AlpineRaven Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 ASUS P5GZ-MX Logic Board 1 GB DDR2 Maxtor 160gb HDD SATA (for MacOSX) Western Digital 120gb IDE (For Windows XP) Built in Video Card Firewire Card installed. Internal USB Card with BlueTooth attached. Pioneer 108D DVD ROM (cut out a piece on the back corner) Switching bootup (WinXP/MacOSX) via BIOS. Sleep Does not work. Here is a picture. Cheers AP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhsh8r Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Nice!! how do you like it? & how hard was it to make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurael Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 The stock Intel HSF clears the PSU? Strange, because I didn't think it would, looking at my ASRock mobo + QuickSilver G4 case, which I have yet to mate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineRaven Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 I've never liked PC's cases as they all "look the same" and looks cheap and I wanted something different and I had spare G3 case from blown up logic board.Power Suppy is standard PC's PSU 550 watt with 2 fans.The Intel fan does not touch the PSU - I think from memory its 1cm space. Common complaint I had was the RAM slots -> CD/DVD Drive touching - If you get LG DVD burner they're smallest then you might get away with it.CheersAPNot really hard to make - I had to remove the G3's screws and bolt ons and used PC's bolt on on the sheet metal - then logic board in - no problems.more photos to come soon.CheersAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Marvin Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapro Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Nice and clean! Amazing that the HSF clears. I had a plan about modding an G4 QS and it didn't seem to fit. Keep the pictures coming. // Per. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embio Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 the B&W is classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2k. Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 good work. at last some 'no-g5 case-mod" ... ~R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ*DarkLight Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 actually, Mac Pro case mod is in the list of those no-g5 case mods haha Hey dude, nice mod. I am looking forward for that next photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineRaven Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 See the PSU & CPU Fan - approx 10cm space between- Opened Case Hard Disk light & power on light, switches on PCB Mod for ASUS logic board SnapShot of the PC Have no intention of upgrading to faster CPU at this stage - but if I had $$ then I will - its hard as paying the house off. Cheers AP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmatose Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 What did you use to mount your mobo? Ive been trying to figure out what to use for a while now and have no idea. Generic mount posts seem a bit short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineRaven Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 The mounts have male screws with female types - same what we used to use in old PC cases that you screw them on the chassis before adding the mobo on with screws. - That what I used them. Its not touching at the base and the plastic door opener has been modified to intel mobo's holes. Cheers AP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcook Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Looks nice . I'm working on one of these myself (bah! you beat me to posting pictures of it ). How are you dealing with the heat build-up? Mine stays within acceptable temp. ranges, but it gets really loud (CPU fan gets up to around 4500 or more RPM). Although I'm just using the stock Athlon64 heatsink&fan, which is a lot smaller than what you're using by the look of it. Should I be using something bigger/lower-RPM? I'm thinking a 100mm might take care of it, but I dunno if there's room in there for one or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giobox Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Congratulation! Looks very nice! I'm doing the same job and I would ask you how you realize the Mod circuit for front Power on and Disk lig light. Can you provide some help about that? Tks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nano2nd Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Nice job there! I really like the old Powermac cases, especially the open/close side panel. I didn't even think to check whether the stock Intel cooler would fit - just assumed it wouldn't based on holding it in place as best I could and closing the door. I used a low profile Zalman. I should be happy as it does look pretty cool too: You can see the whole build here:Hackintosh in G4 Case Looks nice . I'm working on one of these myself (bah! you beat me to posting pictures of it ). How are you dealing with the heat build-up? Mine stays within acceptable temp. ranges, but it gets really loud (CPU fan gets up to around 4500 or more RPM). Although I'm just using the stock Athlon64 heatsink&fan, which is a lot smaller than what you're using by the look of it. Should I be using something bigger/lower-RPM? I'm thinking a 100mm might take care of it, but I dunno if there's room in there for one or not.I cut an exit hole in the top of my case and mounted a 120mm fan to push air out. At the bottom of the case I cut two intakes with 80mm fans sucking air in from the underside. At the moment only one of these is in use (the rear one was too noisy - Noiseblocker - pah!). I also have a second 80mm mounted over the original side air intake. This blows air over the Asus Silent 7300GT heatsink (not shown in current pics). G4 case Hackintosh I have all fans going through a fan controller and the Zalman CPU cooler connected to the motherboard (with fanmate). All are set to the lowest setting. If I'm doing something CPU intensive like running Handbrake, the CPU fan goes up but otherwise the machine is very quiet - just the waft of airflow. My other main machine is a G4 MDD so I'm obsessed with fan noise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Now what's the temps on the cpu? Looking at it, it doesn't look like the Fan get's a lot of space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nano2nd Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Idle temp 45 degrees C, when performing heavy processing it is hitting 60 degrees C. I switched the PSU round since that picture was taken so that it sucks the air away from the CPU fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainas Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Great work both of them, definetly gives me some ideas for my old G3 powermac case... which has not have much to do this past year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonMillerLimited Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I am having trouble with the power buttons. I would like to use the ones that came with the case, but dont know how can someone please help. I have the G3 Blue and Green Tower case Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Very nicely done!!! Now if you can get a metal piece on the back, this would look very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonMillerLimited Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I was wondering if any one could tell where I could find out about fitting a pc into a B&W G3 case that would be great (Or post detailed instructions), I would also like to use the origional power buttons. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcook Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I got a lot of info here. I'll have a guide on how I did mine soon. Including how to get most of the front panel working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaanky98 Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 This looks really nice, Good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernalzero Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I'm hoping to make this mod using my current hardware (specs below with asus board). I'm hoping the mATX board will give me sufficient clearance to avoid being too close to the optical drive, but who knows and I'm not going to buy an extra laptop sized DVDRW to fit.... Any suggestions before I drop $30 on a quicksilver case on ebay? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernalzero Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 anyone have dimensions for this version of the Quicksilver case (specifically the area where the board will fit and distance to the DVD drive)? I'm hoping my mobo will fit with the DVD drive in place...if it does I'm going to enjoy this mod quite a bit! THANKS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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