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Written by Buk
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CS-Monolize Case Review
- Product: CS-Monolize "Super Tower" Case
- Company: Tagan
Introduction
A good case is essential when building a sweet gaming PC. You want the exterior to reflect the care with which you chose the parts to build your rig and you want to keep your high end components protected and cool both at home and the occasional LAN party. Today we are looking at the Tagan CS-Monolize a case with an interesting take on air cooling.
 Tagan CS-Monolize
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Portal Review
- Publisher: Valve
- Release Date: 10/10/07
System Requirements
Minimum:
- 1.7 GHz Processor
- 512 MB RAM
- DirectX 8 Compatible video card
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- 5GB Hard drive Space
Recommended:
- Pentium 4 processor (3.0 GHz or better)
- 1 GB RAM
- DirectX 9 compatible video card
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- 5GB Hard drive Space
Background
A problem that is beginning to plague the video game industry these days is a lack of originality. Sadly enough, the industry is beginning to emulate Hollywood in its relentless recycling of old ideas, so it’s really nice to see someone trying something new. Valve has created massive amounts of hype with this Portal ever since it was announced and every bit of it was deserved. It presents a new and interesting way of looking at games and will hopefully inspire other producers to try new things.
Initial Impressions
I purchased my copy of the orange box through Steam and the entire experience couldn’t have been easier. It was a few simple clicks and some credit card information and I was good to go. The download was a little too lengthy for my tastes but I suppose that’s the price you pay for not having to get up and go purchase it from the store. After the download finally finished which took my 2 days (University connection FTL), I started the game. From the moment I was greeted by GLaDOS, I knew that Portal was going to something special. Its art style and humor are original and engaging and help to draw the player into the game. The first few tests serve as a sort of tutorial for the player and helps to orient them in the world. However, its one of the few games I’ve ever experienced where playing through the tutorial was actually fun.
 You are greeted with a glimpse of the starting point for Portal upon entering the game
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Steelseries Steelpad QcK heavy professional gaming mouse pad review
- Product: Steelseries Steelpad QcK heavy gaming mouse pad
- Company: Steelseries
Introduction
The market for high quality gaming mouse pads has exploded the last few years. These days you can get a mouse surface made from plastic, glass, aluminum,and myriad other materials. Today we are looking at a mouse pad made of simple cloth that dares to compete against these more exotic wares.
The Package
The Pad arrived in typical cardboard and plastic packaging. The Steelpad QcK is a standard cloth mouse pad with a tight weave and quality construction. The box contained the mouse pad and a small pamphlet advertising some of Steel series other products.
 The QcK in it's box
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Wolf King Trooper Gaming Mouse Review
- Product: Wolf King Trooper Gaming Mouse
- Company: Wolf King
Introduction
Today I would like to introduce you to the Wolf King Trooper Gaming Mouse. One of the less expensive gaming mice I have seen (you can find it for about $35) it has all the features you would expect from a high end laser mouse you would pay $70+ for. I was skeptical when I first received it but I put away my trusty Logitech MX518 and gave it a shot.
Wolf King Trooper Features
 Wolf King Trooper Gaming Mouse
- USB connection
- seven button
- 3 sensitivity levels (800,1600, and 2200 d.p.i) adjustable "on the fly"
- "Fire Button" which changes one click into up to four also on the fly.
- LED indicator lights look at your settings at a glance
- Buttons rated for 7 million clicks
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Epic Games has released the minimum system specs for their upcoming and highly anticipated shooter Unreal Tournament 3. The specs are:
Minimum System Requirements
Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista
2.0+ GHZ Single Core Processor
512 Mbytes of System RAM
NVIDIA 6200+ or ATI Radeon 9600+ Video Card
8 GB of Free Hard Drive Space
Recommended System Requirements
2.4+ GHZ Dual Core Processor
1 GBytes of System RAM
NVIDIA 7800GTX+ or ATI x1300+ Video Card
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Sunbeamtech LANparty Bag Review
- Product: Sunbeamtech LANparty Bag LAB-BA (Black)
- Company: Sunbeamtech
Introduction
Toting your computer to a LAN party is always the least enjoyable part of the LAN experience. The case can be unwieldy and keeping up with your mouse and other peripherals can be a pain. In the past I used an Antec carrying harness to transport my machine to the LANs I attend each year but I decided it was time for an upgrade. I found the Sunbeamtech LANparty Bag for $12.99 + shipping and decided for that price I would give it a try.
The LANparty Bag comes in either black or red with red being designated as LAB-R and black is LAB-BA. I ordered the black bag.
First Impressions
 The unboxed LANparty Bag
When I first pulled the LANparty Bag out of the box I was struck by it's weight, it is a lot heavier then you would expect for something made out of nylon. I discovered that all the nylon panels on the LANparty bag are padded (something you can't tell from pictures of it). This adds quite a bit of protection to your PC and was a welcomed find. The only thing that seemed to be missing was instructions on how to assemble the LANparty Bag.
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