Lazy Modding ...

[djulink]

Humble Modding ...

Hi all,

I've been reading a lot from this forum to get my project done.
Here's the result (sorry for crappy iPhone 4 pictures)

The components:

- Phenom II x4 965 Black Edition (OC' @ 4,015 Ghz)
- Gigabtye GM 880-UD2H
- Gigabyte GTX 560 TI OC (@ 900 Mhz OOTB)
- CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
- 2 x 4 GB Kingston Value 1333 DDR3
- LG Blu-Ray Combo 10x
- OCZ 120 GB Agility 3 SSD (System)
- 2 x WD Green Caviar 1,5TB (Data)
- Front I/O Kit from BlackCH (@ InsanelyMac) : top quality job
- LEPA G-MAS 750
- D-LINK Adaptor USB WiFi-N 150 Mbps DWA-127


I wanted to use my already owned ATX Gigabyte (GA MA770T-UD3), but at the same time I wanted to keep the HDD in their original place: dilemma... so after a little dremeling (Toh!), I figured out, it would be better to switch to mATX: I found a cheap Gigabyte GM 880-UD2H on ebay and went with it.


ATX

mATX

Epoxy-ed it to the case - txs to Steve.



"Et voilà"





I still need to figure out a way to get the inside wires clean (BTW any ideas are welcome): IN PROGRESS
It's mainly a Gaming/MultiMedia machine at the moment, so I did not look up to dualboot and install OSX.

It's a low budget mod also : 750€ (including Dremel).

Txs a lot TonyMac for all provided infos to mod a Powermac G5 with not too much effort ...

 

[dddirtman]

nice job but u might be best to get an intel cpu in this build...
so u can use tonymac's methods to get osx in your build.
these procedures do not support amd processors.....
note item 1 2 3 in the site rules......
http://www.tonymacx86.com/faq.php<

 

[chaosdesigns]

An all-round nice simple mod. How are your temps? I would recommend using some nylon cable ties to tidy up the wiring, since you asked.

 

[djulink]

Hi,
Sorry but I did not understand "what are your temps"; what do you want to know ?
Txs for the tip about nylon ties, I'll be looking for that.

 

[chaosdesigns]

Sorry, I wasn't clear. What temperature is your CPU running at while it is idle, and while it is under load? I am worried that without rear fans that your CPU might overheat.

 

[eelhead]

If you ever try to go OS X we do not support AMD install, that being said not bad for a quick mod job.

 

[djulink]

Temps are :

IDLE mode :
- CPU = 28°C
- GPU = 30°C
- CASE = 32°C
LOAD mode :
- CPU = 48°C
- GPU = 65°C
- CASE = 38°C

But more than that, it's completely quiet : have never heard so few from a PC before. The few (and not so frequent) warm air produced by the PSU seems to drain off well from the 140 mm PSU Fan, trough the Hyper 212 EVO 140 mm Fan, trough the 2x80mm case exhaust, helped by the transparent panel design.

EDIT : It's been a month now, and I've been using it each day. Still impressed by the low noise level