Carputer update

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

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That dude needs to get laid....

 

[GoinDefxB 10+ year member]

I know everything there is to know about computers if you have any questions let me know.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

hey snova, i have been searching around on mp3car.com , thanks for the link. Useful information, i think i figred out that it will cost around 700 bucks for a nice incar computer //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. But anyways what are your system specs gonna be so i can relate?

Well most people there will tell you that I probably went a little overboard //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

My system consists of:

Athlon Mobile Turion 64 MT30 processor

Asus Micro ATX mobo

OCZ 512MB DDR Ram

2- 80gig HDD (one internal, one external)

Lite-On slim DVD burner

Xenarc 7" touchscreen monitor

M2-ATX DC-DC PSU

 

[playa1 10+ year member]

can you teach a computer to do flips? j/k do you know how to figure out how much power will be consumed from a computer?

This will be my setup i want for my truck

CASE

MSI MOBO

GFX CARD

DVD-Rom

RAM

CPU

And HDD will be a 100 gig WD that i will be tradeing out for a 250 seagate drive in my home comp.

 

[GoinDefxB 10+ year member]

well the power supply is 220 watts so just get a big enough power inverter to hold that.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

There's several power calculators in the FAQ section on mp3car

I'd look into the Mobile Turion processors...they consume very little power.

I was originally planning on getting a mobile Athlon 64, until I found out they consume 89w...the Turion only needs 25 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[9512ds 5,000+ posts]

well the power supply is 220 watts so just get a big enough power inverter to hold that.

carputers and computers work a little differently and more efficient in different situations i would say

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

I would get a DC-DC PSU over an inverter...most DC-DC PSU's have built in startup/shutdown controllers as well.

Mine will go into hibernate 5 seconds after I shut off the car, and do a hard shutdown 2 hours after. You can set it to different times as well.

 

[playa1 10+ year member]

I would get a DC-DC PSU over an inverter...most DC-DC PSU's have built in startup/shutdown controllers as well.
Mine will go into hibernate 5 seconds after I shut off the car, and do a hard shutdown 2 hours after. You can set it to different times as well.

Thats what i was gonna get the same board you are getting the m2 atx. Ill look into the turion processors, thanks

 

[playa1 10+ year member]

hey i was just looking at the turions, way to expensive for me, i wasn tlooking to spend that much money.Thanks for the advice!!

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, the Turions are a little more expensive.

I'd see if you can find out what the Semprons require as far as power. I never really looked into the Semprons, they might not be as big of power hogs as the Athlons are.

 

[playa1 10+ year member]

62 watts not as bad, better than 89 :x

 

[playa1 10+ year member]

seems like my system would take 180 watts peak.....Which dc-dc do you rec?I will be using it for navigation and mp3 and internet, OBD-2 and maybe a camera havent decided if i want it or not.but def wil b eusing navigatio,mp3,internet and obd-2. Gonna try to control it all with my voice too //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif So what DC-DC do you rec?

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Ehh...you can probably get away with the M2. The Opus 150 will put out a little less on the 12v rail then the M2 will.

 

[GO-N DEF 10+ year member]

well the power supply is 220 watts so just get a big enough power inverter to hold that.

Why are you trying to sound like me???

GO-N DEF........ GoinDefxB????????