nop, it doesnt come out! :S nithing i can do now but hope for the best!! lol! im puttin a fan in there as well to keep it cool! Cheers

i hope that screen comes out as i know a lot of the touch screen moduals stop working once a few bits of dust get in

plus i hope u get it well ventalated so the hot air can get out

new pics added!

was £190, i think the powersupply was bout the same price! and the screen has both kinds of inputs :)

Looking good.
How much were the screen and power supply as cant find any prices.
Is the screen one for video input or vga?

Very nice indeed.

lots of filling and sanding to go i kno! :S but thats how far ive got!

More pics! Still more sanding and filling needed, but you get the idea! Final colour will be neptune blue!








[Edited on 24-02-2004 by MikeLamb]

[Edited on 24-02-2004 by MikeLamb]

Yeah, go with the Opus. Unless you have a low power PC, my PSU won't be enough for your system anyway.

cheers, psu looks cool robb! i am rather tempted by the opus one thou http://www.opussolutions.com/150watt.html! Screen and inverter both arrived this morning, should get a go as starting to install it this evening, i will get sum pics up as it goes along! BTW, i am putting the screen behind the gearstick on the centre console!! Cheers

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Originally posted by MikeLamb
certianly did! I am going for an opus power supply soon, as i am building a mini-itx system! The pc i am wacking in there for now is only a temp one, so i can play with my new toy as soon as it arrives! Thanks for the advice again VisibleMan!

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It's a lot cheaper to use an inverter, that's the main benefit of it (espeically when you already have an AC ATX PSU).

I ended up building my own power supply. Runs my system on about 30W. http://www.nav.to/robwithey for pictures/schematics.


Rob

certianly did! I am going for an opus power supply soon, as i am building a mini-itx system! The pc i am wacking in there for now is only a temp one, so i can play with my new toy as soon as it arrives! Thanks for the advice again VisibleMan!

alright boss, hold your horses !!!! :lol:
you dont need an inverter ! have a look around the web for an ATX in car PSU. Plenty of people are selling them for just that reason - having a pc in your car. Also there are lots of diagrams on how to build your own PSU if you handy with the soldering iron etc Most of them will be cheaper than buying an inverter too :)
Also there no point in getting an inverter, because your going 12v from car to 240v AC inverter, then back to 12v (and 5v) again for the pc :rolleyes: Plus an inverter will waste lost of power, mainly in heat and also causes lots of radio radiation, which isnt good inside a car.

hoped this has helped mate :)

if its a small cpu and 350 should do fine, try too cut fonw on whats running on it, take some ram out... if u dont need it

cool, i am using onboard graphics and a single 20gig hdd, there is also a dvd drive, but i could disconnect that! I connected it to a 150w inverter for a laugh and nothing happened! cheers

400 should be fine. depends what other components you're running : high powered graphics cards, how many drives, etc.

hiya, ive ordered a 7" touchscreen for my car, and although im going to build a mini itx box for it, for the moment i am normal midi case through an inverter! what wattage inverter should i get? im looking at a 400 but would that be enough to run a celeron 700 system?? Cheers