the components (processor, RAM memory, hard drive etc). From this perspective it is pretty similar to a laptop, but of course it is not portable as a laptop, and can be used just at home or at the office, plugged in an outlet.
It may not be a computer made specially for video gaming, but the features it has are powerful enough to support even the most complex video games on the market today. And since it has very good features, it also has a big price, and this gaming desktop has a price of 1,800 dollars at Best Buy. It comes with the best processor on the market right now, the Intel ® Core ™ i7 – 720 QM processor which features a 6 MB L2 cache and 1.6 GHz processor speed with Turbo Boost up to 2.8 Ghz (and also 8 way processing for ultimate smart performance). It comes with a 23" LCD high definition multitouch screen with Bright View technology, HP Ambient Light and a 1920 x 1080 resolution. Since it is an “all in one” computer, it also comes with a HP low profile wireless keyboard with hideaway bay and numeric keys, and also with a HP wireless optical mouse. But if you are a really big fan of video gaming, you can replace those with special keyboards and mice made for advance gaming.
It has a good RAM memory of 6 GB PC 3 – 8500 DDR 3 SDRAM, which can be expanded up to 8 GB. Its optical drive is also the best on the market, and it has a Blu-ray Disc enabled DVD ± RW/CD-RW drive which features read support for Blu-ray Disc (BD-ROM) and double layer support using compatible DVD + R DL and DVD - R DL media.
In order to store as many large video games as possible, along with other files you will definitely need a large hard drive. And this computer has just what you need – a 1 TB Serial ATA hard drive with a speed of 7200 rpm. A good gaming experience cannot be possible without a good graphics card, so this PC comes with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 M graphics which features 1 GB of dedicated video memory with support for Microsoft DirectX 10. And in case the display screen of 23 inch is not big enough for you, you can connect the computer to a High Definition TV, thanks to its HDMI port. Just like any laptop it also has built in 2.0 speakers with Beats Audio support, and a built in webcam with microphone. It has a HDTV tuner too, and a 6 in 1 media card reader (with support for Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro formats).
It has a good number of 6 high speed USB ports, built in premium wireless LAN (802.11 b / g / n) and built in 10 / 100 / 1000 Base-T Ethernet LAN with RJ 45 connector for easy access to the internet. In case you buy it from Best Buy, it comes with an installed version of the Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64 bit operating system. and some other installed programs such as: Microsoft Works 9, Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe and a 60 day trial version of Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007. And finally this gaming desktop is also Energy Star Qualified so it uses less energy and meets strict energy efficiency guidelines.
So here was just one example of a powerful computer, that even though is not made specially for gaming, it has good enough features to support any video game. in case you own this HP all in one computer, we invite you to tell us all your opinions about it, and also the video games you played on it so far. Have a nice day!
Gaming Site
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 31 2010, in the categories: gaming
There are so many gaming sites on the internet, and each one contains a few hundreds of games so you definitely have where to choose from. They have all sorts of topics so that everyone can be satisfied. One of the most famous of all of these gaming sites is miniclip.com. It has many games with diversified topics, and really nice graphics. So for today we’ll discuss more about some games from this site, and since there are so many of them, we’ll just pick some random ones.
Let’s begin with a racing game, for example the one called “Age of speed 2”. This is a nice driving game, with a really futuristic graphics, twisted tracks with loops, huge jumps and corkscrews, and also with fast and futuristic cars. There are 4 vehicles to choose form and these are: the blue car called “Miniclip”. The green one called “Green Ooze”, the red one called “Katamori II” and the yellow vehicle called Exeena. They are exactly the same type of vehicle, only the color is different. So this means that they all have similar performances, so you can just pick a random one. Across the tracks you will find all sorts of bonuses, and you can activate them by pressing the X key.
When your car flips over or jumps away from the track, press the Z key to restore it back on the track. Since is a racing game with opponents and a few laps to complete, of course your objective is to win the race, or at least be in the first 3. to drive your car simply use the arrow keys for steering left or right, accelerating and breaking. On the screen during the game you will see just the basic things: your lap time, your position in the race, the number of laps you completed, your score and the speedometer. Since your vehicle is a futuristic one, and since the game is called “Age of speed”, you will gain speed really fast, and you can get up to 300 km/h in just a few seconds.
As we said the tracks are really complicated, with all sorts of loops, curves, huge jumps, corkscrews and other difficulties. Among the items you can collect would be some that will just give you points, others that will make you go faster or others that can be later on activated with the press of the X key. Among these usable items you will find bonuses that you can use to slow down your opponents, or shields which can be used for protecting your car from the missiles of others. All the tracks are located in space, so they look quite similar, only that the curves, loops and other obstacles will be different from one race to another. So have fun and enjoy the Age of speed!
