The best G5 mod so far!!!

[Dr.GLU]

I started moding G5 case back in 2014
Over the years I did 3 case.
The first 2 case all used laser hive back plates and internal mounting brackets.
They looked ok but I feel that back of the case has been ruined by the big cut outs.


With this project I set out to make the best looking G5 Hackintosh. I wanted go all out and make it the ultimate mod that has never been done before.


I wanted the case to keep all the original ports and the ports must work and retain much of the original internals as possible.
I also wanted the internals to be upgradable in the future.
Replace motherboard and CPU,
Upgrade graphics card.

Here is the result.....

I will place some photos of how I made this.

 

[Dr.GLU]

As promised, I took some notes and photos along my journey.

I started off with 2 G5 case.

The normal gen1 G5 was just for parts.

The final main unit is a G5 case with a WIFI bar at the back. I found this case to be better suited for my final project.

Start off by gutting the 2 systems.
but I kept everything in a box as my aim is to use much of the original parts as possible.

 

[Dr.GLU]

Now you need to find yourself a nice big table. I was lucky I had one that I don’t use lol..

I took out the internals of the mac PSU and put in a normal PC PSU inside. Note this was a test PSU
My Final PSU I used the internals of a Thermaltake so it’s a lot more powerful and supports 1080Ti GTX.

 

[Dr.GLU]

I should have been more careful cutting the back socket board. it looks like my dog did it.

 

[Dr.GLU]

I did some final fittings of the MB, graphics card. Note this test unit i used a laser hive mounting bracket... It wasn't the best option for me as it was hard to move it around and was hard to work it. So the final unit i used a MB mounting bracket from an old LianLi case. Model PC-50.

At this stage I am working out a sway to hold the graphics card in place.

 

[steeg370]

Thanks for sharing! I realy like the way you managed to use the i/o back plate.
What did you use for the 2 networks ports?

 

[Dr.GLU]

Note that this system had all original fans... they all got wired up and they all work. I fired up the system and the noise level was out of control and was driving me nuts

 

[Dr.GLU]

Thanks for sharing! I realy like the way you managed to use the i/o back plate.
What did you use for the 2 networks ports?

This is what i used.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Cat5-RJ4...564662?hash=item4b1ab43436:g:O6YAAOSwPCVX-1ZQ

However, I cut the original Gray socket plate out and replaced the white ones. so the back network sockets looks factory.

 

[Mr.Isaac]

I did the same thing.
I put the Thermaltake power supply inside of the Mac G5 power supply.

 

[NZRichard]

I did the same thing.
I put the Thermaltake power supply inside of the Mac G5 power supply.

Which Thermaltake power supply did you use? ATX? Power? Thanks for sharing.