Recent content by Th3iPodM0N

I've been more and more disappointed with the direction Apple is going. And I think this is the end. Probably won't buy or build another Mac. Not that it's unexpected. It isn't. But I'm slightly worried for the future of the Mac. Mostly windows compatibility and bootcamp. But oh well. Given...

All those screws you still see on the bottom of the tray you need to remove. The tray comes in two halves, and they seperate like a big sandwich. And the big arm that slides back and forth that locks the door to the case also needs to come out as well. I can’t quite remember how to get that out...

I'd really like this to be true honestly. Been thinking about jumping to AMD for a while and while it isn't a huge deal to get an AMD hack working, I'd rather it be "native" if this somehow turns out to be true.

Hmmm....hadn't thought about that actually...not a bad idea. I'd have to figure out a way to actually mount the ports in there and probably remove the drive door as well, but I don't think it'd be too difficult. And there's probably a way to make it reversible if I decided that I reeeeeaaaally...

While I'm a fan of the OEM looking front ports, I would definitely like to have a working front audio jack and more than one front USB port. I'm kinda posting a query out here to see what you guys thought of alternatives to the laser hive front panel kits. I've already tried my best to rewire...

Very cool! I like the nice clean look for the back, taking cues from the new cheese grater and the old one. What did you use for the front panel?

Yep, the shelf is still supported. I have it attached at the front of the case with the stock mounting point. It has it's own standoff right above where the stock airport card would be. Then I also have the little GPU bracket thingy that holds up the shelf as well. The little plastic bracket...

More updates! Well, minor really. I finally ditched my nVidia GPU. I wished I had done this sooner honestly. I got a fairly good deal on a RX 570. While it is used, I couldn't help myself with the price it was listed at. $80 and free shipping. Plus, I got it in like four days. And it works...

Thanks very much!

It's been a while, sorry for lack of updates. Here we can see my absolute mess of wiring. In the end, the Front USB, POWER LED and Switch all work fine, but my front audio port does not. It might be a loose solder connection or something. I'm not sure. But for now, I don't really care to be...

Cutting the Case! After cutting all the stuff I used a file to sand off the rough edges and to clean it up a little bit. Overall, I think it turned out really good. I was actually expecting to not have any clearance for the ethernet or top audio port. Much better than I thought it'd...

Yep! I quickly came to the conclusion that yes, the connecter is pictured like that. I don't know why they have the weird description under the picture like in the diagram I had stating that this was the view from top-down for the motherboard or whatever. Whatever it said, it confused the heck...

Work has progressed slowly, but surely. I got my Mobo set in place, the standoffs are welded to the sidewall of the case. It looks a million times better than the last time I tried this. The clearance between the exhaust fans and the Mobo is very VERY tight. It's actually resting on the...

So, plans have slightly changed. Car repairs unfortunately come first. But along with that, they're also horribly expensive. So I've had to change course slightly. Nevertheless, I have most of the stuff in order to accomplish most of my goals. I started out with the PSU. The one in this...

You might recognize me from the Mac Pro 1,1 Ultimate Budget Kludge Job. Recently, I came into possession of some super awesome old Apple stuff while working at Experimax. I guy brought in several old Macs to see what they were worth to us for trade in or to make working or something. He wanted...