And now let’s discuss about another game from miniclip, a sports game, and we’ll choose one from the “Tennis games “ category. Here you will find both classic tennis games as well as table tennis games. And one of them is called “Tennis titans”. This is quite a complex game, with many levels and other things to unlock, and with quite a complex graphic, so it may take a little time to load, especially if you have a weak computer and a weak internet connection. The characters and the tennis courts are really unusual, but the rules are exactly like on any tennis game. You will have to win the game by winning individual games, and each game will begin from 0-0, will go then to 15, 30, 40 and maybe to advantages, until someone wins the game. But of course a set doesn’t end when someone reaches 6 games, because it would have been too long. So when someone wins a game he will also win a set, and the match is over when someone has 2 sets ahead. The first character you can play with is just Bella, but of course you will unlock more other characters as you advance through the game.
Your first opponent is called Rubin. The controls are quite really simple, but it may take some time until you get used with them. You only need to use the mouse to move your character and click on the left mouse button to hit the tennis ball. If you hold the mouse button pressed for longer, and then release it, you will hit with more power. In the online version you won’t have all the features, but you can have them if you will download an install the game. The graphic of the game is quite nice and very colorful. The characters will make all sorts of funny noises, and they will also get really mad or really happy if they lose or win a game or a match. So after all the game can be really fun, especially for kids…but not only. Enjoy it!
So here were just 2 examples of nice and interesting games from miniclip.com, but there are hundreds of more others. Have fun playing them!
Let’s begin with a racing game, for example the one called “Age of speed 2”. This is a nice driving game, with a really futuristic graphics, twisted tracks with loops, huge jumps and corkscrews, and also with fast and futuristic cars. There are 4 vehicles to choose form and these are: the blue car called “Miniclip”. The green one called “Green Ooze”, the red one called “Katamori II” and the yellow vehicle called Exeena. They are exactly the same type of vehicle, only the color is different. So this means that they all have similar performances, so you can just pick a random one. Across the tracks you will find all sorts of bonuses, and you can activate them by pressing the X key.
When your car flips over or jumps away from the track, press the Z key to restore it back on the track. Since is a racing game with opponents and a few laps to complete, of course your objective is to win the race, or at least be in the first 3. to drive your car simply use the arrow keys for steering left or right, accelerating and breaking. On the screen during the game you will see just the basic things: your lap time, your position in the race, the number of laps you completed, your score and the speedometer. Since your vehicle is a futuristic one, and since the game is called “Age of speed”, you will gain speed really fast, and you can get up to 300 km/h in just a few seconds.
As we said the tracks are really complicated, with all sorts of loops, curves, huge jumps, corkscrews and other difficulties. Among the items you can collect would be some that will just give you points, others that will make you go faster or others that can be later on activated with the press of the X key. Among these usable items you will find bonuses that you can use to slow down your opponents, or shields which can be used for protecting your car from the missiles of others. All the tracks are located in space, so they look quite similar, only that the curves, loops and other obstacles will be different from one race to another. So have fun and enjoy the Age of speed!
And now let’s discuss about another game from miniclip, a sports game, and we’ll choose one from the “Tennis games “ category. Here you will find both classic tennis games as well as table tennis games. And one of them is called “Tennis titans”. This is quite a complex game, with many levels and other things to unlock, and with quite a complex graphic, so it may take a little time to load, especially if you have a weak computer and a weak internet connection. The characters and the tennis courts are really unusual, but the rules are exactly like on any tennis game. You will have to win the game by winning individual games, and each game will begin from 0-0, will go then to 15, 30, 40 and maybe to advantages, until someone wins the game. But of course a set doesn’t end when someone reaches 6 games, because it would have been too long. So when someone wins a game he will also win a set, and the match is over when someone has 2 sets ahead. The first character you can play with is just Bella, but of course you will unlock more other characters as you advance through the game.
Your first opponent is called Rubin. The controls are quite really simple, but it may take some time until you get used with them. You only need to use the mouse to move your character and click on the left mouse button to hit the tennis ball. If you hold the mouse button pressed for longer, and then release it, you will hit with more power. In the online version you won’t have all the features, but you can have them if you will download an install the game. The graphic of the game is quite nice and very colorful. The characters will make all sorts of funny noises, and they will also get really mad or really happy if they lose or win a game or a match. So after all the game can be really fun, especially for kids…but not only. Enjoy it!
So here were just 2 examples of nice and interesting games from miniclip.com, but there are hundreds of more others. Have fun playing them!
