Powermac G5 case mod with cable management and hot swap hdd tray

[Trhooper123]

Hard drive rack looks amazing! I'm planning a G5 mod right now, wondering if you'd be willing to send me the file you used?

Here you go, You cannot attach dwg files so I uploaded it to Mega so everyone can have the download link. I recommend Pololu for cutting as they provide an excellent service for the price. I used two of the Obsidian Series 800D SATA 6Gb/s Upgrade Kit with the cage as well.

hard drice caddy Final.dwg (70 KB)

 

[Nessie]

Here you go, You cannot attach dwg files so I uploaded it to Mega so everyone can have the download link. I recommend Pololu for cutting as they provide an excellent service for the price. I used two of the Obsidian Series 800D SATA 6Gb/s Upgrade Kit with the cage as well.

hard drice caddy Final.dwg (70 KB)

Thanks so much Hooper!

 

[Trhooper123]

Hey everyone, I know it has been a while since I posted an update. I ordered all the parts last week and I just finished everything today. I am not going to go into details about the install because it is common knowledge on the forum. I have managed to get hdmi audio working though. I used shanterg's guide here to make it work. Ended up reinstalling about 6 times before I finally made a backup, then after the backup I managed to get it working. Go figure. Anyways here are some pics for everyone. Enjoy!

The final parts list is as follows.

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H
CPU
Intel Core i-5-3570k Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz
GPU
EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-KR GeForce GTX 660
RAM
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB)
Cooler
Corsair Hydro H60
PSU
Corsair HX650
Blu Ray Drive
LG UH12NS29
Hard Drives
Western Digital Green 3TB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Samsung Pro 840 128GB

Here was my solution for supporting the hard drive bay. I put 4 screws in the top securing it to the section where the blu ray drive is, and then I put this fan controller under it to support it if needed.

Here is one of the parts I used for the native wifi card, I bought if off ebay here

and here is the native wifi card, also purchased off ebay here

And here it is in its current location

Monitors are 2x Asus ve-278q speakers are energy take classic

Desk is Ikea expedit with a custom shelf installed ontop. You can see where I installed a 4 usb 3.0 hub in the shelf.

Close up of the hub

Samsung 40 inch tv. This install is in my bedroom

Here are the led backlights around the TV on

And here is the shelf with my av receiver, blu ray player, dvr box, and xbox 360.


What do you all think? Opinions are greatly appreciated.

 

[Dschijn]

Nice! Maybe one more fan to directly support the GPU with fresh air?

 

[rick26]

Awesome setup man!

Did you paint the Xbox yourself?

Great idea with the USB ports!

Rick,

 

[akhilv1]

Hey everyone, I know it has been a while since I posted an update. I ordered all the parts last week and I just finished everything today. I am not going to go into details about the install because it is common knowledge on the forum. I have managed to get hdmi audio working though. I used shanterg's guide here to make it work. Ended up reinstalling about 6 times before I finally made a backup, then after the backup I managed to get it working. Go figure. Anyways here are some pics for everyone. Enjoy!

The final parts list is as follows.

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H
CPU
Intel Core i-5-3570k Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz
GPU
EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-KR GeForce GTX 660
RAM
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB)
Cooler
Corsair Hydro H60
PSU
Corsair HX650
Blu Ray Drive
LG UH12NS29
Hard Drives
Western Digital Green 3TB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Samsung Pro 840 128GB

Here was my solution for supporting the hard drive bay. I put 4 screws in the top securing it to the section where the blu ray drive is, and then I put this fan controller under it to support it if needed.

Here is one of the parts I used for the native wifi card, I bought if off ebay here

and here is the native wifi card, also purchased off ebay here

What do you all think? Opinions are greatly appreciated.

Great to see there's someone else thinking the same way I do. I actually designed something really similar to yours, but then realized that Corsair no longer sells the backplanes, so I made an adaptable version of yours, but with a bit more on the features side of things. A build log will be coming soon, although I don't know if I have the time. Here's my version in case you wanted to take a look at the prelim stages. Since I have space left over in my plexi, i'm also cutting a sideways mount 5.25" bay adapter for the top and I'm making a motherboard backplate adapter.