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In the work process of doing another Power Mac G4 Cube hack using the Intel low profile mini-itx MB (DH61AG), see: viewtopic.php?f=76&t=41231
I came to the conclusion that I was no longer pleased with my original G4 Cube hack. So I pulled that hack apart yielding up these major components:
CPU - Intel i7 2600K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070&Tpk=i7%202600k
Memory - 8GB (2x 4GB DIMMs) Corsair XMS 3 DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315
Motherboard - Zotac H67ITX-C-E
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500064&Tpk=zotac%20h67itx
CPU Cooler - Zalman CNPS8000B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118098
I considered another scratch build case (see this link for my last prior scratch build OS X hack -
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=255646&hl=+scratch++build&fromsearch=1 ), but could not get up the energy and I did not have any pressing original ideas driving one. (delete the underscores in the link)
Anyway the standard for mods has been set (at least in my mind) by Attila Lukacs with his "Na'ir al Saif" . A must see for modders: http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2010/12/24/mod-of-the-year-2010/13
So I started casting about for a quality case for a new project. Lian Li does really quality designs and I saw the PC-Q25 and was immediately drawn to it mainly because of the SATA drive back plane. I could not find the case in silver (clear anodize) and settled for a black one at NewEgg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112339&Tpk=Lian%20li%20PC-q25 and here is link to Lian Li: http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=584&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=64
And a review from TECHSPOT: http://www.techspot.com/review/446-lian-li-pc-q25/
more to come
neil
I came to the conclusion that I was no longer pleased with my original G4 Cube hack. So I pulled that hack apart yielding up these major components:
CPU - Intel i7 2600K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070&Tpk=i7%202600k
Memory - 8GB (2x 4GB DIMMs) Corsair XMS 3 DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315
Motherboard - Zotac H67ITX-C-E
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500064&Tpk=zotac%20h67itx
CPU Cooler - Zalman CNPS8000B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118098
I considered another scratch build case (see this link for my last prior scratch build OS X hack -
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=255646&hl=+scratch++build&fromsearch=1 ), but could not get up the energy and I did not have any pressing original ideas driving one. (delete the underscores in the link)
Anyway the standard for mods has been set (at least in my mind) by Attila Lukacs with his "Na'ir al Saif" . A must see for modders: http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2010/12/24/mod-of-the-year-2010/13
So I started casting about for a quality case for a new project. Lian Li does really quality designs and I saw the PC-Q25 and was immediately drawn to it mainly because of the SATA drive back plane. I could not find the case in silver (clear anodize) and settled for a black one at NewEgg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112339&Tpk=Lian%20li%20PC-q25 and here is link to Lian Li: http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=584&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=64
And a review from TECHSPOT: http://www.techspot.com/review/446-lian-li-pc-q25/
more to come
neil