Gaming computer
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 15 2010, in the categories: gaming
In the previous article we discussed about an extreme gaming computer made by the company Alienware, and for this article we’ll remain in the same area and discuss more about another good gaming computer, but one made by a different company.
And we are going to choose the Rain Computers – ION Studio Rackmount Audio Computer / Intel® Xeon® Processor, Model: ION – ST 02. This is also a really expensive computer, and it has a price of 2,500 dollars. But of course, for this big amount of money you will get some really good features.

It has the Intel ® Xeon ® quad core processor W 3520 which offers exceptional performance and power efficiency. The RAM memory is also very good – 6 GB of DDR 3 SDRAM, and the best part is that it can be expanded up to an amazing 24 GB. Its optical drive is also 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. In order to store hundreds of big video games, this computer has 2 hard drives of 500 GB each. So the total memory is 1 TB (which means 1,000 GB). The speed for these hard drives is 7200 rpm. The video experience will not be complete without a really good graphics engine, so this model has the ATI Radeon HD 4650 graphics which features up to 1 GB of video memory for stunning detail. It has 2 DVI ports and also an 8 channel High Definition audio that delivers a great sound. But of course you will need to buy some good speakers, which are sold separately. It has 8 high speed 2.0 USB ports, 5 IEEE 1394 FireWire ports and also two 3.0 USB ports for fast digital data transfer and easy peripheral connectivity.

Since it is a desktop computer it doesn’t need wireless connectivity, and it has just the built in Gigabit Ethernet LAN, for easy access to the internet. It has a Quiet Cool design that prevents data overloads and overheating when you are using it for a long period of time. It comes with an installed version of the Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64 bit operating system and just like most of the laptops this computer is Energy Star Qualified so it uses less energy and meets strict energy efficiency guidelines. Enjoy it!
So here was another example of a powerful and expensive computer that can be used for video games too, but of course there are many more others on the market. In case you know some more that are really cool and worth buying, tell us more about them. Have a nice day!
Extreme Gaming Computers
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 15 2010, in the categories: Computer games
The computer games had known a huge evolution during the last decades. Many years ago they had a very simple and basic graphic, and the tasks you were doing were not so complex. But today the video games are very complex, with a game play that can last for many days and with outstanding graphics.
The overall technology evolved so much, that the simple video games that were played a few years ago on big computers are now played on much smaller mobile phones. But let’s get back to the complex video games…in order to play one, and to enjoy it at its maximum capacity you will definitely need a powerful computer. There are many regular computers that can support complex video games, but for those who are really crazy about these games there are a few extreme gaming computers on the market. And about one of them we’ll discuss more today, the Alienware – Area 51 Desktop with Intel ® Core ™ i7 Processor, Model: A 51 -5477 CSB.

This is a really powerful laptop, that will offer you an amazing video quality. But of course it isn’t enough to have just this desktop, you will also need a really big and good display screen, that you will have to buy separately. Since is it an extreme gaming computer, it also has an extreme price – 2,200 dollars. But of course for these money you will get powerful features, and about them we’ll discuss more today. Let’s begin with the processor, and it has the best one on the market, the Intel ® Core ™ i7 – 920 processor which features an 8 MB cache and 2.66 GHz processor speed with 8 way processing. It also has the Intel ® Turbo Boost Technology which automatically speeds up your processor when your PC needs extra performance. The RAM memory is very good too, and it h as 6 GB of DDR 3 memory, which can be expanded up to 12 GB.

