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I have an old Power Mac G5 case that I want to create a hackintosh in. This is my first build and kinda my dream project right now.
First I want to know if its possible.
Will there be issues with a new motherboard not fitting the case. On that note what motherboards fit the case.
I want to use an Intel i7 processor, should I wait for the Haswell release or am I gonna be wasting my time and money.
The graphics card must support at least HDMI and Thunderbolt. Display port is an added bonus.
I will have a 64GB SSD and at least a 2TB 720RPM HDD or a VelociRaptor 1TB drive turned into a FusionDrive to boot form my boot disk. Then I will also have at most 8TB in RAID 0 drives for my media library. So I will need at least 2 6MB/s SATA and 2MB/s SATA connections on the motherboard.
As for USB the more 3.0 the better.
Taking suggestions on AC WiFi cards. Must support 10/100/1000 Ethernet.
Does anyone know an easy way to redo the front pannel wiring to work with the new board?
Can I put USB 3.0 ports on the front?
Optical drive not needed.
Please let me know your thoughts, experience, or if I'm completely out of my mind and it will never work. Like I said this is my first build so I'm ready for some serious WTF moments and a couple nights crying in the fetal position trying to figure out why I tried this in the first place.
First I want to know if its possible.
Will there be issues with a new motherboard not fitting the case. On that note what motherboards fit the case.
I want to use an Intel i7 processor, should I wait for the Haswell release or am I gonna be wasting my time and money.
The graphics card must support at least HDMI and Thunderbolt. Display port is an added bonus.
I will have a 64GB SSD and at least a 2TB 720RPM HDD or a VelociRaptor 1TB drive turned into a FusionDrive to boot form my boot disk. Then I will also have at most 8TB in RAID 0 drives for my media library. So I will need at least 2 6MB/s SATA and 2MB/s SATA connections on the motherboard.
As for USB the more 3.0 the better.
Taking suggestions on AC WiFi cards. Must support 10/100/1000 Ethernet.
Does anyone know an easy way to redo the front pannel wiring to work with the new board?
Can I put USB 3.0 ports on the front?
Optical drive not needed.
Please let me know your thoughts, experience, or if I'm completely out of my mind and it will never work. Like I said this is my first build so I'm ready for some serious WTF moments and a couple nights crying in the fetal position trying to figure out why I tried this in the first place.