Topic: The all new BAT-MACHINE lives

[bat69]

Thanks guys.  

The radar didn't work too well ... either that or I'd had too many on xmas eve  :-[

I like twiddling Clive  >

And as the outside doesn't do justice to the effort I put into it .. two hours alone lapping the heatsink surface to polish it to a mirror finish to get the best heat transfer, and hours making, stripping and coiling the cables that I couldn't buy. So here's a pic of its guts  8)

[Simon]

Well, my mobo is an Abit KG7, so if you happen to come across anything, Bat, that would be great.  In the meantime I'll check out those links.  I'm also looking for a nice new keyboard - perhaps an IBM?

By the way - that looks well 'ard, Bat!!   8)

[bat69]

Well if you want to pay £50 for a keyboard, I would definitely recommend the one I've got. Its probably the best keyboard I've ever used and is also feature packed and easy to configure (it does it itself  8) - after loading MSN, I went to configure the designated hotkey and zipedee, it had already done it  8))

Vantec produce a few front panels with differing facilities, and there are some LanLi ones too

[Simon]

Well, I wanted an IBM K/B so I've just ordered one for just over £30 (incl shipping).  It has integrated USB hubs, which will be really handy!

I'm definitely going to have a look for one of those front panels as well - I don't care what it does, as long as there's lots of flashing lights!  

[Clive]

That's a pretty full machine you have there Bat.  No wonder it took you such a long time to build.

[bat69]

Actually, assembly wise, it didn't take too long ... it was all the preparation that took the time. I wanted something that would overclock well and just be the best I could get it .. so I had a couple of dry runs first to make sure I could get the cables in the best places and determine the lengths of the cables I had to make.

There's still a TV card to be sourced and a memory cooler to go on the RAM, as well as another 512Mb stick, and another HD, although I might convert to Serial ATA when they are more readily available .. I might even go to a hardware DVD decoding card too.

[Tony]

Nice looking bit of kit there bat, does Mrs bat know how much your planning on forking out on the bat machine ?   Are those polostyrene takeaway curry dishes your using as case feet? if so I hope you cleaned em out first    

You may have started a new trend in, showing your internals. I may take a picture of mine to show how the clueless newbie installation differs from the no expense spared pro version. That's if the flash will work on that cheap camera I bought, it's running at a set of batteries a flash nigh on, so it was expensive really  >



Edit by Rodders:  Are you just gagging to learn more about digital cameras?  No wurries, simply click here to learn why this thread was split, and why you shouldn't take all your clothes off the very minute someone explains that they're a photographer.

[bat69]

I agree Rodders, although I borrowed this camera, we used Duracel batteries at work until the charger arrived and they didn't last long at all.  :- A digital camera is on my wanted list now   I will be asking advice shortly  

Not quite curry cartons Tony   but close  . They will be replaced with castors when the box goes on the floor  

And no Mrs Bat knows little about this   ... I had to divorce her inorder to get the puter I've always wanted   8)  >  >

[Simon]

Nice to see a bloke getting his priorities right!!   > >

[bat69]

All I need to do now is study that "Wierd Science" film and find out how those kids made Kelly LeBrock appear   >

[Camstop]

hi bat

looking good  O0

a word of warning though !

don't let any small pets within 5 feet of that cpu fan or they may well get sucked in.  > >

it looks like it would give a dyson vacuum cleaner a run for its money.  

[bat69]

Well even tho I've just put one of those QTec 550W PSUs in the Bat-machine, I think I'll be getting one of these Kingwin ones ... the QTec one was only going to be a temp measure until I got a quality PSU.

I will also be putting in another HD for the XP and Linux operating systems, and another 512Mb RAM just to make it sing a little better. And I'll be tempted by the rheobus that fits into the 3.5" bay to help keep the noise levels down when all I'm doing is surfing/downloading.

[Tony]

And when you finally complete the bat machine, will you be producing other flavours of ice cream besides the obligotary Vanilla ?

[bat69]

It has to be Tutti Fruity now ...  

[Simon]

Now there's an idea for a new thread!