Mac mini duo

[dj_aris]

Hi there! Which exact chip do you use for wifi + bluetooth on the same mPCIe card?

 

[kajaba]

I have Bluetooth and wifi on one card, but unfortunately the bluetooth doesnt work very well, so im using bluetooth usb key iogear (http://www.iogear.com/product/GBU521/)

 

[kajaba]

Currently I am upgrading my GT630 to Gainward GTX750 with passive cooling. Because this GPU is little bit huge, I plan to add a middle wooden part between these two mac minis. Will update you with the progress

 

[minihack]

Currently I am upgrading my GT630 to Gainward GTX750 with passive cooling. Because this GPU is little bit huge, I plan to add a middle wooden part between these two mac minis. Will update you with the progress

Sounds good. Would be nice to see the build process and the back of the case too so we can see how it all fits together.

I have a couple of empty Mac Mini cases here (plus my NUC build in a third!) so I am starting to think about what to do with them. One of them has the optical drive slot so I am thinking about making a media server perhaps and retiring my NUC.

 

[JaggedAce]

I second Neilhart's post would be great if we could get a more detailed guide on your amazing mod.
Thanks for sharing!

 

[kajaba]

So, later I bought a new GPU: Gainward Geforce GTX 750 silentFX. But that GPU is a lot bigger than my previous. So I need a new case

I decided to put between those mac minis I have now a wooden middle part, made from oak.

My parts are here:


In one mini case comes the GPU:


On top of that comes the wooden block with another mini, that holds Motherboard and all the other stuff:


I need this orientation of MB and GPU, because of short PCIexpress cable. It has to be really short.

Here is the MB without mac mini cases:



Dont worry. I keep you updated this time

 

[PsycoGeek]

Hello, I managed to build my first hackintosh that looks as close to mac mini as it is possible.From a friend I had an mac mini aluminum case with scratched top. So I cut the top part of the case and used another mac mini case bought from china

First, great job! I love the look of the stacked mini's!

Second, did you source the second case from eBay?

 

[kajaba]

nope. I bought it on taobao.com. But I think on ebay you get them too