bmw_car_pc

So I in the process of building a new car pc for the honda It will be similar to my last build, but a few better parts.
The specs of this build:
Motheboard : Zotac 9300 1333 FSB Geforce 9300 onboard video, up to 8 GB DDR2 800 ram 12 USB ports. onbaord WIFI, and SATA

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 3.16 GHZ

RAM: 4 GB DDR2 800

Soon to come a Western Digital 1TB HDD, a new power supply and some other stuff.

On to the pics

All the stuff so far


Mobo out of the box






RAM installed




CPU install






Put the whole thing on the case bottom its going in which is a gutted cd changer to keep the stock look in the trunk


working on attaching a fan to the northbridge/graphics chip as it gets really hot without one, might have enough room for two as i dont want it to burn up


CD changer top on still need to install the hard drive and power supply once i get them but this is what it will look like



One intake fan near the processor and an exhaust fan on the other side



YAY it turns on



should give you an idea how its built

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Injector

i think that when you say "a few better parts" it might be an understatement. how much did that setup cost you?

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those parts just pictured were around 390 i believe. I figure i wont have to upgrade for a long long time haha

jpinkerton

Love the Zotac board! How tall does that chipset heatsink sit? It looks like with the fan it's same height as the stock Intel heatsink/fan! And is that a "low profile" heatsink/fan on the CPU or is that the regular height one?

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bmw_car_pc

i can measure it but the CPU fan is the stock intel cooler and heatsink it looks like it should do a pretty good job so i didnt upgrade it, i can measure it if you want

jpinkerton

I was just curious, when I bought the processor for my project it was what Intel calls a "Low Profile", which compared to the one that came with the processor I bought just a little over 6 months ago, it is low profile.

Just seems like a massive heatsink on the chipset, but I guess with those beefy graphics

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JoeyFiasco

an e8500? jesus..

bmw_car_pc

indeed i am brave

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just out of sheer boredom i figured i would post up some new pics of the build.

Got a new heatsink and fan and it should cool much better then the stock one did haha





figured it will get quite hot in the car so figured it needed upgraded. rather not burn up the processor and seeing as how this is the fastest build i have seen done in a car pc application might as well do it right :P

got a different case for it instead of teh cd changer idea i went with a micro atx case which i will be hiding up front, its a little smaller then a shoebox i was just worried abut temps in the trunk and it will e less wires i have in the car with it up front. Still need to put in the hard drive and such but its a start





i am making it removable also so if i want to take it inside and game with it (yes it runs games well i play GTA IV and crysis on it lol)

its an all black case i just have the top cover removed

trader007

how are you able to play gta4 with onboard graphics?

2k1Toaster

Onboard graphics are as powerful as the CPU and available RAM behind it. I can run many games on my laptop with integrated video just fine since there is 4Gb of RAM and a Core2Duo in there as well.

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I can dedicated 512 mb of the RAM to the graphics memory and its a nvidia 9300 onboard chip......it runs games quite well actually

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got a few new things in for the car pc so figured i would update as i am bored on a sunday with nothing to do lol.

First off got a 9800 GT 1 GB graphics card for it since it will be removable and can be brought inside and used as a gaming PC. It wont stay in all the time just when i have it inside for gaming and such to keep down on heat and power consumption when in the car lol. Got a new screen cause mine seems to have quit working, 3 years wasnt bad for the last one. I might try to get it working again its just the touch part isnt working. Got a new WIFI adapter that runs everything including N and has little antenna things lol. Got a new OBD tool one that supports updating the firmware so it will be more useful. Got a new Sirius kit and PC adapter for better satellite radio. And lastly i finally got my tiny keyboard that is wireless and the size of a cell phone. Its the greatest thing ever lol, best thing for a car pc.

working on sanding down the bezel for the screen a little bit it has a few marks in it and such and figured i would repaint it while the screen was out.






The new stuffs






the bezel getting ready to be sanded down again lol


anyone want a screen lol

warrenj38

Wow that is one kick a$$ setup! Props to you amigo, I am just a bit jealous!

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