- Joined
- Mar 26, 2013
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- Motherboard
- Custom
- CPU
- i3-2120 3.3GHz
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 260 192 core
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Thought you might like to see my cheap and nasty G4 case mod
Video:
[video=youtube;rvJhsrWSr58]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=rvJhsrWSr58[/video]
This was done with a full size ATX GA-Z77-DS3H.
It's not the prettiest build but the case I bought was from eBay for £9 and although ok wasn't nice enough to do a thorough mod with.
The only hardcore work that had to be done was using an angle grinder to take a chunk out of the metal corner to help the mobo fit.
The custom made tray meant the plastic catch had to go and now the door is held shut by the padlock mechanism.
The power button is from an old HP case and mounted cheekily behind the DVD door so the tray open button will power on the machine (has quite a nice action). I couldn't fathom how to rewire the original and had no intention of using an optical drive so it didn't really matter.
Using the stock CPU cooler and a rather nifty PCIe slot extraction fan which pulls heat away from the hefty GPU. Gives good ambient and GPU die temps with minimal noise.
Some pics as well:
Second hand GPU needed some cleaning:
Trying it out for size:
Power Supply has ludicrously short cables which means it always looks messy:
Sitting pretty using an Apple wired Keyboard (with USB Bluetooth dongle attached) and a Magic Mouse:
Video:
[video=youtube;rvJhsrWSr58]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=rvJhsrWSr58[/video]
This was done with a full size ATX GA-Z77-DS3H.
It's not the prettiest build but the case I bought was from eBay for £9 and although ok wasn't nice enough to do a thorough mod with.
The only hardcore work that had to be done was using an angle grinder to take a chunk out of the metal corner to help the mobo fit.
The custom made tray meant the plastic catch had to go and now the door is held shut by the padlock mechanism.
The power button is from an old HP case and mounted cheekily behind the DVD door so the tray open button will power on the machine (has quite a nice action). I couldn't fathom how to rewire the original and had no intention of using an optical drive so it didn't really matter.
Using the stock CPU cooler and a rather nifty PCIe slot extraction fan which pulls heat away from the hefty GPU. Gives good ambient and GPU die temps with minimal noise.
Some pics as well:
Second hand GPU needed some cleaning:
Trying it out for size:
Power Supply has ludicrously short cables which means it always looks messy:
Sitting pretty using an Apple wired Keyboard (with USB Bluetooth dongle attached) and a Magic Mouse: