LAN Fest XI - The Gunpowder Plot - 5th - 7th Nov 2010

[FUBAR]

Remember Remember the 5th of November Folks
@ Casa del Beaner  

LAN Fest Bonus!!!  Clocks Fall back 1 hour Saturday evening... MORE GAMING!!!

[ianjpage]

Fireworks FTW !!!!1111

[Roadkill]

ROADHOUSE !!!

(We need a Peter Griffin smiley)

[Titsy]

Remember Remember the LAN in November...

[FUBAR]

Dean, any chance you'll be Ultimate Carnage Compatible or maybe even Battlefield Bad Company 2 Compatible by then?

Steve, can we use the projector that weekend?


We *May* do some fireworks Saturday evening if people fancy it, the only trouble is Poppy is really nervous with them, and we've never had them going off in our own back garden before, it may be a bit much for her... :doggy:

edit: where did the dog smiley go?

[Roadkill]

Quoting: FUBAR

edit: where did the dog smiley go?

: doggie :

Quoting: FUBAR

Dean, any chance you'll be Ultimate Carnage Compatible or maybe even Battlefield Bad Company 2 Compatible by then?

What were those prices again ?

[Titsy]

Quoting: FUBAR

Steve, can we use the projector that weekend?

[Jo]

Count me in sounds great

[FUBAR]

Quoting: Roadkill

What were those prices again ?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-259-OK&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-259-OK&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=

That would do you fine, and is comfortably above GTA4, FO:UC and BFBC2 minimum specs to make them nicely playable. (Don't forget to add £104 for windows 7 Pro unless you can get it from somewhere else)

Quoting: OCUK

Is this System for You?
Designed for the gamer who doesn't have a massive budget, yet expects quality gaming performance. The "Titan Nero" is the ultimate entry level gaming system.

[Incursus]

Quoting: FUBAR

£104 for windows 7 Pro

[FUBAR]

thats what it retails for

[ianjpage]

Quoting: FUBAR

(Don't forget to add £104 for windows 7 Pro unless you can get it from somewhere else)

not a problem

Not a bad price for that spec machine ...

[Sammy Lou]

already called shotgun on the double bed

[Roadkill]

Quoting: FUBAR

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-259-OK&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=

Looks like a good deal.

So should that "cover me" for a while ?

How out-of-date is it already ?

Can the MoBo be added to/parts upgraded - is it the "new" type ?

I suppose what I'm asking is - what's the life expectancy of it ?

[FUBAR]

The only thing is the AMD AM3 socket type is a bit out of date as its not a "new architecture" machine.

The only new processor type machines they do are overclocked ones

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=43&catid=1444&subid=1712&sortby=priceDesc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=43&catid=1444&subid=1712&sortby=priceDesc

which might not really be ideal for you as, even though they're professionally built, the Overclock is going to stress the machines more and, even if negligibally, its going to affect long term stability & life expectancy.

Or this AMD Phenom II machine which is a bit out of your price range.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-029-OP&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=1713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-029-OP&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=1713

It may be worth having a look at places like Dell & Mesh etc to see what packages they offer on a newer architecture, that will give you greater future proofing.

[FUBAR]

Quoting: FUBAR

We *May* do some fireworks Saturday evening

FYI I think the MK Fireworks are Sunday evening that weekend if people want to stick around for that as you all know its walking distance from my place, even if all the PCs etc are packed away by then.

(I have Monday off too.)

[ianjpage]

sounds like a plan

[Roadkill]

[FUBAR]

Quoting: FUBAR

Steve, can we use the projector that weekend?

Not Needed, we'll just put the HD Telly in the Dining room, its big enough and then allows more usable space in there for Movies & Wii'ing about

+ then ppl can also raid my Blu-ray collection

[ianjpage]

[Jo]

Sounds good :)

[FUBAR]

No Wii Drumkit anymore, the red pad totally died the other week...

fekkin P.O.S.  still at least I only paid £30 for it not £100

The new game coming out next month has a MkII drumkit now though which is supposed to be a big improvement, However I dount i'll have the spare cash to get it pre-Nov.

[ianjpage]

ok fair enough but understandbly!

[FUBAR]

This is now just 3 weekends away

Anyone can arrive from about 10am on Friday Nov 5th onwards
Can everyone bringing a PC please up so that I know how many we definitely have gaming.

So far I know/suspect from the usual suspects:

Me
Ian
Dean
Chris M
Paul M
Andrew M
Paul (Jo)
Vicky (Part-time)

Non Gamers
Steve-O
Jo
Sammy
Shifty
Twiddly-Girl?

General Entertainments:
All our usual banter & hospitality
Nintendo Wii (Just bring games if you want too) (Mario Kart?)
My myriad of DVDs / Blurays
'n'
& The (aah)

PC Gaming: (in no particular order)
- Flatout: Ultimate Carnage (Finally!! )
- Unreal Tournament 2004
- Battlefield Bad Company II  (See Specs list in next post)
- GTA IV Multiplayer (if people have copies, this isn't pirate-able as far as I know)
- Battlefield II
- BF 1942 as well knowing Dean


Food
I will make a Chocolate Mousse (Not Mint), i'm also planning on making 2 curries for Saturday evening, although looking at what i've got here they won't be huge, so there's unlikely there'll be enough for everyone to have a full meal portion so something else will also be needed I reckon. I'll make 1 Lamb fairly hot one & 1 chicken mild(er) one. + Naans etc.
I'll also provide some general Tortillas dips etc and some Fruit (Probably Pineapple)
This is included in the admission price of fussing the dog on arrival. (Like you have a choice)...


What do people want to do for other food?  do you want to bring "day-snax" & we all chip in for communal meals? if so anyone got an general Ideas?
My General ideas would be...
I can do a Cost-co run & get some Tray-Pizzas, large desserts etc
Monster-Chinese Order.
Pizza Go-Go?
Bacon for Bacon Sarnie Breakfasts
All of the above...?

OR... does everyone want to totally sort their own?
The former is probably easier.

Sunday Night

Sunday night is the Milton Keynes Firework display just a stones-throw away from my House in Campbell Park, the plan is to head over there that evening for anyone staying on, probably watch a movie or something afterwards.

Parking wise the driveway will be empty, so without disturbing the neighbours there will be room for 4 cars.

Should be a Good weekend

[FUBAR]

BFBC2

Minimum Specs
Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz
Main memory: 2GB
Graphics card: GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900
Graphics memory: 256MB
OS: Windows XP
Free HDD space: 15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2), 10GB for Digital Version, 4GB for Disc Version (BF1943)

Recommended Specs
Processor: Quadcore
Main memory: 2GB
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 260
Graphics memory: 512MB
OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7
Free HDD space: 15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2), 10GB for Digital Version, 4GB for Disc Version (BF1943)