Dang...that is sick mad props....i want one too lol....

 

Does the computer for a carputer have to be one desgined for portability? The prices on mp3car.com seem pretty hugh for the systems we'd be getting. Is there any difference in the CPU/mobo from a regular one?

Do they make cases small enough where would could put in a P3 mobo & cpu for pretty cheap?

Ever since I saw this thread, I am obssesed with getting a carputer.. : )

 

dude, howd u get that NISSAN logo in there?

 

No, you can use any off the shelf mother board.

The issue is POWER consumption. The most popular OPUS power supply DC-DC runs at 150watts which is not enough to run the latest CPU's

My recommendation is to pick up an nforce2 board on an Athlon XP mobile chip to save on power.

I was going to use the mini-itx boards, but man they are SLOW AS $HIT by today's standard.

 

hehe i love the ikea key case

 

the mp3car.com for sale forum is where i got my stuff, you can also get stuff from www.digitalww.com or ebay. If you want to go with a shuttle setup or something similar newegg or svc can provide you with a variety of computer parts.

 

SVC is local. .. been there a few times, good ppl. Real cheap cables and junk.

 

Awesome mod.

I want some benchmarks on the m10000 mobo though.

Like the Science benchmarks, plus some temperature readings.

Oh yeah, i think the epias use very little wattage compared to other computers--I really don't think a shuttle or m-atx is gonna swing good in a car. Normal processors consume triple digit wattage while i think the epia is like 25 or something. Don't quote me on this.

Oh yeah, the resistors Peter uses should be Brown Black Black Violet Resistors or 100 x 10^7 or 1000 megaohm.

Oh yeah, the guy's actually trying to start it up with his ignition which is pretty awesome.

Update: those codes on those resistors are wrong, Wariow says the markings are 470ohms. Which makes sense since 1000Megaohms are huge.