Thread: New Car PC suggestion

the cheapest way to start out is to gut and old desktop PC, use the mobo and anything else that's useful, and put that in your car some how. With a full size PC, you'll have to either mount most of the electronics in the trunk or under a seat, and then run extension wires to your head unit, where you will most likely replace your stock radio with a touch screen.

Depending on the setup of your dash, you might want to look at mini-ITX mobo's. They're 17cm square, and with a double din radio slot you can normally do a dash install. I have a mustang 05+ and there is tons of room in the dash to put a pc, hence I went with the mini-itx. they can be had for cheap ( i think I payed 150 for mine) when you compare them to performance atx boards and I think they're well worth it.

Hope that gets you started.

Originally Posted by petermc

Thanks, but how to solve the power usage problem?

Sry im really noob ^^;

You read the FAQs: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/advfaq.php

Not quite sure what you mean by "power usage problem." If you're concerned about the capabilities of your car to provide enough power to the system, look at upgrading your alternator and/or battery. As for how to power the PC, start having a look at the DC-to-DC power supplies in the mp3car store. The FAQ's will go over this in a lot more detail as well.