How to fit PC in a G5 PowerMac enclosure :> Options

[DiaboliK]

i can reccommend you a server board but its 500$ alone

(asus z7s)

-D-

[CaptHowie]

Yeah, looking for something cheaper. I'm only 15
Thanks anyway.

howie

[nervouschimp]

Yeah, looking for something cheaper. I'm only 15
Thanks anyway.

howie

I thought you wanted Xeons?

[Meowy]

Yeah, looking for something cheaper. I'm only 15
Thanks anyway.

howie

I don't think you have to be only 15 to think that it's a little too much

[bmxer55]

Yeah, looking for something cheaper. I'm only 15

I'm only 16 and i built my own "Hac Pro" with my own money. It costed me about $1200 but i didn't go with Xeon's. I chose to go with a single Core 2 Quad. It works EXTREMELY well! Just look at my sig for complete specs

[CaptHowie]

Not looking for Xeons I'd be crazy to at my age. I'm 16 in a week or two for anyone's information, and i've built several computers. I'm looking to base my Hac Pro on a Core 2 Quad Q6600 as they seem to be good value for the price, and have the ability of being overclocked. I've already got a MacBook Pro and PowerMac G4 but the G4 is getting a bit slow, and I use my MacBook Pro as my primary computer, but the ability of having a desktop at home is good, especially when you can store all the files on the Hac Pro at home, take the MacBook Pro with you and access the files away from home, e.g. using a EVDO modem. I've already got the G5 case and all I am looking for now is a good motherboard. At the moment I am looking for a ATX mobo, but mATX is also fine. I do not want to cut the case in anyway, although nervouschimp's PSU mod looks tempting.

Anyway, thanks in advance.
howie

P.S. I was only suggesting Xeons on the Operon-based computer nervouschimp posted...

[bmxer55]

I used an Asus P5W DH Deluxe mobo for my hac pro (found it for about $100 on ebay). It's a full size ATX mobo. It works great in my G5 case! I still haven't cut the case yet and i don't ever plan to! Instead of the p5w i would go with something newer just in case you wanted to upgrade stuff. I don't know anything about newer mobos though. You might want to look at some the the Gigabyte mobos. I think its the DSR3 and DSR4 models? Correct me if i'm wrong because i don't know for sure.

UPDATE: Pictures!!!


Very Messy!!





I still need a firewire 800 port and a toslink coupler for the surround sound.

more pictures here and here

[CaptHowie]

One question for bmxer55, I see that you've located your mobo at the rear of the case. How have you lined up the ports at the back? I know somewhere in this thread someone (i think it was torque86) was talking about receptacles, but I would'nt have a clue how to wire them up to the mobo.

howie

[frostycomputer]

Thought I would post my G5 case mod.
Thanks for all the helpful posts that got me through this mod.

[bmxer55]

One question for bmxer55, I see that you've located your mobo at the rear of the case. How have you lined up the ports at the back? I know somewhere in this thread someone (i think it was torque86) was talking about receptacles, but I would'nt have a clue how to wire them up to the mobo.

howie

Just take a look at frontx.com. they have all the necessary receptacles for usb, firewire 400, and audio. Thats where i got my stuff from. For ethernet i just got an LAN joiner from my local computer shop and cut it in half and then soldered a short ethernet cable onto both halfs of the joiner. this makes it so i have dual ethernet ports. Hope that makes sense. If you have any more questions just ask. Cheers!

~bmxer55

[vbetts]

I actually have one quick question about the Mac Pro, G5 case. What kind of case is it? BTX, ATX, etc? Can I just plug in the power button from the case, to the mobo?

[TorqueX86]

I actually have one quick question about the Mac Pro, G5 case. What kind of case is it? BTX, ATX, etc? Can I just plug in the power button from the case, to the mobo?

Congratulations for reading this topic so attentively

[dark4181]

Congratulations for reading this topic so attentively

Haha, nice

[vbetts]

Congratulations for reading this topic so attentively

I kind of did, and found no wiring diagrams. Wanna be a douche, well that's fine, but at least be a douche and help me out.

[nervouschimp]

I kind of did, and found no wiring diagrams. Wanna be a douche, well that's fine, but at least be a douche and help me out.

this thread is full of diagrams

[vbetts]

this thread is full of diagrams

That works.

(INSERT MORE TONGUE SMILEYS HERE)

[bmxer55]

I wonder if he realizes that those diagrams are on this same thread but about 16 pages back...

[vbetts]

I wonder if he realizes that those diagrams are on this same thread but about 16 pages back...

Hmm...I don't know, I guess when I clicked the link and saw the title as "How to Fit a PC in a G5 PowerMac enclosure :> ", probably not there, I don't know maybe I just refuse to see any diagrams, or maybe you can just pull the stick out of your ass. : P:P

All I'm asking is a simple question, and everyone is kind of being a douche about it. I'll admit I really didn't go through the topic well, but that must mean it's time to flame a guy and not help him!

Except my wonderful sweetheart, nervouschimp.

[TorqueX86]

Hmm...I don't know, I guess when I clicked the link and saw the title as "How to Fit a PC in a G5 PowerMac enclosure :> ", probably not there, I don't know maybe I just refuse to see any diagrams, or maybe you can just pull the stick out of your ass. : P:P

All I'm asking is a simple question, and everyone is kind of being a douche about it. I'll admit I really didn't go through the topic well, but that must mean it's time to flame a guy and not help him!

Except my wonderful sweetheart, nervouschimp.

Ok, you learned a new word: "douche". Now could you please stop trolling and use the forum ncely like everyone else? It's not that you are special, you know. We all took the bother to go through the posts before asking obvious questions, and we have all been grateful to each other for doing so. Now, you want to be part of this lamer-free community that actually sometimes get sheeyt done? Fine, be welcome, but please stick to the rules.

No polemic and no offense intended, but you are quite misbehaving, we are all adult people here.

[teknojunkie]

I kind of did, and found no wiring diagrams. Wanna be a douche, well that's fine, but at least be a douche and help me out.

I have posted a thread for almost every diagram you need for a PowerMac G5 case

RIGHT OVER HERE!!!