- Joined
- Nov 25, 2010
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- Motherboard
- AsRock X570M Pro4
- CPU
- Ryzen 3700x
- Graphics
- RX 580
It all started on this forum, when I saw the builds that several others had done with the G4 Cube. Thanks to Neilhart, Mactester, Chaosdesigns and a host of others for the inspiration to tackle one of these little pieces of history. In early February the quest began to find a decent cube and attempt to build it from its retro form into a quiet, functional and attractive vintage showpiece for my home office.
I quickly found out that these cubes aren't easy to find. Shipping costs to Canada from the USA were prohibitively expensive, not to mention reading about several purchasers that found their cubes cracked or damaged from transit. Scouring Craigslist every day eventually paid off, as I found an 7/10 specimen that with some polishing moved up to a 9/10. No cracks in the perspex, just some scratches mainly on the back of the unit. It had a sticker on it "Property of University of British Columbia" so obviously had been in a business environment for most of it's life.
I paid 150.00 dollars for the cube, speakers, keyboard, external PSU and 15" Studio Display. Not too bad I thought. With the limited 1024x768 resolution of the monitor, I found and purchased a mint condition Apple 20" Cinema Display (the acrylic one to match the cube) the very same day. A priority goal in this project, as I already mentioned; is to accent the look of my office. The Cube/Cinema combo is a real winner in achieving that end.
Upon getting it home, I went to work with the Macguires ScratchX that I use on my motorcycle paint to remove minor scuffs and scratches. The product worked well and didn't cost me anything as I had it in the garage already.
The Finished Result
The 20" Cinema Display to match
I will continue this thread in several additional posts of the build progress. I hope the forum members enjoy it as much as I've enjoyed this project so far.
-Ersterhernd
I quickly found out that these cubes aren't easy to find. Shipping costs to Canada from the USA were prohibitively expensive, not to mention reading about several purchasers that found their cubes cracked or damaged from transit. Scouring Craigslist every day eventually paid off, as I found an 7/10 specimen that with some polishing moved up to a 9/10. No cracks in the perspex, just some scratches mainly on the back of the unit. It had a sticker on it "Property of University of British Columbia" so obviously had been in a business environment for most of it's life.
I paid 150.00 dollars for the cube, speakers, keyboard, external PSU and 15" Studio Display. Not too bad I thought. With the limited 1024x768 resolution of the monitor, I found and purchased a mint condition Apple 20" Cinema Display (the acrylic one to match the cube) the very same day. A priority goal in this project, as I already mentioned; is to accent the look of my office. The Cube/Cinema combo is a real winner in achieving that end.
Upon getting it home, I went to work with the Macguires ScratchX that I use on my motorcycle paint to remove minor scuffs and scratches. The product worked well and didn't cost me anything as I had it in the garage already.
The Finished Result
The 20" Cinema Display to match
I will continue this thread in several additional posts of the build progress. I hope the forum members enjoy it as much as I've enjoyed this project so far.
-Ersterhernd