Friday, August 27, 2010

Reviews: Companies that Make Game PCs

Kotaku has republished a comparison done by TechSpot.com of two custom game machine makers and a more standard gaming machine.  The article starts here--
http://kotaku.com/5623545/gaming-desktop-round+up-puget-vs-maingear-vs-acer

Here are the company websites (in the order they are discussed in the article) for further research.
http://www.pugetsystems.com/desktop.php

http://maingear.com/gaming-pcs/

http://us.acer.com/acer/home.do?LanguageISOCtxParam=en&sp=page2&ctx2.c2att1=0&CountryISOCtxParam=US&ctx1g.c2att92=453&acond24=25&ctx1.att21k=1&CRC=4168717908

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Game Laptop Review; Alienware M17x R2

A bit about the high end Alienware laptop.
http://www.theoldergamers.com/hardware/review/review-of-the-alienware-m17x-r2/

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Battleground Holidays and Why We Love Them

What Battleground holidays are and how to profit from them.
http://blessingoffish.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/the-benefits-of-battleground-holidays/

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Polymorph and the Mage

Mages use Polymorph to turn folks into sheep, penguins, black cats, turtles, rabbits and pigs.  Here's information about where/how to get each spell if your mage has a whimsical side.  Thanks for the tip, Pot!
http://harpysnest.wordpress.com/2010/08/20/the-many-flavours-of-polymorph/

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The Rogue Class at Patch 3.3.5

The state of the rogue as of August 2010.  There are links to major sources of information and a few tips.
http://www.mmomeltingpot.com/2010/08/tldr-rogues-in-august-2010/

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Gold Making Tips for Low Level Players

A few quick tips on making gold at the Auction House with a low level character discovered through a mention on The Melting Pot.  Warning: You'll get a newsletter sign up box when you click.
http://www.justmytwocopper.org/2010/08/how-to-make-15-gold-when-you-enter.html

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BBB's Cooldown Management Strategies

The Big Bear Butt lays out how he manages cooldowns and asks for Comments.
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/08/24/managing-cooldowns/

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Top Ten Hunter Farming Spots (Lich King)

A list of the top ten places to farm items if you are a hunter playing Lich King.
http://www.bigredkitty.net/2010/08/25/guest-post-time/

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A UI for Healers

Nice set-up based on Grid that any healing class can use.
http://www.wow.com/2010/08/26/addon-spotlight-batis-healer-grid-layouts/

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