An Audiophile Computer in the making: frankmehta's Fiesta S

frankmehta · 10th July 2010, 19:58

Thanks for that advice Pho3nix, I am thinking on the lines of an SSD, but not right now.
I have crossed ALL boundaries in terms of spending money this month, and I bet it's difficult to pay the bills even now ;0

As for the 2 din question, ONLY the LCD screen will be placed in the 2 din slot in the dashboard. Hence I went in for a 7 inch screen, which would hence fit in the slot without much modification.
About the rest of the stuff, the CPU will be in the boot and the rest of the stuff strewn all over the car, albeit in a neat fashion.

Anyways, here's the LCD screens that have JUST come in. A BIG BIG thank you to Dinar for the fabulous, absolutely amazing looking screens. These are of a quality one doesn't expect at this price. Thank you for everything, Dinar. It was a pleasure having the screen home and opening the chunky yet high quality package from you.

Here goes.
A set of photos of the unboxing of the screen.

AND, at the end, a few shots of how ALL THE EQUIPMENT looks at the end of it all, stuffed in my sofa cum bed ;-)

chiragh_bir · 11th July 2010, 10:57

frank... can you please help me procure MPR-999 RC !!!

Digital Vampire · 11th July 2010, 14:16

How good is the Klyde screen's view-ability inside the car/daylight conditions?

frankmehta · 20th July 2010, 00:08

Install begins...... (@home first)

Unboxing pictures of the components and other stuff.
A picture of me installing the stuff, and the absolute mess in the house while installing!

frankmehta · 20th July 2010, 00:10

More pictures! Bored???

StreetAddict · 20th July 2010, 02:44

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Originally Posted by frankmehta

More pictures! Bored???

Naah... Need more. Bring 'em on!

Xonar looks stunning. What are your plans to convert 3.5 mm to RCAs ?

anku94 · 20th July 2010, 02:50

Will all this be powered from the car battery ? If yes, won't it be too much for the poor battery ?

ph03n!x · 20th July 2010, 03:48

Two mobos, two procs... are you building two grids?

And just realized - if the computer is going to be in the boot, and the Sub woofer is going to be in the boot (obviously), you are looking at a HDD failure pretty soon - especially at volumes when you feel the lows on your back while driving! Thinks again about a SSD, Frank!

navin · 20th July 2010, 11:40

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Originally Posted by ph03n!x

Two mobos, two procs... are you building two grids?

I have stopped asking Frank questions a long time ago. He is Mumbai's answer to Freedabad's LBM. Mad-hatters, they both are, I say!

Sprucegoose · 20th July 2010, 13:52

haha ask no questions and hear no lies.
kidding, read / saw that some where.

1> But why 2 of everything?
Home PC & Car PC
or
Car PC & car PC?

2> Go SSD, they are not too expensive anymore, abroad atleast, they are faster and more reliable.

3> iRide.in has a LB-160 PSU, any idea how it compares to an Opus or an M4-ATX?

navin · 20th July 2010, 14:51

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Originally Posted by Sprucegoose

haha ask no questions and hear no lies.
kidding, read / saw that some where.

That's not what I meant. I meant Frank sorta marches to the beat of his own drummer. Nothing he does is 'normal'.

Take for example his bed (last pic of post 124). Who you know stores his electronics in his bed. Frank actually sleeps and breathes this stuff.

Oh my, I wonder what he'll do to my teeth should I ever need his services.

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Originally Posted by Sprucegoose

1> But why 2 of everything?

You see Frank thinks of PC and ICE as animate objects. He loves them like they are. I suspect somewhere in the back of his mind he belives they will procreate and then he will soon have many many PCs and his own 'Cloud'.

Frank, from today you shall henceforth be called Frank 'Noah' Mehta.

low_bass_makker · 20th July 2010, 15:47

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Originally Posted by navin

I have stopped asking Frank questions a long time ago. He is Mumbai's answer to Freedabad's LBM. Mad-hatters, they both are, I say!

