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I think you did exactly the same thing as i did? But, I get that the colour on the cables can be misleading as the volts dont mind what colour the cable is and it great you took the time to explain with better pictures. :) I hope that helps others too. What i find strange is that when wired...

Hi, folks the fans can be modded to run near silently. There are PWM fans with non standard wiring. I can confirm it works. with the right fan controller they are awesome. Awesome Mod Dr. Glu! https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/info-on-g5-fans.69889/

Yup hypnotic correct. You will need to make a custom cable going to the fans from the original male g5 cpu fan connector, and another custom cable from the original female 6 pin socket going to two standard pwm connectors. Also check and double check your wiring and test it first, before...

Oh the reason why it is only six pins on that front cpu connector is because the original fans share the fixed 12v and Ground pins. Just in case you are wondering why it is not eight.

If you are looking for a pin-out for the original fans and that connector and socket you can find one here. https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/info-on-g5-fans.69889/ The original g5 fans work in a similar way to PWM and are four pin fans, but, they are wired differently. Good luck

Sorry to hear of your PSU mod has not gone to plan. If you considering modding a psu to fit in the original apple PSU housing there are some small form factor SFX PSU's, that with a little modding to the original housing, fit without having to take a PSU apart. I used one in my g5 mod...

Hi Poljapp, I took a similar this approach for my first G5 mod. Used existing atx case back and tray, chopped it up and bolted it to the g5 chasis. http://www.tonymacx86.com/powermac-g5/154451-2004-g5-atx-conversion-using-bitfenix-neos-case.html I still use that machine. It's solid...

Its very quiet. Sorry my i7 920 was over clocked from 2.4 to 3.8ghz. Running at higher voltage too. 70c was impressive giving how much i was pushing the cpu. All cpu's are different. I could never get this up to 4.0ghz with raising the voltage to a dangerous level At Stock clocks it...

Hello Thij, I managed to get the cooler master 212 evo v2 to fit in my first mod. here .http://www.tonymacx86.com/powermac-g5/154451-2004-g5-atx-conversion-using-bitfenix-neos-case.html It was tight though. Incidentally the cooler master was very solid performer. At least as good as...

Thanks for the encouragement and comments stiligFox & voidfahrenheit. Those icy dock brackets are very nice. Might be a run on them from forum members here. :)

The rest of the build. GPU Msi 770 GTX (Already owned) CPU i7 4970k MB MSI Z97M Gaming RAM Crucial Ballistix Elite (16GB) Water- Cooler SilverStone Tundra SST-TD03-E Previously owned Samsung SSD Evo 850 & SSHD Seagate 1tb Drives. I chose the msi motherboard, having previously owned an...

Middle shelf. I used a simple angle bracket and the existing PCI-E slot makers plastics to get this on the original existing mount points. I needed to take about 6-7cm off the shelf to ensure it was not too clove to my main board. Out with the jigsaw, cut and sand it down and as I did with...

PSU Fitting. Next mod was the power supply. I had discussed some ideas for power supply selection on the forums. http://www.tonymacx86.com/powermac-g5/164826-what-would-you-do-differently-have-two-g5-cases-mod.html and here...

The G5 fans. They are Delta fans. They are not silent, but, they push a lot of air. Very high CFM. If you modify like PWM fans with a controller and not like standard PC Fan. They can be run at 5v relatively quietly. I searched the forums and found a pinout guide on an old thread...

The main case mod goals i had in mind. To use the G5 fans. To keep the same airflow. Not take out the top shelf Balancing keeping the G5 as original as I can without compromising on the build. The core mods that i made: (beyond fitting laser hive's 120 low mATX Kit): G5 Fan Mod...

Thanks i did check out your build. Looks good. Fanless "sounds great", but, the heat will follow any airflow and you don't really want hot air "pulled" near your cpu or gpu by their mighty fans. Might be totally ok in a g5 case though as they are giant heat-sinks anyway.

Hey Lazurus, had a look at your build. 32gb of ram, wow thats a lot are you doing any 3d animation or heavy HD/4k video editing? Might be overkill for an everyday computer just now. i would buy 16gb of quality RAM now and possibly upgrade to 32gb if needed. I would also agree with trs96. If...

If you still thinking of putting a PSU at the base of a g5, I stumbled onto some really exciting SFF psu from silverstone's SFX series. http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=524&area=en They have a 500w version with 120mm fan a 600w version with 80mm fan. They also have a 700w...

H lazarus, I have nowhere near the experience neilhart has. His mods are refined pieces of modding art. I am just a happy amateur who missed his old g5 case. I also started with two g5 cases, although, I did not get them for the bargain price you did. Good work! I completed one mod...

Hi NormantheOwl, That cable would certainly not work and kill PSU / system with fireworks as akhilv1 explained. As akhilv1 says the connector is of the same type as an "8 Pin EPS connector", but, the pin-outs, the wiring is NOT the same. The pin-out is like a molex connector. In that...