aqua-mac Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Thanks Powermac, I made the shapes from mounting cardboard (from art shops) first and kept adjusting the fit until they were right, then flattened them back flat and cut the stainless steel. The internal fan outlet made use of one of the fan grills left over from the back of my G5 Hackintosh The Apple logo was cut out by drilling lots of small holes that virtually joined up on a pillar drill then using files of finer grades. That took a few lunch times! It would certainly be easier to use aluminium than ss, but I always do it the hard way. I would love it if the mac pro was made of stainless steel, it is so hard. But there might be the small problem of cost and also the fact that you would have put on a truss to move it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Adams Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Oh I know about Stainless . lol I was a Tig welder for many years(32) till I retired. So i can look at what someone has done and tell if it is junk or not. you do nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua-mac Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Thanks Powermac, coming from you that is a real compliment! I should think you have some real stories to tell, 32 years - wow! Magic.one, Sorry I missed your post above asking about the G5 PS mounting. Yes it was mounted on the bottom of the case. Because the computer was water cooled, there was no nearby heat or space eating heat sink, which left plenty of space on the bottom of the case. It was turned on end with it's 120 mm fan sucking air next to the processor water block and passing it back to directly to the rear case fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~anima Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Uh, no I meant the PSU in your Mac Pro case. I don't want to mod a G5 case tho. I'm just waiting for a reply by scrumpymacs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua-mac Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Oh right, The power supply is in the usual place, behind the CD drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaakeha1 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Hi Ingab, I did not use a loudspeaker, I used a mac chime aif file and the program "startup sound" so I get the chime just as my hackintosh reaches the desktop. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaakeha1 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I just found this tray on performance-pcs.com Click. This looks like it'd go quite well in a Mac Pro case. I don't mind losing the back two hard drive bays either. I used the same Tray in my Mac Pro case , I am very happy with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaakeha1 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Yes, not seen that one before! You will have to relocate the power supply down to the bottom of the case I would think, as the motherboard is going to interfere with the top back area, but that is not a huge problem. Nice to keep the 120 mm fan at the back too. Also good that this is available without buying a whole case then throwing the most expensive part away!!! Site looks interesting, will investigate further. I used this and Able to fit very large power supply at the Top , and Full ATX MB on Lian li tray with 120 mm fan Will post pics later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua-mac Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I look forward to seeing the pics, that must have been a sqeeze! Did you have to lose a bit of the top internal partition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknojunkie Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I used this and Able to fit very large power supply at the Top , and Full ATX MB on Lian li tray with 120 mm fan Will post pics later did u ever finish your case mod with tray in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedric Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 When I used my PC as a Hackintosh, I set my ASUS board to play the startup chime when it POSTed. Meowy how did you put the chime on the asus board upon POST boot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaakeha1 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I look forward to seeing the pics, that must have been a sqeeze! Did you have to lose a bit of the top internal partition? Yes I have to cut part of partition under the power supply and used Lian li motherboard tray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielmramos Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I started off reading the G5 mod thread, then I did a bit of research and decided the Mac Pro case was a more attractive mod. From what I have found Mac Pro cases are cheaper and easier to find. Here is a source I found for $199 for a new Mac Pro enclosure. http://www.dvwarehouse.com/Apple-Case-for-...EW-p-35381.html karaakeha1, I am looking forward to your pics. I personally want to use an Asus P5K3 Deluxe w\WiFi motherboard. Having WiFi and a hardware raid controller on the motherboard is just too tempting. It is a shame that there isn't a micro ATX motherboard that has those features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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