i9-Gigabyte Designare Z390 ATX in Powermac G5 Alu Chassis

[Mikkmakk66]

Mikkmac66's Build:
Gigabyte Designare Z390 (Thunderbolt 3) - i9 9900K - RADEON RX 570
Built into an old G5 PowerMac Case

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Components New

Gigabyte Z390 Designare (Intel LGA 1151/ATX/Thunderbolt) Motherboard
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K8RJZRG

Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32 GB 2666Mhz. DDR4 CL16 DIMM Memory, Kit of 2
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XKSPW5V/

Intel i9-9900K Processor
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005404P9I/

CORSAIR HYDRO SERIES H60 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler, 120mm CPU Cooler
https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-Hydro-Liquid-Cooler-Radiator/dp/B079NXZQBC/

MSI Radeon RX 570 8GB Graphics Card
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076Y93L8F

Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB SSD - for system
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-970-EVO-Plus-MZ-V7S500B/dp/B07M7Q21N7/

Samsung 860 EVO 500 GB 2.5" SATA 3. SSD - for data
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-500GB-Internal-MZ-76E500B-AM/dp/B0781Z7Y3S/

Asus DVD writer, DRW-245MT - I still got something on DVD I like to access
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D2CO8WO/

Corsair ML140 Pro Led White Fan - for case front
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G5I6MSE/

Corsair ML120 Pro Led White Fan - for case rear
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G5I6MUW/

Corsair RM650i silence, 650W Powers Supply
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0140RR8GC/


Fenvi FV-T919 WiFi/Bluetooth Network Adapter - out of box support for macOS
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VCCZS54

9 Pin USB Header Male 1 to Female splitter
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076Q8685Y


Already Owned

Lexar 16 GB USB 2 Memory stick
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0021AG2AE/

PowerMac G5 Case

Apple pro Keyboard (I prefer mechanical keyboards).

Logitech MX Master Mouse
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DHDFW5V/

Creative Inspire T7900 Speakers

Snowball ICE USB Microphone
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006DIA77E/

Dell 27” LED UltraSharp U2717D Monitor
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D402Z28/

Asus 27” Led PB278Q Monitor
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XV151JQ/

Logitech HD Webcam C525
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004WO8HQ4/


Case Conversion Components

G5 Full ATX conversion kit with integrated PSU mount (Standard)
https://www.thelaserhive.com/product/g5-atx-kit-psu-holder/

Pressed Mesh Fan Grill
https://www.thelaserhive.com/product/pressed-mesh-fan-grill/

Fan Radiator Brackets(2*140) - For the radiator I had to do custom fitting
https://www.thelaserhive.com/product/fanradiator-brackets/

Front panel Conversion: 4xUSB with white LED
https://www.thelaserhive.com/product/front-panel-conversion/



Comments

This is my second hackingtosh build. I basically did the first one to find out how it was working. The first one was based on an Asus P8z68-V Pro/gen 3 MB and an i5-2500K. It worked out quite well. So I decided to build a more UpToDate machine for my day to day use. (I do own 5 genuine Macs, also.)

For the software installation I did a lot of research all over the internet, but pretty much ended up following the great Golden Build guide of @CaseySJ that can be found here:

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/success-gigabyte-designare-z390-thunderbolt-3-i7-9700k-amd-rx-580.267551/

As the software of my build is close to his build, I found a lot of tips on how to prepare the BIOS, and what kexts to use to get everything working.

I prefer to keep my system stable, and I also need to have access to some older software. So I choose to stay on Mojave for now.


Videos of the builds process:

Part1: The Case conversion

Part 2: The components

Part 3:The build of the pc

Part 4: Load an temperatures

Part 5: The benchmarks


Things that are working:

• Sleep, Wake, Reboot,Shutdown​
• Wifi, Bluetooth, Handoff, Airdrop via added Fenvi ethernet card.​
• Imessage, Quicklook, Preview, facetime, Appstore​
• Both Onboard Ethernet​
• Dual Monitors with accelerated video from RX 570​
• All USB​
• On board Audio​
• Trim on both SSD drives NVME and SATA​

Not working

• On boardMotherboard wifi Bluetooth​

Pictures:

CPU Mounted

RAM Mounted

CPU cooler mounted

DVD writer Mounted

PSU Mounted

MB mounted

Antennas for wifi mounted

Almost there...

Front fans and Radiator

Wifi - Bluetooth Card in place

SSD drive bay

Frontview

Sideview1

Sideview2:

Rear view.

After cable clean up.

Up and running!​

 

[peterjansen]

wauw, very impressive, and really well explained, good videos, it looks like quite a lot of work, I did the lazy version 1 year ago, without cutting the case and a mATX board, but I might pick up another powermac G5 case to put new components in.

 

[craighazan]

Another good example of using the G5 case, lots of space for different layouts and configurations. I think this is why its so popular among Modders, you can build unique systems to suit your requirements. @Mikkmakk66 your case looks similar to mine, is it the 2004 version?.

 

[Mikkmakk66]

Another good example of using the G5 case, lots of space for different layouts and configurations. I think this is why its so popular among Modders, you can build unique systems to suit your requirements. @Mikkmakk66 your case looks similar to mine, is it the 2004 version?.

Hi

My case is the 2005 version, the exact model:

Power Macintosh G5 2.7 DP (PCI-X) Specs (Early 2005, M9749LL/A, PowerMac7,3, A1047, 2061): EveryMac.com

Technical specifications for the Power Macintosh G5 2.7 DP (PCI-X). Dates sold, processor type, memory info, hard drive details, price and more.

everymac.com

And in my opinion : Even it is more 15 years old , the case is still very solid and good looking

 

[Mikkmakk66]

wauw, very impressive, and really well explained, good videos, it looks like quite a lot of work, I did the lazy version 1 year ago, without cutting the case and a mATX board, but I might pick up another powermac G5 case to put new components in.

Thanks - Go ahead! , it aint too timeconsuming, and the difficulty not so bad!

 

[craighazan]

And in my opinion : Even it is more 15 years old , the case is still very solid and good looking

I agree!. A really solid case and very good looking. Even after 15 years it’s still as good as many cases out there today.