I'm a Newbie at CarPCs - Check out my specs before I order

tominated · 12-02-2007, 03:38 AM

Can somebody see if I am missing something and if any of the following parts wont work in a setup? BTW: It's been a good year since I have visited the forum, but my parents are finally going to pay for the parts (my dad wants it for a car). Here are the specs:
From the MP3Car store:
Bolt in kit with toushcreen
BU-353 Weather-proof GPS Receiver
Major Brand 100GB 2.5" SATA Hard Drive
VIA EPIA NX-Series Nano-ITX Mainboard - NX12000EG
1GB DDR2 SODIMM PC2-5300 RAM

From Mini-ITX Store:
M3-ATX 125W Intelligent Vehicle PSU
Nano-PSU Cable Adapter

I will be using this with LinuxICE to start with. Are these parts all I need and will they work well? Thanks in advance.

Ali_2k · 12-02-2007, 05:23 PM

Looks like youve got everything, tho personally the nano itx is a bit of a bottleneck when it comes to video/visu playback, but meh, each to their own, still a great board

However, im at the same kind of level as you, in the sence of ive just finished working out what i want. but not fully how im going to go about installing it. so ultimatly unless youve already worked out power, fabrication etc, i'd nock that 70% down to about 30.

anyway, best bit of advice i can give you atm is, the parts look great, just take it slow and know what your going to have to tackle next.

all the best
-2k

tominated · 12-02-2007, 07:29 PM

Cool, I have been planning this for months. I have already thought about fabrication and want to do something similar to the one over on the fabrication forums where someone has integrated it all into the screen (that's why I chose the nano-itx, for a bit more room to work with).