Gaming laptops under 1000$
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 31 2010, in the categories: gaming computer
In a previous article we showed you a top ten of some of the best 10 gaming computers of 2010. And as you can notice at the price rubric, 9 out of these 10 computers have prices bigger than 1,000 dollars, and some of them can even go as high as 4,000 dollars. There is one exception though, the CyberPower PC Mega Special 1 which costs just 825 dollars. Since a laptop is capable of doing the same tasks as a desktop computer, this means that you can also play video games on a laptop. But not just on any of them, and you will need a powerful gaming laptop.
At laptops it’s the same as on PC-s, and most of the powerful gaming notebooks cost way above 1,000 dollars. But just like as we seen earlier, there are some exceptions too, and you can also find some gaming laptops under 1000 $.
And about one of them we’ll discuss more today. We are going to choose the Dell - Studio Laptop with Intel® Core™ i5 Processor – Cappuccino, Model: S 15 Z – 3630 CPN. The original price for this model is 1,050 dollars, but Best Buy is offering now a discount of 120 dollars, so its price is 930 dollars. It may not be a laptop made specially for video gaming, but its features are quite good enough to support intensive gaming. It has one of the bests processors on the market right now, the Intel ® Core ™ i5 – 430 M processor which features a 3 MB cache and 2.26 GHz processor speed with Turbo Boost up to 2.53 GHz. The RAM memory is good too, good enough for multitasking activities.
This laptop comes with 4 GB of DDR 3 memory. Its optical drive is a Slot loading DVD ± RW / CD - RW drive and the display screen is a 15.6" WLED high definition widescreen display with a 1366 x 768 resolution which shows movies and games in stunning clarity. For you to be able to store as many games as possible, along with other files (movies, pictures, music, documents etc), you will definitely need a large hard drive. And this Dell laptop has just what you need – a 500 GB Serial ATA hard drive with a good speed of 7200 rpm.
In case you are a big fan of video gaming you probably already know that you can’t have a good gaming experience without having a good graphics card. So this laptop has the ATI Radeon HD 4570 graphics which features 512 MB dedicated video memory for brilliant images. And in case you are not happy with the small display screen of 15 inch that is found on this laptop, you can connect it to a High Definition TV and enjoy movies and games at a much better quality. And you can do this thanks to the HDMI port found on this laptop.
The sound offered by this model is not the best one possible, and it has just 2 built in speakers of 2 W each, with SRS Premium Sound. But if you use some good headphones or a 2.1 audio system, you can solve this problem. Besides gaming you can do any other activity you want on this laptop, such as browsing the internet and video chatting with friends. It has a built in webcam with a microphone, and built in Intel ® 6200 half mini card (802.11 b / g / n) as well as built in 10 / 100 / 1000 Ethernet LAN for easy access to the internet with or without wires. And it also comes with built in Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth 2.1 mini card, for connecting to Bluetooth enabled devices such as mobile phones, headsets or MP3 players. For easy transfer of files it also has a 7 in 1 media card reader, which supports Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, MultiMediaCard, MultiMediaCard Plus, xD-Picture Card, Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO formats.
The Dell - Studio Laptop, Model: S 15 Z – 3630 CPN has 3 high speed USB ports and also one IEEE 1394 FireWire interface. It weighs 5.5 lbs and measures just 1 inch thin, so it is quite very portable. Besides the portability it also offers a really good battery life, meaning that you can easily take it with you when traveling and use it for a long period of time without having to recharge it. The battery can last for up to 6 hours and 3 minutes, which is really good for a powerful laptop. If buying it from Best Buy it comes with an installed version of the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64 bit operating system and some other installed programs. So you can use it right after you buy it from the store. And finally this laptop is also Energy Star qualified, which means that it meets strict energy efficiency rules and uses less energy.
This was just one example of a good gaming laptop under 1000 $ , but of course there are many more other models. So in case you too are a big fan of video gaming, and you have a laptop that cost you under 1000 dollars, we invite you to tell us more about it and about the features it has. And of course, also tell us about the video games you like, and which can be played on laptops and which can not. Have a nice day!
At laptops it’s the same as on PC-s, and most of the powerful gaming notebooks cost way above 1,000 dollars. But just like as we seen earlier, there are some exceptions too, and you can also find some gaming laptops under 1000 $.
