- Joined
- Sep 18, 2011
- Messages
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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z490m GamingX
- CPU
- i5 10500
- Graphics
- RX460
- Mac
I'm working on modding a 2001 PowerMac G4 model M5183 to hold the following:
Z490M micro ATX Gaming X motherboard
i5 10500 processor
36 GB DDR4 Ram
500 GB M.2 SSD Hard Drive
700 Watt Power Supply
The case design has the motherboard mounted on the side door, which opens downwards to lay flat on the table. I always thought that this was so cool because you could flip open the door, and laying out in front of you was pretty much everything you needed to get to inside the computer.
The downside is that where the motherboard is mounted, when you close the door, the fan barely fits and blows against the side of the power supply. The case overall appears to have poor circulation. I have been looking at water cooling to get around the issue. Using a water cooler means drilling tons of holes or a few large ones in the bottom of the case to accommodate the airflow from the radiator fans.
However, I'd much rather innovate something that modded the case as little as possible. So far, I've done really well at preserving the case while making minimum mods to it to accommodate the motherboard. One potential work around I've come up with is to flip the power supply so that the power-supply fan is facing the cpu fan. It might seem ridiculous at first, but I have seen super compact systems use a similar technique.
Can I use my power-supply as an exit/vent for the hot air being pushed out of my processor fan? If worse comes to worst, I can reconcile myself to using a water cooler. I just want to avoid it if at all possible.
Z490M micro ATX Gaming X motherboard
i5 10500 processor
36 GB DDR4 Ram
500 GB M.2 SSD Hard Drive
700 Watt Power Supply
The case design has the motherboard mounted on the side door, which opens downwards to lay flat on the table. I always thought that this was so cool because you could flip open the door, and laying out in front of you was pretty much everything you needed to get to inside the computer.
The downside is that where the motherboard is mounted, when you close the door, the fan barely fits and blows against the side of the power supply. The case overall appears to have poor circulation. I have been looking at water cooling to get around the issue. Using a water cooler means drilling tons of holes or a few large ones in the bottom of the case to accommodate the airflow from the radiator fans.
However, I'd much rather innovate something that modded the case as little as possible. So far, I've done really well at preserving the case while making minimum mods to it to accommodate the motherboard. One potential work around I've come up with is to flip the power supply so that the power-supply fan is facing the cpu fan. It might seem ridiculous at first, but I have seen super compact systems use a similar technique.
Can I use my power-supply as an exit/vent for the hot air being pushed out of my processor fan? If worse comes to worst, I can reconcile myself to using a water cooler. I just want to avoid it if at all possible.