My G5 case mod 2012

[azntrutek]

Parts List :


- Motherboard: Asus P9X79 Deluxe : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131799&Tpk=asus%20x79%20deluxe
- CPU : Intel Core I7 3930K sandy Bridge 3.2Ghz : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492
- Ram : 32GB Kingston 1600Mhz DDR3 : http://microcenter.com/product/3700...l_Desktop_Memory_Kit_(Four_4GB_Memory_Modules)
- OCZ Agility 3 240GB SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227924
- Power Supply OZC 800 Silencer: http://microcenter.com/product/407825/Silencer_Mk_III_750W_ATX_Modular_Power_Supply
- HIS 6950 2gb GDRR5 video card : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161359
- Powermac G5 case : Local Craigslist

This is the first G5 case mod hackintosh that i have ever built. In my opinion the G5 case is the very solid and good looking case for desktop. I like its look so much that i start to did some research and came across to tonymacx86 site. After reading so many post/photos on this site i finally decided to pull the trigger to built one. My purposes are to build a window pc in a G5 case and try to keep everything look as close to the stock G5 as possible.

i'm on mission hunting for a G5 case....after days of searching....found 1 on local Craigslist for $40 buckerru..


Gutting out all apple's internal parts ....bare bones


Ordered back plate and mobo's tray... use an old ATX mobo to do laid out to see where thing goes..


in the meant time gutting out G5's power supply ....


so with ATX power supply...


Transffering......


Back plate, mobo's tray arrival.....fitting...measuring (twice)....cutting (1)....


Drilling..riveting time...


Mobo's tray and stand off insert...cables routing...


Mobo, Cpu, Ram , video card ...etc moving in to their new home ....


Wrapping up.....


Add fan's grill and dust filters....


Mission accomplished..... everything run smooth and quiet at it should be...Window 8 and snow leopard (10.6.8) run very smooth and fast. My built can't run Snow mountain because the motherboard and graphic card aren't supported .

 

[millsmillsmills]

I really like the look of that mobo tray. Very clean build!


How's the cooling on this setup? I just finished my case and am figruing out a layout for the internals right now and was going to do something very similar to this.

 

[chaosdesigns]

Very nice build. Inspires me to build a 4th G5 mod!

chaos

 

[ersterhernd]

Yes, very good job!

 

[azntrutek]

It's run very cool. Its idled at 29-31C and when I played " left 4 dead" game on it for about 2 hrs The cpu temp never pass 48C.

 

[laurenzuri]

where did you get the back plate & mobo Tray from?

 

[Dschijn]

where did you get the back plate & mobo Tray from?

It's a Mountain Mods.

 

[laurenzuri]

Thanks so much I just got my MOBO

 

[yancyv8]

This honestly looks amazing other than the cabling job. I just got my powermac g5 case in the mail and I'm trying to make it looks as stock as possible inside while having all the better components. This is fantastic work man!

Nice job! Where did you buy your mac parts from? The heatsink cover, the fan brackets, and the separator between the cpu and the gpu?

 

[azntrutek]

All the Mac parts came with the case. it was a none working G5 unit that i got it from my local Craigslist. i stripped it down and save what i needed for my mod ... Fans, divider, heatsink cover
...etc.