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07-28-2005, 06:27 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 112
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How Much Have You Spent?
I started out with a budget of $650 half way through building my carpc it doesnt seem possible. Well, like the title says how much have you guys spent building your system?. I want to get a average cost so that people know how expensive this can get and if its worth it to them. I want just anything relating to the Carputer, please dont include cost of sound system, such as speakers subwoofers and amps powering subwoofers (if amp is used to power signal coming out of the carpc please include that)
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*Laptop $107
*Hauppauge WinTv-USB FM $36.02
*USB Drive Enclosure $24.95
*USB 2.0 PCMCIA Card $19.85
*Crossover Cable $25.97
*Earthmate GPS LT-20 $97.60
*2.5 adapter 16.24
Total - $327.63
Current Budget - $322.37
Aug 25. Deadline
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07-28-2005, 06:47 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 391
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most expensive part was buying the wrong crap, and ebaying/mp3carclassifieding the junk for less than i paid
gosh ive done this about 4 times
its hard to add up when ya do think like that... but with usb hubs and power adapters and all kinds of cables and splitters and bs like usb IR receivers/powermates/gps/however many FM radios till ya find one that works worth a darn/etc... its not just a screen+puter+psu like i like to tell people ($600?)
edit: in short, i wish i never started... i'd rather have one of those walmart decks at this point
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07-28-2005, 07:19 PM
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Has trouble reading.
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: united states
Posts: 189
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CARPC RUNNING WITHOUT A SINGLE GLITCH AND EXCATLY THE WAY I WANT ------> PRICELESS
i have probably broke into the $2k...I went with name brand reputable parts on everything, maybe thats why MY CAR PC HAS BEEN RUNNING WITHOUT A GLITCH SINCE THE INSTALL with gps, mp3 audio and video.
Last edited by sanbas; 08-01-2005 at 05:21 PM.
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07-28-2005, 08:05 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Afton MN
Posts: 1,119
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http://jeepmp3.home.comcast.net/
$1136.43
+parts for case (~$30)
+GPS +OBDII +Shutdown controller parts +Remote Control and circuit parts
I don't know... $1500-ish within the last year.
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07-28-2005, 08:11 PM
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MySQL Error
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 4,353
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I spent a total of about $400 for mine, I think the most of that was spent on double din adapters and paint 
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07-28-2005, 08:30 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Springfield, MO
Posts: 356
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About a grand. 
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07-28-2005, 08:53 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lawrenceville GA
Posts: 587
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07-28-2005, 09:45 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 112
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So far on average people are spending $905.81
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*Laptop $107
*Hauppauge WinTv-USB FM $36.02
*USB Drive Enclosure $24.95
*USB 2.0 PCMCIA Card $19.85
*Crossover Cable $25.97
*Earthmate GPS LT-20 $97.60
*2.5 adapter 16.24
Total - $327.63
Current Budget - $322.37
Aug 25. Deadline
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07-29-2005, 12:07 AM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Smyrna, Ga, USA
Posts: 778
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Collectivly - about 3,000.00 but I've been at it for years, and keep upgrading stuff.
My curent system with much cheaper hardware prices would now cost about 1,200.00
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07-29-2005, 12:16 AM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: newborough, VIC, AUS
Posts: 69
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about $1500aus. thats excluding the bits a grabbed here and there, and didnt add up.
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07-29-2005, 07:16 AM
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It ain't easy being a green moderator
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Steps out the front of Henson's workshop or Sydney
Posts: 2,293
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too scared to add it up, but I would say in the area of about AUS$1500. That is using some old stuff I had lying around as well.
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07-29-2005, 07:58 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Falls Church, VA
Posts: 31
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$15 - MicroATX Case (Craigslist)
$330 - Xenarc 700YS (eBay)
$55 - Mobo w/ integrated aud, vid, lan (newegg)
$40 - 40 Gig HD (HardForum)
$70 - 512 MB Ram (NewEgg)
$80 - M1-ATX PSU (Amazon Marketplace)
$0 - Wire 8 AWG (Work)
$30 - LEDs, switches, buttons, Fuses w/ holder (Radioshack)
$15 - Touchpad Mouse (eBay)
$0 - Keyboard (Work)
$10 - PS2 extension cable (BestBuy)
$15 - VGA Extension Cable (NewEgg)
$0 - Cat5 Wire for audio, video controls from old projects (basement)
$50 - Audio Aux Line-In for Head Unit (eBay)
Total: ~$710
(Not including Software...)
Kevin
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PCChips M789 v3 w/ Samuel 2000+ S3Vid Lan AC97, 40 GB 7200PRM, 512 DDR266, Xenarc 700YV, PAC AAI-GM9 Headunit Adapter, Sirius Sportster, touchpad mouse input.
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07-29-2005, 08:09 AM
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My man uses Levitra.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Maryland
Posts: 2,025
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wow, how many times have i done this...
since I started building car PCs in 2000, I'll only talk about this past years expenses
I'll start with the bad purchases that outed me money
1. DOA m10000 lost $50
2. snapon psu lost $30
3. 2fried psus, and a mobo lost $180
4. thinking ^ was a cpu issue lost $90
5. ^3 another DOA mobo replacment lost $40
6. shipping back RMA for slot DVD-RW lost $20 and a lot of time
sub total $410
Now for the things I havent yet used
1. BR-3 ODBII $99
2. ITPS $35
3. super mini USB keyboard $18 (14.99 + lifetime warrenty)
4. cool switches and buttons $25
sub total $177
Actual PC parts
1. Mobo i think $55
2. CPU ebay $28
3. RAM (thank god!!) Free
4.Lilliput $260
5. HDD $40
6. OPUS $179
7.Bluetooth dongle $30
8. Slot DVD RW $150
9. Fabrication Material $130 (dash bezel, bondo, magnets, paint, sterring wheel pieces, wood(for my box), carpet, grills)
10. Misc cables $30
11. GPS $35
12. software donations $50
i'll stop there
subtotal $987
total $1574 (this excludes car stereo components)
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PC Components:
Lilliput; XPC/FLEX mobo; 1.7 ghz P4 Mobile;512 DDR; 160 gb HDD; opus 150; slot usb dvd-rw
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07-29-2005, 08:27 AM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Posts: 6,314
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about 2000E...
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07-30-2005, 02:55 PM
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Admin. Don't bug or I'll byte.
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Corning, NY
Posts: 4,806
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How much does a car PC cost?[/url]
Last edited by Bugbyte; 07-30-2005 at 10:19 PM.
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