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  1. 02-24-2008, 05:03 AM #1
    HuseyinOzsut
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    The planning part of my car pc is over!

    Hi,
    I'll be using a car-pc in my existing audio sytem.
    My amps are:
    pioneer gm-x404 4*70 W (amp for the components)
    EDISON ED1000A (Very powerful but low quality mono amp)
    Components are: 2 pairs of infinity referance 6520
    And I have 6 farad capacitor.

    I traded some of the parts of my pc with my friend and now I have:
    P4 (northwood) 2.6 CPU
    intel Onboard vga ATX Mainboard
    2*ddr 512 ram
    full sized hdd and full sized dvd-rom
    gps
    usb sound card
    bluetooth
    7" touchscreen monitor

    I decided to power them with M2-ATX. Will it be enough for the system? Since I'm getting the product to Turkey I can not give more then 75$ because then it can not pass the customs.

    I can trade my rams with a one stick 1Gb ram. then I guess I can save 15W.

    Besides, I'm wondering where I will mount the pc power? I can mount it before the Cap. and after the cap. If I mount it after the cap. will it be problem as the bass hits and takes all the power from the cap?
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  2. 02-24-2008, 09:23 AM #2
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    You might be just fine. You're definitely pushing that 12v rail, though.

    My sugestions:
    I'd ditch the full-sized optical drive in favor of a slim-line laptop formfactor drive. It will only draw from the 5v rail.
    You can make the same argument for a 2." laptop hard drive, but I don't think that's necessatry in your case.
    RAM shouldn't be an issue. If you want to run 1GB on two sticks, go for it. A single stick will save power, but I think 15w is probably way overrated.

    As far as wiring the M2ATX, wire it up before the capacitor.
    Have you looked in the FAQ yet?
    How about the Wiki?


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