Ampie Car Case & PCI

ramy_zohair · 11-26-2005, 11:09 PM

Will i be able to fit a PCI card (using a card riser of course) on the Ampie case??? It looks like I wont be able to. I will be having a M10K MB.

thanatos106 · 11-26-2005, 11:15 PM

I don't think is possible.

What pci card? what for?

Thanatos.

ramy_zohair · 11-26-2005, 11:47 PM

maybe an TV/FM card or a usb to PCI one. not sure yet. Just to make sure i'm planning right.
What about the RAM, does it have to be the ultra low profile??? or can i use the normal ones. Ultra low will cost me $150 for 512, the others will cost only $50.
How many 2.5" HD can i fit? I searched by I'm getting mixed replies, some say 1 & others say 2. besides, i see that some people have problem fitting the 2.5 IDE drive adaptor in the case. will the one that mp3car sells, fit with no problems??

thanatos106 · 11-26-2005, 11:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Zip-Lock

It's a nice case. Here are my first impressions:

Pluses:

will accept any size RAM, no "low-profile" requirements
nice wiring harnesses to connect to the M1-ATX and then a harness to connect to your vehicle
nice mounting brackets.
Small size
Looks better then any other case

Negatives:

single fan in the back has a short power wire, not able to reach to connect to the MII12000 board I was using
Blue paint color mismatch between case and metal bracket
Screwing in those black screws into the aluminum case can be hard, it takes effort to keep the screws going in straight.
No room for PCI slots
No room for slot load optical drive
Pretty much have to use M1-ATX power supply so that means no motherboards with a P4 connector.

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/general-hardware-discussion/52755-ampie-case-information-pictures.html

-Regular ddr size.
-Two 2.5" HD
-Yes there have been reports from people about the IDE adapter (but they MOD it to make it work)

THanatos.

ramy_zohair · 11-27-2005, 12:28 AM

thnx man

EsKALad · 11-27-2005, 12:45 AM

yes ramy. i recently built this case with the mii12000 and i had a slight problem with the 2.5 hd adapter i had. your best bet is to use the one like digitalww.com has. anything too big or in the way will cause the case not to close due to the fan. i highly doubt a pci card will go in. just get usb tv tuner with fm. yes regular memory will fit fine. 50 bucks for 512mb is what i payed. im not so sure where the 2nd hdd will go. but why dont you just get a nice 100 gig lappy drive from pricewatch and stick that in there. way more than enough storage.

thanatos106 · 11-27-2005, 12:46 AM

No problem.

Thanatos.

Sonicxtacy02 · 11-27-2005, 09:28 AM

i have an opposite facing riser card that might work for you in the ampie case. It worked with my via 800 in an amp case i gutted. PM me if youre interested. Basically it puts the pci device over the motherboard instead of away from the motherboard.

fonseca · 11-27-2005, 06:08 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by EsKALad

your best bet is to use the one like digitalww.com has.

Does that one use an 80 conductor ribbon?

I bought one like it but it was the speed-limiting 40 wire version.

arawas · 01-12-2006, 08:47 PM

great i have the same case but only problem is i have the DSATX PSU and was wondering where am i going to put it? anyone tried anything in a simillar situation. I was thinking of drilling the case on the top to mount it their should i run into any problems? or does anybody have any other Ideas?