{"id":670,"date":"2008-11-23T22:06:10","date_gmt":"2008-11-24T04:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thmsblog.tedatum.com\/?p=670"},"modified":"2011-03-29T23:59:37","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T04:59:37","slug":"670","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/?p=670","title":{"rendered":"HB2 Brain Box"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Bare<\/a>

Bare Bones Asus Computer<\/p><\/div>\n

I went into NewEgg<\/a> and did a search for bare bones computers. That is a good start to build up an inexpensive computer. A bare bones computer usually includes the case, power supply and general purpose mother board. That’s an Asus bare bones case <\/a>you see in the picture. The flat screen I already own.<\/p>\n

I picked one that\u00a0could use one of the dual processor AMD processors. Dual processors (on one chip) are the only way to go. I chose an AMD 64 Athalon X2 5000+ processor<\/a>. The speed is 2.6 GHz. This is a faster processor than I have in my office computer I am using to write this post. It is also a bunch cheaper than I paid for my 4400+ a few years ago.<\/p>\n

\"Inside<\/a>

Inside the case. Note air intake on side panel.<\/p><\/div>\n

Besides the case and the AMD processor, I also purchased 2 Gig of RAM<\/a>. The mother board only holds two sticks and 2 Gig is more than plenty for a workshop CNC computer. The last Item I purchased was a CD (lightscribe) drive<\/a>. I did not install a floppy. (What’s a floppy?)<\/p>\n

I had a 60Gig hard drive, so no purchase there. I also had a copy of Windows XP Pro from a decommissioned computer I threw away. The sound and video is built in and are working just fine with Mach3.<\/p>\n

Total out of pocket cost for what you see here is $270.00, not too shabby.<\/p>\n

Let me tell ya, this little package runs faster and better than my office system. But it is not a super computer. The only cooling fans are on the processor heat sink and the power supply. Heat is NOT a problem. All fans are running on low speed through many hours of CNC cutting. That is not heavy duty work. I have tested MACH3 running at 100 KHz with a perfect pulse rate test report. However since that rate is not required for the Taig, I run at 47 KHz. This is a sweet combo for MACH3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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