Help Choose my base Platform.

**MentalFloss** · 06-09-2011, 11:05 AM

So i'm prepping to do my first Car PC this summer. I'm a heavily experienced PC maker and Modder, and i already have lots of hardware laying around. I'm also an experienced Audio Installer, from many personal builds over the last 10 years. So my first question for the community is a simple choice of some platform hardware.

I have 3 different Base platforms i can use for my project as listed below.

Via EPIA-M10000
Acer Acer AspireRevo AR1600-U910H (single core Atom)
ASUS M4A78LT-M AM3 760G HDMI Micro ATX W/ a dual core Athlon 2

All 3 have their merits from Low Power consumption(epia, Acer) to expandability(asus). I already own all of them for various reasons, and have plenty of parts to add in and tinker with.

I'd like to be able to emphasize SQ, reliability, and responsiveness. I Live in PA and we have wide Temperature Variation from -10 to 110 throughout the year.

Which Platform would you choose, and why?

**DarquePervert** · 06-09-2011, 02:45 PM

If you choose the right CPU, the AM3 setup.
A good low-power draw CPU will have far more performance, which is key if you want the PC to do audio processing for SQ.