The new CarPC setup

**bmw_car_pc** · 05-19-2009, 06:31 PM

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

**Injector** · 05-19-2009, 06:43 PM

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

**bmw_car_pc** · 05-19-2009, 06:51 PM

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

**jpinkerton** · 05-20-2009, 11:55 AM

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?

**bmw_car_pc** · 05-20-2009, 12:15 PM

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** · 05-20-2009, 01:10 PM

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

**JoeyFiasco** · 05-21-2009, 03:46 PM

an e8500? jesus..

**bmw_car_pc** · 05-21-2009, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by JoeyFiasco

an e8500? jesus..

indeed

i am brave

**bmw_car_pc** · 07-19-2009, 09:04 AM

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