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anyone got any good web sites for a basic carputer setup?
 
@ PRF - Are you new to the forum, havent spotted your name before?

Have you got a carputer?

Daz
 
whats the basic setup i need besides
Inverter
very midi tower
motherboard
psu
HDD
sound card
Screen

Pete
 
g-fix card, relay (or switch to turn it on) and something to control it...

Daz
 
pick the right MoBo and you'll get a basic graphics chipset and 5.1 surround, then you just need psu, cpu, ram, hdd, cd/dvd drive and cooling.
a usb hub in the front comes in handy for keyboard and mouse and anything else you might occasionally connect (phone,camera,minidisk etc..).
If running an inverter it's a good idea to have a switch in the +ve feed (or relay)somewhere in the front so you don't have to open the boot to turn it off/on evrytime.

If ever you hear thunka-thunka-thunka from your front wheel, pull over; you may well find you have only two wheel nuts left and both of those are probably loose! Not that that has ever happened to me, honest!
 
sorry MoBo?
can i touch screen be used so u dont need mouse and keyboard
Pete
 
ah i c mother board
Case? or can u make ur own
how much in all exept 4 the screen?
Pete
 
i got a touch screen, but keep a keyboard and mouse handy for if i ever play with settings or to type in track listings on cd's I've copied etc..
cheap route off the top of my head...
case £15
MoBo £35
cpu £40 (would get you and athlon 1800 xp ish)
256 mb ram £40
dvd/cd combo drive with cdr functionality £35
usb header £5
keyboard/mouse £10
sundry cables (pc internals) £5
inverter £30
40gb hdd £35

£250

or just buy an older machine out of the local paper if you want really cheap, and whack a bigger hdd in it. You don't really need a fast cpu or lots of ram to play tunes and dvd's (dvd's require at least 400MHz cpu)

I'll get some proper prices in a mo

If ever you hear thunka-thunka-thunka from your front wheel, pull over; you may well find you have only two wheel nuts left and both of those are probably loose! Not that that has ever happened to me, honest!
 
where do you put it? I take it the idea of carputers is to play mp3's through the rest of your ice? Also, i saw on someones HU screen, an ie window. I wonder if you could use a wifi lan, outside your house, and update your music etc remotely?
 
mine is a shuttle pc in the boot with front mounted touch panel, might have been mine you saw, i posted a pic of my screen with this forum on it.
It's wirelessly networked to my house although i'm running a cable to my garage to plug into it for faster transfer speeds and so i can plug the puter into the mains and avoid battery drain.

got some prices for you pete

JNC 5JA 60 Case with 400W PSU in Blue 051066 73 £13.99 £13.99
PcChips M848ALU SKT A SIS 748 400 DDR AGPx8 ATA133 6CH Sound/lAN/USB 2.0 will Take Upto a 3.2+ AMD Athlon XP And Sempron CPU's Retail Box 051760 610 £18.70 £18.70
AMD Athlon XP2200 266FSB 256Cache Retail Boxed Inc Heatsink & Fan with 3year Warranty 040644 15 £40.27 £40.27
Ebuyer 256MB DDR333 PC2700 Extra Value Ram 036557 163 £21.82 £21.82
Maxtor 6Y080L0 Plus 9 80GB 7200rpm UDMA133 - OEM 040968 176 £30.24 £30.24
Aopen 52x32x52x16 Chameleon IDE Drive (combo) - Retail Box 059693 230 £23.79 £23.79
Labtec Mouse & Keyboard 076529 605 £8.50 £8.50
- remove item Cart Total: £157.31

Deliver my Order by: Thu 14th Oct 2004 (Priority Express Service)Fri 15th Oct 2004 (Priority Service)Mon 18th Oct 2004 (Standard Service)Wed 20th Oct 2004 (Super Saver)Sat 16th Oct 2004 (Saturday Delivery)
Shipping Band: *£3.99
Approx Cart Weight: 14.02Kg
Shipping Surcharge: £0.00
SubTotal: £161.30
VAT: £28.26
Total: £189.56


If ever you hear thunka-thunka-thunka from your front wheel, pull over; you may well find you have only two wheel nuts left and both of those are probably loose! Not that that has ever happened to me, honest!
 
WOW!
well searched chap, Cheers. the more i look into this the more i want it, its just the price of the screen puttin me of
How necessary is a touch screen, i guess it makes it a hell of a lot easier.
Cheers for all teh help
Pete
 
np :) that was all from http://www.ebuyer.co.uk btw

touch screen is a joy to use, with the right program it's just the same as putting your hand out to control a stereo. It's also cool :)
If you don't have 1, I guess you have to queue up some tracks for the journey before hand, set the volume etc using keyboard and mouse. Doesn't give you much option for changing things once underway.

If ever you hear thunka-thunka-thunka from your front wheel, pull over; you may well find you have only two wheel nuts left and both of those are probably loose! Not that that has ever happened to me, honest!
 
Cheers for all that Jayfish sat nav is the extra i fancy for now(about £100), cant find OBD for a fiat.
Cheers All
Pete
 
For sat nav get the USB dongle one on E-bay, got mine for £35 and it works a treat with the right software...

Daz
 
and you don't need to worry about the ODB, just plug it into your carputer via USB...

Daz
 
how does it get the readings from the engine tho?
Pete
Cheers 4 all ur help on this
 
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