New to the hobby...help me out

**EBPimpSi** · 01-20-2004, 10:04 PM

heres some details i can offer that would be helpful for your opinions.
Basically heres what i want and what can i expect to pay for a decent carputer itself i'll worry about the monitor with a touchscreen later main priority is the carputer..

*main usage: mp3/divx
*compact case like the casetronic c134 or something lil bigger
*20gig hd
*256 memory
*not to sure about sound card for best sound quality...BTW i do have subs and and Sony deck

**tom2112** · 01-22-2004, 10:47 AM

Just my opinion, but I think you're looking at it backwards. A lot of the descisions for making a car PC depend on how much money you want to spend. Figure out how much money you have to spend on it, and then you can figure the best car PC configuration for that price.

If you've decided on what parts you want, it's an easy thing to go to www.pricewatch.com and find out how much they are.

**SavageKabbage** · 01-22-2004, 11:00 AM

What size motherboard are you going to be using?
What power supply are you going to be using?
Where are you mounting the PC? Are you using an external DVD/CD drive?
Are you going with a Laptop or desktop hard drive?
What USB devices are you going to use? You using WIFI?
Your post is missing info...

**EBPimpSi** · 01-22-2004, 01:36 PM

heres what i am thinking to get for my setup:
screen: lilliput or screens off digitalww.com touchscreen of course
mobo: VIA EPIA-M10000 Nehemiah
EPIA-ME6000

psu: OPUS 150w

internal cd-rom
desktop hard drive

i will be mounting the pc in my trunk. i'd like the case to be more like the shuttle's, iwill, or casetronics. for usb, the only things i will be using is a wireless keyboard. im not too sure on how to transfer files from my home pc to the car pc. pretty much all i want out of this setup is the use for mp3s and maybe add GPS far down the road.