And about one of them we’ll discuss more today. We are going to choose the Dell - Studio Laptop with Intel® Core™ i5 Processor – Cappuccino, Model: S 15 Z – 3630 CPN. The original price for this model is 1,050 dollars, but Best Buy is offering now a discount of 120 dollars, so its price is 930 dollars. It may not be a laptop made specially for video gaming, but its features are quite good enough to support intensive gaming. It has one of the bests processors on the market right now, the Intel ® Core ™ i5 – 430 M processor which features a 3 MB cache and 2.26 GHz processor speed with Turbo Boost up to 2.53 GHz. The RAM memory is good too, good enough for multitasking activities.
This laptop comes with 4 GB of DDR 3 memory. Its optical drive is a Slot loading DVD ± RW / CD - RW drive and the display screen is a 15.6" WLED high definition widescreen display with a 1366 x 768 resolution which shows movies and games in stunning clarity. For you to be able to store as many games as possible, along with other files (movies, pictures, music, documents etc), you will definitely need a large hard drive. And this Dell laptop has just what you need – a 500 GB Serial ATA hard drive with a good speed of 7200 rpm.
In case you are a big fan of video gaming you probably already know that you can’t have a good gaming experience without having a good graphics card. So this laptop has the ATI Radeon HD 4570 graphics which features 512 MB dedicated video memory for brilliant images. And in case you are not happy with the small display screen of 15 inch that is found on this laptop, you can connect it to a High Definition TV and enjoy movies and games at a much better quality. And you can do this thanks to the HDMI port found on this laptop.
The sound offered by this model is not the best one possible, and it has just 2 built in speakers of 2 W each, with SRS Premium Sound. But if you use some good headphones or a 2.1 audio system, you can solve this problem. Besides gaming you can do any other activity you want on this laptop, such as browsing the internet and video chatting with friends. It has a built in webcam with a microphone, and built in Intel ® 6200 half mini card (802.11 b / g / n) as well as built in 10 / 100 / 1000 Ethernet LAN for easy access to the internet with or without wires. And it also comes with built in Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth 2.1 mini card, for connecting to Bluetooth enabled devices such as mobile phones, headsets or MP3 players. For easy transfer of files it also has a 7 in 1 media card reader, which supports Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, MultiMediaCard, MultiMediaCard Plus, xD-Picture Card, Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO formats.
The Dell - Studio Laptop, Model: S 15 Z – 3630 CPN has 3 high speed USB ports and also one IEEE 1394 FireWire interface. It weighs 5.5 lbs and measures just 1 inch thin, so it is quite very portable. Besides the portability it also offers a really good battery life, meaning that you can easily take it with you when traveling and use it for a long period of time without having to recharge it. The battery can last for up to 6 hours and 3 minutes, which is really good for a powerful laptop. If buying it from Best Buy it comes with an installed version of the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64 bit operating system and some other installed programs. So you can use it right after you buy it from the store. And finally this laptop is also Energy Star qualified, which means that it meets strict energy efficiency rules and uses less energy.
This was just one example of a good gaming laptop under 1000 $ , but of course there are many more other models. So in case you too are a big fan of video gaming, and you have a laptop that cost you under 1000 dollars, we invite you to tell us more about it and about the features it has. And of course, also tell us about the video games you like, and which can be played on laptops and which can not. Have a nice day!
Free Fun Puzzle Games
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 31 2010, in the categories: gaming
There are all sorts of free and fun puzzle games on the internet, and there are many sites which are offering them. And one of the best sites is miniclip.com. On this site you will find hundreds of cool games, with all sorts of topics such as: 3D Games, 5 Minute (In a hurry), Action, Adventure, Android, Arcade, Award, Brain Training, Buzz Games, Dancing & Shows, E-Rated (Everyone), Education, Fighting, Flying, Games for Girls, Golf Games, Halloween, Hot Games, iPhone and iPod Touch, Kids Games, Latest, Learning, MMO Games, Motorsports, Multiplayer, My Friends League, Nintendo Wii, Platform, Political, Pool Games, Premium, Puzzle, Racing, Retro, Shoot 'Em Up, Soccer, Sports, Strategy, Tennis, Top 100, Virtual Worlds, Web Toys and finally Winter 2010.
But as we mentioned earlier, for today we’ll focus on just some puzzle games. and we’ll begin with the one called “Finder Keepers”. When first starting this game you will need to choose the level. And each level is represented by a fruit or by a vegetable. The shape that you see now will then be represented into that level. For example if you choose the apple, you will have a big apple shape in front of you. And this shape is composed out of all sorts of items. You will then have to use your magnifying glass (the cursor of the mouse), and search for certain items.
