Ok... some ppl might buy the ready made car pc like Voom and some other brands in the market that uses Mini ITX mobo.... but no many people can buy those after market car pc with liliput touch screens which is expensive and not available here ... so here i post my D.I.Y car pc which have serve me for 1 year plus already...and have not given any problem so far. here are some pix of my car pc. Might not be much..but it works ..



Here's the CPU unit that i have D.I.Y with acrylic and laminated with checked plate stickers



The internal desktop and laptop part that i have installed... the PSU enclosure have been removed so taht i can fit it in the case...some of the cables have been removed oso... the rig consist of a P4 2.6ghz, 512 mb Apacer DDR ram, 40gb WD Scorpio lap top hdd, Geforce 440mx GC, and a MSI mobo.



I use 12cm and 8cm vizo uv led fan for cooling , 12cm blowing and 8 cm exhausting all the heat from inside of the case


The power switch, reset switch, power LED and HDD LED



My USB ports which i have integrated on my center console.



I use wireless Logitech mouse to navigate.



I bought this LCD TFT indash monitor from Brother, using the svideo output from my GC, running Windows Media Player at that time.



This how the temp like when it is idling, picture was taken around 10am in the morning.



Temp after 45 minutes of drive, I'm running media player in the background at that time.



This the night shot of my TFT screen cool huh?




Some of you might wonder how i power the pc...I use DC to AC (12v-240V) inverters which i wired directly to my battery, i have made some test by not switching of my inverter for 3 day....the inverter that i bought seems to be on standby if the pc is not switched on. After 3 days of not using the car....the battery does not die...which means the inverter doesn't consume power even though it is not switched on... I also made a switch for the inverter which i integrated it on my center console. Well that's all I think.... so far no problem... no bad sectors on my hdd... battery did not die... and NO SHORTCIRCUIT oso, I am happy with it


p/s Sniper dude...as requested by you

You can get it from Brothers and E-Life... my advice to you, get a greater watts Inverter...300watts and above is sufficient..last time i use 150 watts on a 350 watts rated PSU...after a month the inverter overloaded...

Thanks dude..

Basicaly...it is tedious having loads of CDs in your car than having a loads off MP3s in your hdd...same goes for movies also... yet you can play games in your car rather then installing a PS in your car oso.... i was advice by Sniper on the roof to use trackball mouse rather then conventional mouse.... basicaly at least my GF can watch movies while in a jam.... less talking to my GF less fights we have...ehehehhe. I'm planning to install a visor LCD screen so that my GF can watch it form her seat rather then watching through the center LCD...she did compalij bout neck pain... as for me having a playlist of my favourite songs in my car is good enough. The best part is surfing the net when i parked the car next to Starbucks SS15 wihtout having to step out of the car..just for a quick surf.

yes its a Proton wira UK model

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Added on March 8, 2007, 12:05 pmGot influenced by PIMP MY Ride

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Added on March 8, 2007, 12:06 pmThanks dude....

This post has been edited by Zyntherius: Mar 8 2007, 12:06 PM

I wish i had made a worklog for this... but you can ask me if you need help on how to built one...dun mind sharing at all

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Added on March 8, 2007, 12:08 pmIts a Sedan... bought in 1999

This post has been edited by Zyntherius: Mar 8 2007, 12:08 PM

nope...does not at all.... can even plug in my removable hdd case there...

Yeah...did it my self.... can why not.doesn't take much space oso..

That's the risk we have to take...but so far nothing hope luck doesn't change.... but you can always mount it firmly...give them thiefs the idea that it is bolted on ..they won't waste time on it..

Thanks dude... , Less than 1 k I think..... some parts i have it laying around in my room... as for the acrylic i got it from a sign board that was thorn down nearby my office..ehehhe

This post has been edited by Zyntherius: Mar 8 2007, 12:27 PM

The onboard soundcard is connected to my pre amp....i use Sony speakers.. which i can't remember the model.... some unknown brand of amplifier to power my Front and Rear Sony speakers

I will dismantle everything when i have the time..and i will start from the beginning of my D.I.Y including the wiring to the car ..when i have the time...

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Added on March 8, 2007, 12:33 pmThe HDD is mounted on a bracket which i have out silicon dampeners... and i choose laptop hdd.. coz it is more durable compared to desktop hdd

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Added on March 8, 2007, 12:35 pmYeah i kena one time..coz the watt rating on the invertor was low.... bought a 500 watts one recently... yeah it is connected to my car sound system...

This post has been edited by Zyntherius: Mar 8 2007, 12:35 PM

Well that's why it is called Car PC...ehehhehe.. thanks.... but if a notebook used in the car...meaning less accessibility and if emergency brake sure fall one....i won't sacrifice my notebook to that extend..... yeah thats a risk we have to take.... but usually thiefs won't have the idea that we have a pc in our car unless if they monitor us from the beginning....

ohh i get what you mean... depends on the car oso if you wan to mount the lcd....mine is indash.... currently using USB wireless card ...but all component u saw in the pix...gonna be upgraded soon....thinking of scrapping the onboard soundcard and buy creative audigy ... sound quality better...

Yes dude its a Wira Sedan...

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Added on March 8, 2007, 1:16 pmyeah i was told by Sniper On The Roof that AMD less power consumtion... i dun think you can wire your PSU directly to your batt..if you manage to do it..mind sharing with me... Once you built a car pc for your self..you can post it here also...this thread welcomes all car pc owners too

This post has been edited by Zyntherius: Mar 8 2007, 01:16 PM

ehehhehe..dude...yeah thinking of it..any suggestion?

Allngap should know he's an expert in this...

Cun!.... available here or not? you know how's the pricing?

seems that percentage of fluctuation is high doesn't it?

Thanks dude..... you can buy the visor type though cost about RM 199 i think..