The optical drive is 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 and the hard drive offers a huge amount of space. It h as a capacity of 1.2 TB (this means 1,200 GB) and a speed of 7200 rpm. You can’t have a great gaming experience without a good graphics engine, so this computer has the Dual ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics which features 1024 MB video memory and DirectX 11 capability. For the sound it has High Definition 7.1 channel audio support, but of course you will need to buy a 7.1 audio system separately. It has an amazing number of 9 USB ports, and 2 IEEE 1394 FireWire interfaces.
It also features built in 10 / 100 / 1000 Ethernet LAN for easy access to the internet and active venting – motorized vents which can be programmed to allow increased airflow in high performance situations. It comes with an installed version of the Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64 bit operating system and with Alienware Command Center and some other installed programs.
So here was just an example of a powerful computer for playing complex video games, but of course there are some other models on the market too. In case you too own the Alienware – Area 51 Desktop with Intel ® Core ™ i7 Processor, Model: A 51 -5477 CSB, we invite you to tell us all your opinions about it, whether if they are positive or negative. Have a nice day!
Free Online Gaming Sites
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 15 2010, in the categories: Free games
Whenever you have a few minutes when you are free and you want to have some fun or relax at the computer, you can choose to play a free online game. you will find thousands of them on the internet and they are made with the flash technology. So this means that they are simple games, with a simple graphic and simple controls. Most of them can be completed in just a few minutes, and then you can move one to another game…or get back to work.
They can have all sorts of topics such as: action games, shooting, adventure to sport games, racing games, adult games and many more. There are many free online gaming sites, and one of them is this one. Besides games the site also has videos, pictures, jokes and cartoons, and the games are sorted on categories. These are: board games, card games, casino games, fighting games, multiplayer games, puzzle games, racing games, shooting games and sport games.

So now let’s pick some random games from this site and discuss more about them, and we will begin with the one called iCycle. Your objective is to ride the bike and follow the trail of the frozen soap bubbles across cold and snow. Use the arrow keys to control the bike and be careful to avoid the ice spikes. The character that is riding the bike through snow and cold is naked, and he is also really big compared to the bike. The bike will also make some funny noises, so the game can be really fun to play. Watch out to not hit obstacles or crash because when your rider falls into the snow he will instantly freeze. Have fun!

Another fun game from this site is called “Ricochet kills PP”. your objective in this one is to angle your shots just at the right spot and to ricochet the bullets and kill all the men from each level. You only need to use the mouse for aiming and the click the left mouse button to shoot. The bullets won’t hurt you, so simply be careful to shoot all the other guys. The bullet will travel a lot, and will fly in all the directions and sometimes you can kill those guys even though you didn’t intend it first. Even though the bullet will travel fast, you will still be able to see its path. In some levels you can kill all the guys with a single shot, and after all it is a really fun game. Enjoy it!
So here was just an example of free online gaming site but of course there are many more others, with a lot of cool games to play. In case you know some more that are really cool and worth playing, tell us more about them. Have a nice day!
Free Aiplane Computer Games
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 13 2010, in the categories: Computer games
The free online flash games are really popular, and you can find thousands of them on many sites all over the internet. They can have just about any topic you can think of, with all sorts of characters and all sorts of actions to perform. For today we’ll discuss more about some free airplane computer games from this site. And we will begin with the one called “Water plane”. This suppose to be a game where you have to fly your plane and put out the fires on the islands. So you are a fire fighter, and you have to save the islands.
Theoretically you have to fly first over the water, and press the space bar in order to fill up your tank. But even though we tried many times, we didn’t managed to fill the water tank. Besides this, the controls of the game are quite difficult and the plane is really hard to control. You have to press the down arrow key to go up, the up arrow key to go down, the right arrow key to accelerate and the right arrow key to slow down. We tried to get as close to the water as possible, and then press the space bar, but nothing happened. We also tried to reduce the speed, but if you do so and you are at a low altitude, you will fall down. We also tried to go really fast, but in that case when you simply hit some birds your plane will explode. So we consider this game quite stupid, and besides that it is made in French, so you can’t even understand what it says in the game. In case you managed to somehow refill the water tank and then take out the fires, tell us how you did it.

So now let’s discuss about another free airplane computer game , for example Paper Plane Madness. Your objective in this game is to control the paper plane. Use the left mouse button and hold it to fly the small plane, and then release it to go down. You have to avoid the birds that fly past without hitting the ground or going into the thunder storm. The further you advance, the more birds will fly past at a time.
To be honest, this game is bad too. first of all it has some loud and annoying rock music, that you can’t even turn off. So if you don’t like the music, but you still want to play the game you have to turn off your speakers. The next thing that you will notice is that the game is quite difficult to play. Right after you click on the screen to start the game, your plane will fall directly down and crash. So you will have to respond really fast, and press the mouse button to make it fly. But don’t press it too hard, because the plane will go straight up into the thunder storm. It is quite a very small space between the ground and the storm, so you will have to be really careful when you control the plane.
Not only that is difficult to keep it in a straight line and avoid the ground and the clouds, but there will also be the birds that are quite really big. But after you get used a little with the game, it will be a little easy. But not until you reach the second wave of birds, and then it will be even more difficult. So if you want to play a really difficult free online flash game you can try this one…and then tell us your opinions about it, and the highest score you made. Good luck!