You will have the list of items to find in the right side of the screen, and also the quantity that you need to find. Some items need to be found just once, while others need to be found many times. And in the shape there will be all sorts of items such as: spoons, forks, tables, household items, vegetables, shopping carts, cell phones, TV-s animals, rockets, helicopters and many more others. The amount of money you have also represents the time left. So as time goes by, your cash will drop, so that’s why you need to hurry up. If you get stuck and you can’t find any more objects, you can use the “hint” button. When pressing this button you will see a small circle that will surround an area where one of your items is located. So you won’t be shown the exact location of that item, but once you know its area you can find it more easily. You won’t have all the levels from the beginning of the game, but you will be able to unlock the others once you complete the first ones. This is quite a really simple game, but it can be fun to play and it will put your eye sight to the test. Enjoy it!
So now let’s discuss about another free and fun puzzle game from miniclip.com, for example the one called Doeo. This is much more interesting and fun to play than the previous one, and it will test you agility to handle the mouse as fast and as accurate as possible. Your only objective is to collect Doeos, and this can be done simply by pointing the mouse cursor over a Doeo. You won’t need to click or do anything else, just to touch the Doeos. In case you are wondering, a Doeo is a pink and cute “thing” that has a rectangular shape, and can be found in all sorts of sizes. There are all sorts of cool maps in this game, and there will be Doeos appearing on the screen from all over the place.
As the time goes by, there will be different things happening in the map, and the Doeos will keep on coming. They will have all sorts of sizes, and they will appear in big groups or individually. Your objective is to gather as many as possible, until the time runs out. The time is represented with the pink bar from the top of the screen that gets smaller and smaller. The game is available in many languages such as: English, Japanese, Swedish, Chinese and others, so it is a really popular one all over the world. The game has a really nice music and sounds, but if they bother you, you can turn them off. In the first levels you will need to collect at least 100 Doeos in 40 seconds. At the beginning it may seem like a lot, but you will collect them really fast, so 100 won’t be a problem.
So here were just some examples of interesting puzzle games from miniclip.com, but of course there are many more others on this site and on other sites too. So in case you know some more games which are really fun to play, tell us more about them. Have a great day!
But as we mentioned earlier, for today we’ll focus on just some puzzle games. and we’ll begin with the one called “Finder Keepers”. When first starting this game you will need to choose the level. And each level is represented by a fruit or by a vegetable. The shape that you see now will then be represented into that level. For example if you choose the apple, you will have a big apple shape in front of you. And this shape is composed out of all sorts of items. You will then have to use your magnifying glass (the cursor of the mouse), and search for certain items.
You will have the list of items to find in the right side of the screen, and also the quantity that you need to find. Some items need to be found just once, while others need to be found many times. And in the shape there will be all sorts of items such as: spoons, forks, tables, household items, vegetables, shopping carts, cell phones, TV-s animals, rockets, helicopters and many more others. The amount of money you have also represents the time left. So as time goes by, your cash will drop, so that’s why you need to hurry up. If you get stuck and you can’t find any more objects, you can use the “hint” button. When pressing this button you will see a small circle that will surround an area where one of your items is located. So you won’t be shown the exact location of that item, but once you know its area you can find it more easily. You won’t have all the levels from the beginning of the game, but you will be able to unlock the others once you complete the first ones. This is quite a really simple game, but it can be fun to play and it will put your eye sight to the test. Enjoy it!
So now let’s discuss about another free and fun puzzle game from miniclip.com, for example the one called Doeo. This is much more interesting and fun to play than the previous one, and it will test you agility to handle the mouse as fast and as accurate as possible. Your only objective is to collect Doeos, and this can be done simply by pointing the mouse cursor over a Doeo. You won’t need to click or do anything else, just to touch the Doeos. In case you are wondering, a Doeo is a pink and cute “thing” that has a rectangular shape, and can be found in all sorts of sizes. There are all sorts of cool maps in this game, and there will be Doeos appearing on the screen from all over the place.
As the time goes by, there will be different things happening in the map, and the Doeos will keep on coming. They will have all sorts of sizes, and they will appear in big groups or individually. Your objective is to gather as many as possible, until the time runs out. The time is represented with the pink bar from the top of the screen that gets smaller and smaller. The game is available in many languages such as: English, Japanese, Swedish, Chinese and others, so it is a really popular one all over the world. The game has a really nice music and sounds, but if they bother you, you can turn them off. In the first levels you will need to collect at least 100 Doeos in 40 seconds. At the beginning it may seem like a lot, but you will collect them really fast, so 100 won’t be a problem.
So here were just some examples of interesting puzzle games from miniclip.com, but of course there are many more others on this site and on other sites too. So in case you know some more games which are really fun to play, tell us more about them. Have a great day!