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My newest CarPC revision


justinwebb

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Havent updated the carpc in a while so I had some spare time and rebuilt it. Some of you may remember my custom screen install it hasn't changed at all as it works great just rebuilt the PC part and relocated it under the front seat to cut down on wiring the entire length of the car. The new specs are a bit better but since it was mostly free cant complain.

 

AMD E-450 APU mini itx Asus board

8GB DDR 3

1TB 2.5" media drive

32GB SSD boot drive

160 W Automotive PSU

 

Installed some new components as well such as a faster connecting GPS adapter, a bluetooth OBDII connector and a few other odds and ends. Haven't got the new camera in the grill yet still working on some things. It boots up in under 7 seconds and actually loads up all the programs quite snappy as opposed to my older system that was just a platter drive.

 

Here are some pics of the dash for those who haven't seen it

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Here is the PC install itself in a super small case. So far no heat issues as I added a few fans, it was odd the E-450 was fanless as it ran hot all the time. I figure if it burns out I will go to a i3. I custom made most of the cables including the ATX to be the exact length needed so there is no excess wiring for max airflow.

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Here are some pics of the centrafuse front end, I tether with my phone for data, have tons of music videos, MP3's and whatnot. Garmin GPS and dashcommand for OBD gauges and diagnostics.

 

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doesnt quite have your 32 gigs of ram, but i maxed it out lol

 

I always start building a carPC, then I get to the meaty part of it like the screen, mounting and such so I get lazy. I let it sit forever and usually sell off the thing before I finish it. :p

 

The last one I attempted was a 3770k ITX based rig with 16gb ram because those were the parts I had around. This time I have a cheap-o Atom powered ITX one with a measly 2gb ram but the plus is it doesn't need ATX power. It runs from native 12v so it saves needing a power supply and can be wired right in to the ignition. I'm sure it'll sit on a shelf forever though and i'll never finish it either.

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I always start building a carPC, then I get to the meaty part of it like the screen, mounting and such so I get lazy. I let it sit forever and usually sell off the thing before I finish it. :p

 

The last one I attempted was a 3770k ITX based rig with 16gb ram because those were the parts I had around. This time I have a cheap-o Atom powered ITX one with a measly 2gb ram but the plus is it doesn't need ATX power. It runs from native 12v so it saves needing a power supply and can be wired right in to the ignition. I'm sure it'll sit on a shelf forever though and i'll never finish it either.

 

Building the PC is the easy part, the rest is quite tedious. I spent a good week just on the screen part trying to get it just right and the lines correct. The atom is a good board but for things like data logging and loading lots of music or stuff in a folder it might bog down. My e-450 had an issue processing my 7000 songs in one folder lol it was trying to get all the cover art and such. If you need a case i have a spare one just laying around I think.

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Building the PC is the easy part, the rest is quite tedious. I spent a good week just on the screen part trying to get it just right and the lines correct. The atom is a good board but for things like data logging and loading lots of music or stuff in a folder it might bog down. My e-450 had an issue processing my 7000 songs in one folder lol it was trying to get all the cover art and such. If you need a case i have a spare one just laying around I think.

 

The atom is a pile of shit, and that's being nice but for what I paid I don't care. It's better than me buying high end parts and unloading them later for less than what I paid after I lose interest yet again. ;)

 

I know i'll never finish it and if I do actually make it do something, it'll be simple like playing MP3's from a folder so I hope it can at least handle that.

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The atom is a pile of shit, and that's being nice but for what I paid I don't care. It's better than me buying high end parts and unloading them later for less than what I paid after I lose interest yet again. ;)

 

I know i'll never finish it and if I do actually make it do something, it'll be simple like playing MP3's from a folder so I hope it can at least handle that.

 

Lol it is a pile but I meant good for carpc's, I got started in 2003 using a 800mhz via cpu with 1gb ram so you can get by with an atom lol. I got my e-450 for free or else i would have used a core i3 would have had more kick and processing power without much extra heat.

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Huh, didn't know there was any sort of "apps" for 7 for use like that.

Figured it was a car flavor of Linux.

Still bad ass.

 

Wonder what my S10 would be like if I replaced my Digi-dash with a Touch screen PC "dash" Hell even a 7" tablet running ICS or JB would be pretty bad ass.

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