Topic: The all new BAT-MACHINE lives

[bat69]

WOOHOOO

I've just finished loading up all the drivers, associated software and giving it a whirl around the block and it worked straight away  

I'll post a pic here when I remember to 'borrow' the work camera and take a pic

I'll also post a spec when I get a little more time too

[Rodders]

This had better be worth waiting 3 months for, Bat!  So what else does it do?   8)

[Simon]

After all this time, I would expect it to make the tea and do the hoovering as well!!  

But seriously, well done Bat!  Glad you got it all going - now I suppose you'll tinker with it and break it!!  

[Adept]

I have one thing to say

About bloody time too!

Can't wait for the photos now Bat  

[bat69]

Ohhh yessssss > >

Once its had a little time to settle in, I'll be tinkering with it, overclocking it and making it sooo much better. Still have a few bits to get for it, like a TV card and another 512Mb of RAM etc

Its so much faster than the one I have, its blindingly quick in comparison, so I'm happy ... and I've got things just right on this too ... spent a lot of time making sure every detail is spot on, like lapping the heatsink, rounding all the cables etc

I've got it looking quite pretty too, but not got the window in it yet  

[Clive]

Congratulations Bat!  I can't wait to see it either.  

[Rodders]

Did you get any help from these little guys, Bat?

The Story of Andy's Computer

[bat69]

That's brilliant Rodders,

I could have done with their help today, I had that many speakers, all over the place ... 7 of them     they would have made life so much easier  

[Rodders]

Seven speakers?  Sounds like the Audigy 2 then.  Am I getting warm?  

[bat69]

Yup ... Audigy 2 Platinum with the Inspire 6.1 speakers   8) >

[Sandra]

Glad you got it all sorted at last Bat,I dont think I could have coped with another 3 or 4 when I etcs  
All you need now is some BB and you'll be supersonic  

[bat69]

Right the spec of the new Bat-Machine ... at the minute

Full tower case - modified to have 1 intake fan (another LED fan is planned) and two exhaust fans
375W power supply -- 450W is planned
Asus A7V8X motherboard with RAID, LAN, sound ... and lots more - 6 USB 2.0 ports + Firewire + Gigabit
AMD XP2400+ (Thoroughbred B) chip --- to be overclocked  >
Thermalright SLK800 copper heatsink -- with the core surface lapped to a perfect mirror finish
Arctic Silver 3 thermal compound
Thermaltake Smart Fan 2 with the thermal probe attached to the CPU
Kingmax PC2700 DDR RAM  512Mb --- another is planned very soon
Creative Audigy 2 Platinum soundcard
Creative Inspire 6.1 speakers
Hayes V9.2 Data Fax Voice Modem
MSI GeForce4 Ti 64Mb graphics card
LiteOn 16x DVD
LiteOn 48x24x48 CD-RW
Asus iPanel front end display
Maxtor Diamond Max 9 7200rpm ATA133 80Gb Hard Drive --- another is planned for the RAID set up
Panasonic FDD
Tripple fan HD bay cooler
19" Pure Flat CRT monitor
Microsoft MultiMedia Natural keyboard
Logitec dual optical mouse

I've also changed the LEDs on the front panel to different colours for added p'zaz
All cables are rounded Akasa ones, apart rom the ones I've rounded myself

And probably lots more I haven't mentioned  

[Simon]

I know it's a rude question, but I'll ask it anyway - ballpark £££??

[Adept]

That's a lot of kit just to play Solitaire Bat  

[Sandra]

I know it's a rude question, but I'll ask it anyway - ballpark £££??

I know for a fact that the one stick of ram he has at the moment cost more than the PC I am currently using Simon