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McBeast G5 Mod


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Hey everybody, I recently made a second G5 case mod, after my original one about 2 years ago (which wasn't worth posting).

I hope you like what you see. It's still needing a bit of a tidy up inside the case, but it's been running stable as a HTPC for about 2 months now.

Notable features.

  • Original sliding BluRay drive (with working front shutter)
  • Carbon fiber vinyl wrapped, both inside and out - This was PAINSTAKING! Had to completely dissassemble all the case in it's two main components.
  • Laser Hive G5 to ATX conversion mod installed, with backplate.
  • Laser Hive Front panel conversion, which is a very aesthetically pleasing finish! (Mad props to David at the Laser Hive. Easily the best customer experience I've had, and the packaging was so professionally packed, I could do an entire thread on that easily. http://www.thelaserhive.com/
  • 2x Blue Cathode Lights for a nice effect.
  • Icy Dock 4 in 1 SATA HotSwap for 2.5inch drives. (Fitted with 2x Samsung SSDs for super fast boot - Ubuntu)
  • Antec H20 cooler with pwm fan, RGB LED
  • Thermaltake Smart SE 730W PSU.
  • Gigabyte GAZ77-DS3H for when I used Mac OS on it (Old Hardware)
  • 8gb Corsair Vengeance (One stick removed in image above)
  • Intel 3570K (Older processor - does what I need it to do)
  • 2x USB3 front Panel, eSATA, Headphones and Mic, with a sleek Power LED button.
  • Sprayed Front and back in Black, and left with Aluminium bezel (trim?) intact for aesthetic look.
  • Also sporting a 6TB WD Red drive to store more media in a Hot Swap frame.

 

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Very nice... I like the silver and black contrast! - any chance of some less blurry pictures? 

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