So here were just some examples of free games with airplanes, but of course there are many more others on the internet. In case you know some more that are really cool and worth playing, tell us more about them. Have a nice day!
Good Computer Puzzle Games
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 12 2010, in the categories: Puzzle
If you really like to play free online flash games, but you are just tired of all the funny or silly games, you can always choose to play a puzzle game. This kind of game is really stimulating for your mind, and even though it has really simple controls, it can be quite tricky to play. There are many good computer puzzle games on many websites, and for today we’ll discuss about some of them.
Let’s begin for example with the game called Chopix. This is a fun game that has 10 levels, and your objective is to draw your own path across the map. Just click on the buttons from the screen (play, draw, erase, undo, redo or erase all) to draw the map as you want. But of course you don’t need to draw it as you want, and you will have to make it in such a way that you get to the end of the level. After you completed the drawing, simple press the space bar to start and then use the arrow keys to accelerate and slow down, and again the space bar to jump. Make sure to go through all the checkpoints and also get to the yellow flag at the end of the level. In the drawing mode you will see the map from further away, but once you start the game the perspective will get closer, from what the skater Chopix is seeing. If you make the path with more lines, be sure to connect them at their ends, so that the skater will not get stuck between them.

Another good computer puzzle game can be the one called PicBix. This is quite a classic game, and you have to arrange the tiles in order and form the original image. Use the arrows from the screen to rearrange the rows and columns and try to complete the image as fast as possible, with few moves. You will have all sorts of images to form (animals, flowers, landscapes and so on), and they will get more and more complex as you advance in the game. in the upper left side of the screen there is the image that you have to make, and below you will see your time and the number of moves you made. In the easy mode there will be just 4 blocks to move, in the normal mode there are 9 of them and in the expert mode there are 16 blocks. Good luck!

So here were just some examples of nice puzzle games, but of course there are hundreds more others. In case you know some more that are really cool and worth playing, tell us more about them. Have a nice day!
All Puzzle Games
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 12 2010, in the categories: Puzzle
The internet is a huge worldwide network where you can do all sorts of fun things. For example you can search for any information in any domain, or you can chat with people and make new friends, or download music, movies, pictures, or buy all sorts of items or play all sorts of video games. And the video games that you will find on the internet for free are the free online flash games.
These are usually really simple games, with a simple graphic and simple controls, but which can be really fun to play. They have all sorts of topics from any domain you might think of, and they are really addictive.

There are many sites that are offering such games, and some examples would be: miniclip.com, funny-games.biz or freeonlinegames.com. On all of these sites and on many more others you will find a lot of nice games, from all categories, including puzzle games. All puzzle games are mind stimulating, and most of them are really fun to play and addictive. So let’s discuss about one of them, for example the game called Bloxorz. Your objective here is to get the block to fall into the square hole at the end of each level. You will have 33 levels to complete, so you won’t get bored soon. Use the arrow keys to move the block around, and be careful to not fall off the edges, because the level will restart. In many levels you will find bridges and switches along the way. A switch is activated when a block is pressing down on it and you don’t need to stay on a switch to keep bridges close. There will be 2 types of switches: the heavy X shapes ones and the soft round ones.
The soft switches can be activated when any part of your block presses on them, while the hard switches require more pressure, so the block has to stay on its end in order to activate it. The switches will have different functions…some will swap the bridges from open to closed each time they are used, while others can only open or close a bridge one time. The green or red squares will flash and will indicate which bridges are being operated. Watch out for the orange tiles because they are more fragile that the rest of the land. If you stand vertically on an orange tile it will give away, and you will fall down and have to restart the game. there is also the switch that has this form: (), and it will teleport your block to different places and also split it in 2 smaller blocks. You can control each block individually and they will rejoin when they are place together. By pressing the space bar you can select which small block you want to use.

