Subject	Your hardware recommendations are dead-on.
Posted by	Kenny on June 08, 2007 at 9:17 AM
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In Reply To	why a P4? those things run hot and consume a lot of power. posted by apudapus on June 07, 2007 at 07:13 PM
Message	I parroted them below, but I wouldn't go with Vista. It's not proven reliable, and you want something proven in a relatively "hostile" environment - like a vehicle. XP will cover his "needs" the best. Recursively Yours, Kenny... PETZ Member #5 You guys rock socks. (Click for pie-chart) Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. - EW Dijkstra
Follow Ups	I have been spending alot of time doing some research - The Devils Z 17:58:24 06/07/07 Looking good. Conveniently enough, I can supply the consult - whatsthegoodword 18:10:53 06/07/07 just like running anything on a home PC .. the blatz - The Devils Z 18:18:23 06/07/07 Let me order mine with you at the same time.. - Kong ZTT GT28RS MD 20:17:20 06/07/07 Re: I have been spending alot of time doing some research - ouikikazz 18:19:34 06/07/07 I am not really interested in the car pc for media .. - The Devils Z 18:23:30 06/07/07 Re: I am not really interested in the car pc for media .. - ouikikazz 18:27:57 06/07/07 You can never have too much hard drive :) (n/m) - The Devils Z 18:53:03 06/07/07 I thought about building a carPC several years ago - olyar15 18:34:03 06/07/07 newer intel chipsets (845G and above) support 800x480 (n/m) - maglito 09:59:06 06/08/07 Honestly: What are you planning to do with these cars? - Scotts94z32 18:50:58 06/07/07 I'm betting on BeelZebub (n/m) - Guapo 19:15:38 06/07/07 Look like impressive-internet-forum-cars to me. - RSR 08:23:44 06/08/07 why a P4? those things run hot and consume a lot of power. - apudapus 19:13:51 06/07/07 2nd. However I think the whole concept of a car computer - Guapo 19:24:06 06/07/07 true. data logging during street driving... - apudapus 19:32:37 06/07/07 it is not information overload if you review the logfile - The Devils Z 20:43:11 06/07/07 As someone that does/did that on a daily basis, it is. - dogpile 23:16:10 06/07/07 this has nothing to do with the weather ..or weather - The Devils Z 00:27:28 06/08/07 points ---> laughs - Adam (NoVA) 00:49:16 06/08/07 OK, you win - dogpile 01:11:39 06/08/07 your points are irrelevant unless I stated that I wanted - The Devils Z 01:36:38 06/08/07 I had *a* point, and you said it wasn't valid - dogpile 01:48:51 06/08/07 your two points didn't apply to my purpose - The Devils Z 08:25:07 06/08/07 If you can point out where I said you should tune for the - dogpile 11:58:01 06/08/07 ahhh .. ok ... - The Devils Z 13:14:28 06/08/07 Coincidence? - SeedyROM 01:51:19 06/08/07 Nissan font ftw. (n/m) - KILLR300ZX 05:37:09 06/08/07 it gets difficult looking at log files of normal driving. - apudapus 02:43:40 06/08/07 3rd. (n/m) - GPA 19:40:30 06/07/07 I agree for a mostly stock car .. (n/m) - The Devils Z 19:45:33 06/07/07 You said it he's modding for a purpose. - Spongerider :) 19:45:42 06/07/07 h8r (n/m) - aliaZ 21:22:20 06/07/07 I'm interested because I'd like to have a Nav. system - Barry'z (NJ) 10:25:08 06/08/07 thanks for the suggestion ! (n/m) - The Devils Z 19:46:12 06/07/07 no problem. (n/m) - apudapus 02:55:15 06/08/07 Your hardware recommendations are dead-on. - Kenny 09:17:37 06/08/07 Check out www.mp3car.com and do a lot of reading - Mick300ZX(NJ) 19:28:45 06/07/07 thanks ! (n/m) - The Devils Z 19:44:57 06/07/07 nice website ( home page ) by the way (n/m) - The Devils Z 19:48:06 06/07/07 Thanks (n/m) - Mick300ZX(NJ) 20:00:54 06/07/07 i like the plexi-glass case for the QX4 - apudapus 02:51:04 06/08/07 See link inside, that's the one I'm using... - Mick300ZX(NJ) 04:11:12 06/08/07 sweet, thanks! (n/m) - apudapus 16:20:28 06/08/07 Good luck Dee! Let me know if i can be of any assistance (n/m) - Madhatter10-6 20:13:55 06/07/07 I will .. I've been rereading your post a lot for reference - The Devils Z 20:15:25 06/07/07 nope... - Madhatter10-6 21:06:53 06/07/07 Re: I have been spending alot of time doing some research - merlin3 21:02:47 06/07/07 are power supplies that hard to come by? - apudapus 02:54:53 06/08/07 Would it be possible to run OSX on something like that? (n/m) - Aqualung 21:07:55 06/07/07 Re: Would it be possible to run OSX on something like that? - SoloCon [Phoenix] 22:49:06 06/07/07 Mine is already in the works.... - SoloCon [Phoenix] 22:48:00 06/07/07 lol (n/m) - Spee 23:19:28 06/07/07 You clearly did zero research if that's the hardware you... - Kenny 08:19:02 06/08/07 Kenny -- for the most part you are right .. I am not - The Devils Z 08:26:57 06/08/07 Re: Kenny -- for the most part you are right .. I am not - Kenny 09:15:28 06/08/07 Re: Re: Kenny -- for the most part you are right .. I am not - ouikikazz 09:36:26 06/08/07 I wasn't baiting you .. thanks for your comments .. - The Devils Z 09:47:54 06/08/07 For your consideration - dvlhntr 10:03:06 06/08/07
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