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rombzg's G5 Mod in progress…
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Since last fall, I work on a PowerMac G5 case.
I like the design of the Mac Pro 2012, I doesn't hate my current PC case but I want to try to make a G5 mod.
In october 2015, I bought a PowerMac G5 on Ebay but the case is not in perfect state. I bought an other case.
The back foot with the left side are a little twisted and a lot of scratch. I can untwist the case with my equipment, but for the scratch I don't have the same color "metal aluminum" for painting my case, I think I will wait for this part…
Components
- Asus Maximus Formula VII Motherboard ✔
- Intel i7-4790k 4.00GHz Processor ✔
- Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400MHz 32GO (8GO x4) ✔
- Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GO SSD (Mac OS) ✔
- Samsung 500GO HDD (Carbon Copy Cloner Backup) ✔
- Samsung 1TO HDD (Windows) ✔
- Gigabyte GTX 770 2GO Graphics Card ✔
- Apple Broadcom Bcm94360cd - 802.11 A/B/G/N/AC + Bluetooth 4.0 ✔
- Dell UltraSharp U2414H 24-inch 1920x1080 ✔
- Apple Cinema Display / Thunderbolt Display ✘
- Apple Wired Keyboard ✔
- Magic Trackpad 2 ✘
- Microsoft Comfort Mouse 6000 ✔
Mods
- PowerMac G5 1,8GHz ✔
- BlackCH mods - G5 ATX Adapter Cables ✔
- G5 ATX kit with PSU holder ✔
Installation
I used UniBeast for create the USB key installation, no need something else for install Mac OS.
And this is the Geekbench result
Part 1: Cutting ✔
I cut the back side to put a motherboard tray, I have not yet cut I waiting my motherboard tray before for testing.
Part 2: Mac Startup sound ✔
I tested with raspberry pi my Mac Startup. It works !
Part 3: Motherboard support ✔
Ready for my Maximus Motherboard !
Part 4: Back panel ✔
To be continued… 
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