Crazy summer project !

guitvinny · 21st April 2007, 12:50 AM

Hi everyone !

Last year I complete a good sounding tube amp. After a successful year in electrical engineering, I have more than ever crazy projects in my mind. One of them is this one :

I want to build a audiophile motherboard !! (this is why I post in everything else)

What I aim :

- Intel chipset (I think they have a better development resources...I think)

- Basic functionality
- Running an OS, probably Fedora (linux)
- Running a music player
- Storing my music
- Basically a high quality digital music player, to replace those noisy chip that motherboard company is using.

- Cooling with heat sink, I got a 16 inches long .25 C/W left from a passlab project, so I'll probably wont take those new duo core

- Relative low cost, I`m a student... I'll use eBay

- PCI slot for putting a sound card

- USB transfer

I think this is it, it's an highly educative project, I hope it's going to see the end.

So if you have resources for me it would be HIGHLY appreciated, any comments or suggestion is appreciated, I'm open to explore every way !

Thank !

MJL21193 · 21st April 2007, 12:54 AM

Hi.
You want to buils a motherboard? Or do you want to build a computer that plays music?

guitvinny · 21st April 2007, 01:06 AM

Motherboard !..a complete one in its full complexity !!

DigitalJunkie · 21st April 2007, 01:12 AM

Might be good for ideas:
http://web.media.mit.edu/~ladyada/make/minty/index.html

http://www.ladyada.net/make/minty/fabrication.html

MJL21193 · 21st April 2007, 01:14 AM

Ambitious. 6 to 8 layers of complexity, not quite the same league as a tube amp.
My question is: why? there are at least 50 different manufacturers producing a vast array of motherboards for virtually every application. Oh yeah,and cheap too.
But hey, it's your time. Good luck with that.

guitvinny · 21st April 2007, 01:21 AM

Why ? : Because !.. It's a big ambitious project, for learning purpose ! This project cover a lot of theory in many domain of my field of study.

MJL21193 · 21st April 2007, 01:25 AM

Cool.

Mailliw · 22nd April 2007, 09:03 AM

Don't you mean summer(s) project? Like all the summers of your life?

Have you analyzed how your tube amp really works? There is plenty to learn in the small (only by comparison) projects most people do!

Geek · 22nd April 2007, 09:25 AM

Hi,

Your biggest cost will be the PCB.

If you can pull this off, I'd be interested in one and seeing how well Debian can one-up the Fedora version

Cheers!

jlsem · 22nd April 2007, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Your biggest cost will be the PCB.

I would like to see a hard-wired motherboard, please.

John

21st April 2007, 12:50 AM	#1
guitvinny diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Québec	Crazy summer project ! Hi everyone ! Last year I complete a good sounding tube amp. After a successful year in electrical engineering, I have more than ever crazy projects in my mind. One of them is this one : I want to build a audiophile motherboard !! (this is why I post in everything else) What I aim : - Intel chipset (I think they have a better development resources...I think) - Basic functionality - Running an OS, probably Fedora (linux) - Running a music player - Storing my music - Basically a high quality digital music player, to replace those noisy chip that motherboard company is using. - Cooling with heat sink, I got a 16 inches long .25 C/W left from a passlab project, so I'll probably wont take those new duo core - Relative low cost, I`m a student... I'll use eBay - PCI slot for putting a sound card - USB transfer I think this is it, it's an highly educative project, I hope it's going to see the end. So if you have resources for me it would be HIGHLY appreciated, any comments or suggestion is appreciated, I'm open to explore every way ! Thank !

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21st April 2007, 12:54 AM	#2
MJL21193 Account disabled at member's request Join Date: Mar 2007	Hi. You want to buils a motherboard? Or do you want to build a computer that plays music?

21st April 2007, 01:06 AM	#3
guitvinny diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Québec	Motherboard !..a complete one in its full complexity !!

21st April 2007, 01:12 AM	#4
DigitalJunkie diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Portland,Oregon Blog Entries: 4	Might be good for ideas: http://web.media.mit.edu/~ladyada/make/minty/index.html http://www.ladyada.net/make/minty/fabrication.html

21st April 2007, 01:14 AM	#5
MJL21193 Account disabled at member's request Join Date: Mar 2007	Ambitious. 6 to 8 layers of complexity, not quite the same league as a tube amp. My question is: why? there are at least 50 different manufacturers producing a vast array of motherboards for virtually every application. Oh yeah,and cheap too. But hey, it's your time. Good luck with that.

21st April 2007, 01:21 AM	#6
guitvinny diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Québec	Why ? : Because !.. It's a big ambitious project, for learning purpose ! This project cover a lot of theory in many domain of my field of study.

21st April 2007, 01:25 AM	#7
MJL21193 Account disabled at member's request Join Date: Mar 2007	Cool.

22nd April 2007, 09:03 AM	#8
Mailliw diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada	Don't you mean summer(s) project? Like all the summers of your life? Have you analyzed how your tube amp really works? There is plenty to learn in the small (only by comparison) projects most people do!

22nd April 2007, 09:25 AM	#9
Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004	Hi, Your biggest cost will be the PCB. If you can pull this off, I'd be interested in one and seeing how well Debian can one-up the Fedora version Cheers!