LOL...Thanks Navin Ji. One major Update coming up very soon. Will surely post it in the show-off section.

panky12345 · 20th July 2010, 15:58

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Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

LOL...Thanks Navin Ji. One major Update coming up very soon. Will surely post it in the show-off section.

Now what??

Stop scaring me LBM.

I hope you're getting an SUV now. Poor Swift!

navin · 20th July 2010, 16:18

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Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

LOL...Thanks Navin Ji. One major Update coming up very soon. Will surely post it in the show-off section.

LBM I think Frank might have you beat. He's got 2 of every component.

It reminds me of an old Shel Silversteen poem called "Stacy Brown's got two".

LBMbhai, if Frank is right and those PCs of his procreate we are all in trouble na?

ph03n!x · 20th July 2010, 16:40

Frank, you better answers us before we start naming the PC kids

i3 + i3 =???

10th July 2010, 19:58	#121
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,029 Thanked: 3,668 Times View My Garage	Thanks for that advice Pho3nix, I am thinking on the lines of an SSD, but not right now. I have crossed ALL boundaries in terms of spending money this month, and I bet it's difficult to pay the bills even now ;0 As for the 2 din question, ONLY the LCD screen will be placed in the 2 din slot in the dashboard. Hence I went in for a 7 inch screen, which would hence fit in the slot without much modification. About the rest of the stuff, the CPU will be in the boot and the rest of the stuff strewn all over the car, albeit in a neat fashion. Anyways, here's the LCD screens that have JUST come in. A BIG BIG thank you to Dinar for the fabulous, absolutely amazing looking screens. These are of a quality one doesn't expect at this price. Thank you for everything, Dinar. It was a pleasure having the screen home and opening the chunky yet high quality package from you. Here goes. A set of photos of the unboxing of the screen. AND, at the end, a few shots of how ALL THE EQUIPMENT looks at the end of it all, stuffed in my sofa cum bed ;-) Attached Thumbnails Last edited by frankmehta : 10th July 2010 at 20:01.
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11th July 2010, 10:57	#122
chiragh_bir Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In front of you :P Posts: 1,123 Thanked: 74 Times View My Garage	frank... can you please help me procure MPR-999 RC !!!
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11th July 2010, 14:16	#123
Digital Vampire BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Utopia! Posts: 605 Thanked: 121 Times	How good is the Klyde screen's view-ability inside the car/daylight conditions?
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20th July 2010, 00:08	#124
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,029 Thanked: 3,668 Times View My Garage	Install begins...... (@home first) Unboxing pictures of the components and other stuff. A picture of me installing the stuff, and the absolute mess in the house while installing! Attached Thumbnails
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20th July 2010, 00:10	#125
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,029 Thanked: 3,668 Times View My Garage	More pictures! Bored??? Attached Thumbnails
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20th July 2010, 02:50	#127
anku94 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 249 Thanked: 353 Times	Will all this be powered from the car battery ? If yes, won't it be too much for the poor battery ?
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20th July 2010, 03:48	#128
ph03n!x Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 2,604 Thanked: 6,162 Times	Two mobos, two procs... are you building two grids? And just realized - if the computer is going to be in the boot, and the Sub woofer is going to be in the boot (obviously), you are looking at a HDD failure pretty soon - especially at volumes when you feel the lows on your back while driving! Thinks again about a SSD, Frank!
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20th July 2010, 13:52	#130
Sprucegoose BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 313 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	haha ask no questions and hear no lies. kidding, read / saw that some where. 1> But why 2 of everything? Home PC & Car PC or Car PC & car PC? 2> Go SSD, they are not too expensive anymore, abroad atleast, they are faster and more reliable. 3> iRide.in has a LB-160 PSU, any idea how it compares to an Opus or an M4-ATX?
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20th July 2010, 16:40	#135
ph03n!x Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 2,604 Thanked: 6,162 Times	Frank, you better answers us before we start naming the PC kids i3 + i3 =???
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