They can still activate the soft switches but they are not heavy enough for the other kind of switches. A small block can not go through the exit hole, so you will have to get them together into one big block in order to complete the level. In the top right corner of the screen you will see a passcode for each stage, and it is recommended to write each one somewhere, or to keep it in mind. Whenever you lose the game, or if you come back to play it another day you can enter the 6 digit level code and go directly at the level you were last time. Like all the other puzzle games this one is a really fun game, that will keep you busy for hours, and that will stimulate your mind and also allow you to have some fun at the computer. So enjoy it!
A Lot Of Puzzle Games
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 11 2010, in the categories: Puzzle
The free online flash games are very popular, and they are found on many sites all over the internet. They have different topics and all sorts of characters from fictional ones to real people. There are adventure games, sports games, funny games, fighting games, role playing games, shooting games, puzzle games and many more others. And for today we’ll focus on just one of these categories – the puzzle games.
You can find a lot of puzzle games on many sites all over the internet and a good place to find them is this one. Here you will find all sorts of cool puzzle games sorted on categories (Puzzle games, Jigsaw Games, Sudoku Games, and Popular Games) and one of them is the Click Maze 2. In this game you have to guide the red pill through the maze while avoiding the black walls and other obstacles, and also you need to reach the larger red pill with as few clicks as possible. To begin the level just press the “start” button then use the mouse to click on different places and guide the pill. And when you reach the red pill you will move on to the next level.

Your mouse will be shown as a small circle with a white contour, the little red pill is the one that you have to guide and the big one is where you have to get. There are 3 types of scores, and they will be summed at the end of the level. For each level that you complete you will get 100 points, and the level par bonus will give you points depending on the number of clicks you made. Let’s take an example…if the level par is 6, and you have completed the level in exactly 6 clicks, you will get 100 points. But if you complete the level under par (in less moves) you will get 10 more points for each move, and if you complete it in more moves than the par, then you will lose 10 points for each extra move.

There is also the score of the lives you have left, and it will multiply the other scores depending on how many you have left. Remember that you can use the small red pill only in a straight line, otherwise it will bump into walls and obstacles. The pill will go quite really fast, and you won’t even notice when you hit an obstacle. But they will let you know. The game can be really fun to play, and the levels will get more and more difficult as you advance. So have fun and try to complete all the 10 levels with as few moves as possible. In case you make a really good score, submit it and compare it to other scores.
So here was just one fun game from this site, but of course there are a lot of other puzzle games that are just waiting for you to try them. So have fun, and when you find some other games that are cool to play, tell us all about them!
Free Puzzle Games To Play
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 11 2010, in the categories: Puzzle
There are many cool free puzzle games to play on the internet, with all sort of topics and characters. For today we’ll choose one of the puzzle games from this site , the one called Building Blaster 2. this is a fun physics based puzzle game where you have to figure out how to take each building down.
Put bombs and tools to blast the buildings and clear the red zones. Use the time in your advantage and also avoid the civilians. You can also take down your enemies to make more points. There is a wide range of destructive devices that you can use, such as C4, nitroglycerin, acid balloons, UFO-s, antimatter, wrecking balls, air strikes and others. They are all found in the shop, but of course you will have to unlock them first.

Take the structure down, but be sure that no objects are left inside the red square after the explosion. Simply use the mouse to place dynamite and set the detonation time for each one. be sure to choose the explosives wisely, because the budget is tight. When placing a dynamite on the screen you will then have 3 small buttons. The X one can be used to delete that bomb, and the two other ones are used for increasing or decreasing the explosion time. The first level is really easy, and since the red area is situated in the air, you can clear it by using just one dynamite out of the 20 you have available. In the lower side of the screen you will see the number of dynamites left, and also three colored buttons.
The first one (the green button) is used for resetting the level, the second one (the red button) is used for detonation when you are ready with the placing of dynamite, and the blue one is used to go at the menu. In the mission 3 there will be the first civilian, and now you will have to use your brain and think where to place the bombs, and which time to choose for each one. once you buy some other “weapons” from the store, simply click on the image of the dynamite to change the explosive.

