Without an AGP slot (assuming you want to connect to the factory ICC) you will have to buy a converter similar to this About $300 I believe.

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woah.. 200us... you can source similar for $90AU

http://www.highway.net.au/parts/converters/2019.html

that's the baby I have... but, I didnt pay that much for it (sourced it else where.. cant find the site atm)..

woah.. 200us... you can source similar for $90AU

We were obviously leapfrogging each others posts there

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that's the baby I have... but, I didnt pay that much for it (sourced it else where.. cant find the site atm)..

Let us know if you do find the other link

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[et us know if you do find the other link

Yer.. didnt find it.. bugger

but never the less, if you use a VIA Epia board, you have no agp for ArcadeVga.. so a convertor is required..

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but never the less, if you use a VIA Epia board, you have no agp for ArcadeVga.. so a convertor is required..

Another downside to the VIA Epia motherboards is that they only have one PCI slot. Also only a few of them have a COM port which is needed for the OBD.

So you could only have 1 add on - TV Tuner or Wireless Internet or OBD etc. Not both or all 3. (Unless of course you got an external TV Tuner etc) but then you would need a USB hub, and again your talking about more money.

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but never the less, if you use a VIA Epia board, you have no agp for ArcadeVga.. so a convertor is required..

Another downside to the VIA Epia motherboards is that they only have one PCI slot. Also only a few of them have a COM port which is needed for the OBD.

So you could only have 1 add on - TV Tuner or Wireless Internet or OBD etc. Not both or all 3. (Unless of course you got an external TV Tuner etc) but then you would need a USB hub, and again your talking about more money.

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that's right.. but I've never been a fan of TV in the car when you have heaps of video files and mp3 files

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Guys,

If you want to use a little more modern setup, I have sourced an asus P5V-VM DH board, that comes with remote control unit, IR Rx/Tx module, onboard wi-fi, 2x PCI slots, 1x PCI-Express 16x and 1x PCI-Express 1x slots.

Board also has onboard GFX (but you can use aftermarket PCI-Ex cards too)

Board is micro-atx format, suuport for 2x DDR-II memory sticks, but single channel mode only.

CPU I am using is new dualcore Conroe (Allendale) E6400.

Board was (all Aussie $) $140-, CPU $349-, and 2x 512M Kingmax Memory $160-

Case I have is Silverstone LC-19, with std 120W dc-dc supply, and even I have been testing the system very well over the last few days, the supply is doing a great job.

I have anyway ordered new M2-ATX car dc-dc supply designed for this application, which is 160W.

I use 3.5"eagate harddrive, and Pioneer DVR-K05 slotloader duallayer DVD-multiburner.

So a very powerful setup, for not too much moolah, only thing I still need to find is a lowprofile hsf to fit in the case, which is only 68mm high.

I will be scouring the Swapmeets this weekend, there is one Chinese vendor who has a very compact but powerful all-copper hsf, which should do a neat job.

To counter the heat issues, you can use C1 wait states enabled in the bios.

Just another option, Panda, for the more serious carputer boffs

Edited October 13, 200620 yr by MrBean

Hey guys, I am interested in a carputer setup, how wasy would it be to connect it to my IVAD300E Alpine Touch Screen system? I would like a tv tuner maybe internet access.. wondering how much something like this is integrated into my existing system would cost?

Dave

that's right.. but I've never been a fan of TV in the car when you have heaps of video files and mp3 files

To each their own I guess

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...2x PCI slots, 1x PCI-Express 16x and 1x PCI-Express 1x slots...CPU I am using is new dualcore Conroe (Allendale) E6400...2x 512M Kingmax Memory ...

So a very powerful setup, for not too much moolah ...Just another option, Panda, for the more serious carputer boffs

sh*t yeah, that's a powerful machine for a carputer. One of the downsides of so much RAM though is slow hibernate and boot time, although when it gets going I bet it flies.

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