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- Feb 5, 2012
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- Asus P8H61-M
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- Intel i5 2300
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- Zotac GTX460SE 1gb
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Thanks guys, sounds like a good plan.
Will try that tomorrow
Will try that tomorrow
The standoffs come with the G5 case, holding the apple motherboard in place. The need to be broken off with a pair of pliers, and glued into new positions as per the guide.
I know your initial post is a few years old but I am an audio technology teacher and I have 4 power mac g5's that I want to upgrade like you did. I want to follow along with your post, word for word but I don't know what "standoffs" are. Those little pegs you have attached to the motherboard. What are those and where do you get them from?
Hi kiwisincebirth,
1. The reason I didn't use the original G5 drive cage is because I used it in one of my other G5 mods, and this build is for my 74 year old father who thinks 500GB is utterly huge! Also, those hard drive rail mounting screws are worth their weight in gold, so I will be using them in another build as well.
2. I was thinking the exact same thing.
3. I gave this a lot of thought. Keeping the build modest also kept down the heat generation. The temps are great! It idles between 32 and 37 degrees C, and peaks at 50 during a Geekbench. The G5 case is amazingly porous. I'm only running an i3 and I am not over clocking, so not much heat is generated. There is so much open open space in the case that no heat can really build up. It simply flows out. The power supply is idling for the most part and is cold to the touch. The warmest part is just above the passive heat sink on the graphics card. I have yet to do a full heat test, but I don't think I will need to add a fan. If I have to add a fan, I will probably use the original real panel exhaust fan mounts as you suggest. I really do like how silent it is.
Thank you for your well thought out suggestions. Your cowling suggestion is one I might implement if heat does become an issue.
Much appreciated!
chaos
in this build the hot air generated inside the PSU is being blown out of the front of the case. Why did you not install the PSU internals in the original Apple PSU enclosure and replace the two Apple 60mm fans with quiet alternatives?
2: The whole concept of the build is "simple", so rebuilding the original PSU with new internals and fans would not fit into the original concept. The build was completed in only one day. Rebuilding the original PSU would have certainly added to that.
- chaos