The nitroglycerine will explode even more powerful, and it will throw pieces all over the place. So when using it you will have to be careful at the civilians, because pieces from the explosion can fly and kill them. Be sure which humans are simple civilians, and which are your enemies, because you can definitely kill the enemies. Not only that you will get more points, but you will also complete the level easier. Don’t forget that you have 20 dynamites or 20 nitroglycerine available (for the first levels), so you can use all of them. After all it is a really nice free puzzle game to play, that will stimulate your mind and will make you have a lot of fun. Enjoy it!
Fun Puzzle Games
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 10 2010, in the categories: Puzzle
The internet is full of thousands of free online flash games that you can try, and they have all sorts of topics and characters. One of the most popular category are the puzzle games, and for today we’ll discuss more about some fun puzzle games from this site. so let’s begin with the one called “The Dreamers”. Among the puzzle games some of the most popular ones are the “point and click games”, and it’s the same for this game too. your objective would be to repair the dream machine and restore peace to the world and relieve the dreamers of their nightmares. Simply use the mouse to click on the screen on different places and to perform all sorts of actions.
If the game seems too complicated for you, here are the solutions: turn on the fan to blow the giant’s bubbles towards the condensor. Attach the empty dream ball to the bottom of the condensor, once the giant is happy again. The ball will fill up and then you can pick it up. The book found next to the rocket has some clues about the game, so click on it in your inventory to read it. Pump water into the whale from the pump using the tube from the life planet. Attach the tube from the life planet to the water pump and turn it on. The interesting part about this game is that you will walk on a round planet, and once you move, the whole perspective will move too. there are more planets to play one, for example there is also the Color planet.

Here there are also different items, such as: the crystal , and you will have to rotate it so that the red side is pointing down, the orbs, which can be used on the transport pads, another crystal found in the right side which needs to point with the blue side down, a light which needs to be green to complete the puzzle, and also the lower crystal. That spot is first empty, and you will need to collect the crystal from the magic planet, and then once you place it here rotate it so that the yellow side is pointing down. Another planet would be the Central planet. Here you will find a vent, and you have to attach the balloon to this and then click on it to fill it with air.

There is also a key that can be used to unlock the chest on the music planet, and a ladder which you can climb to reach the floating orb. Then you will have to use the net collected earlier and collect that orb. From the Central planet you can get to 4 other ones: the Life planet, the Music planet, the Magic planet and the Main planet. As you can see, the game is really complex, and has a lot of things that you need to discover. So it would be much easier to simply visit this page, and find out the entire walkthrough, with images.
3D games
Published by TheChallengeBase, on Aug 10 2010, in the categories: Uncategorized
There are many sites on the internet that are offering a wide variety of free online flash games, and one of the best of them is this one. It has hundreds of cool games, with different topics and with some great graphics. For today we’ll discuss about some of the 3D games from this site, and we’ll begin with the one called Cab Driver. This is quite a really great game, with an amazing graphic for a small flash game.
Your objective is a simple one: drive through the city with your taxi, get customers and take them to their destination. Get there as fast as possible in order to get a bigger tip, and be careful to don’t crash the vehicle, because you will lose money and also make you passenger angry. The wealthier passengers will pay more, so search for them. The controls are really simple, and all you need to use is the arrow keys.

Simply start the game and drive a little through the city until you spot a person calling for a taxi. Then drive over there, and stop as close as possible to that person…without hitting it of course. Then the door will open, and the passenger will get in. it can be really easy to get to the destination, because you will have a small map in the lower right side of the screen, and there will also be a big red arrow on the screen, telling you which way to drive. After picking up a person you will see a small icon with his face, a smiley face, and the time going by. You will need to get to the destination before that time ends.
But there is also a general time for each level, the time you need to complete your objective. In the upper right side of the screen you will see your score so far, and also the score you need to pass to the next level. For the first level you will need to make 10.000. besides the money you make from passengers, you can also collect money and other useful items that are found on the streets. When you get to the destination, simply stop on the red sign. There are 6 cool levels for you to complete and you can also collect more passengers at the same time and make more money. After all it is a really nice driving game, and as we said earlier it has a cool graphic. Enjoy it!

So here was just an example of a cool 3D game from miniclip.com, but of course there are many more others. In case you know some others that are really cool and worth trying, tell us more about them. Have a nice day!