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Old 04-29-2008, 01:18 PM   #54 (permalink)
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Default Re: My carPC project: ongoing thread

I've been in the market for a project-decent condition vr4. I have lots of plans once I finally obtain it. The first plan however is to get it running nice. Not a lot of after-market upgrades or anything, just make it purr =)

The upgrade that I will be doing though is a CarPC. And not once through out the article did I ever see the Intel: Atom processor mentioned. Have you guys looked into this processor?

AnandTech: Intel's Atom Architecture: The Journey Begins


From what I've heard it does quite well for itself and it doesn't even require a heatsink nor fan. For power consumption/heat purposes - wouldn't this be the ideal choice? Or is there a better choice for performance reasons?

Ideally I would like to build a PC that runs XP, dvd movies, and music smoothly. Games would be nice but I don't want to empty my wallet to put that whistle in there.

So any experience with the ATOM running xp and apps on it? What processor would you guys recommend otherwise?

Thanks for your time everyone,
Brandon
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