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[nerd of nerds]

heeellllooooo!

well, seeing as all this osx86 stuff came out right around the time i was looking into a g3 ibook i decided to go for that instead....(Bday gift...)

in celebration of my new mac computer i decided it would be fun to trick out my compy case with white lights and some apple logos...

here is a pic i took the other day of the "window" (it might end up looking like the apple on an ibook tho )

[bofors]

That is {censored} great, I am using it as my new desktop!

[Dentz]

my original plan was actually take a G5 case and stick my pc components inside it...but it is suprisingly hard to get a used G5 case, and also major $$$$$$$$$$ to buy a brand new one. New project might be a G4 Case though.

[Drac]

Do it with a Mac cube, those things were sweet.

[zhLilDoggi]

Heh, nice.

[niteice]

Gah...Apple, Mountain Dew, Apple, Mountain Dew...I can't pick!

[Steven P. Jobs]

Wow... that looks almost like a real Power Mac.


When I think of unholy marriages, I'll picture this thread.  You should have gotten a G4 or a G3 case and modded that instead.

[zfire89]

i wish i had the balls to do that, with my luck i would screw up cutting it or i would end up warping the metal

[nerd of nerds]

Steven P. Jobs, on Aug 22 2005, 08:45 AM, said:

Wow... that looks almost like a real Power Mac.
When I think of unholy marriages, I'll picture this thread.  You should have gotten a G4 or a G3 case and modded that instead.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

well, so i guess you don't like it then...

i wouldn't DARE mod a g4 case!  g3? eeeeeew!  g5?  might put my computer in it, but sure as hell wouldn't mod it...

see, mac cases (for the most part) are already beutiful...

[mikesown]

Nice stuff! I wish I was that good at modding!

[Kettobase]

damn dust control please

[zhLilDoggi]

Kettobase, on Aug 28 2005, 01:58 AM, said:

damn dust control please

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I sorta...noticed that too.

[Lurk]

I found a used G5 case on ebay for like $50 a while back...

[CFran]

haha that's cool. reminds me back when I was dreaming about taking a G3 case (yeah those cases were blessed hott) and putting a PC into it. But where would I have found a G3 case unless I woulda bought a G3 and then anyone ever managed to do that? what would be great to would be to put a PC in a G4 Cube case, or even a MacPlus or Classic case, but i think it's already been done..

[Stern]

I have a mac plus, still working.  No, you can't have the case.  Yes, it's been done before with lights and everything.  (Cold cathode tubes, uv, the works)

[Sentertainment]

Now for that case... (at least this is what I would do)

-Brush up those edges with a little sanding.
-Add some plexi-glass under it (get good stuff that wont scratch too easy)
-Get some Col-cathode lights + a relay and wire them through the light off your power supply/motherboard, you may need to use a triac relay to do this if the cathodes require more power
-Get some nice acryllic spray paint and make it look "pretty"

Voila, you have THE PERFECT case! (you might even want some faded-white plexi and do kinda like that power-book glowing apple instead)

[Sudar]

Dentz, on Aug 22 2005, 03:27 AM, said:

my original plan was actually take a G5 case and stick my pc components inside it...but it is suprisingly hard to get a used G5 case, and also major $$$$$$$$$$ to buy a brand new one. New project might be a G4 Case though.

Hey, that was my initial intention too! )

But after some time spent on seeking around for a genuine G5 case I bought this:
http://www.lian-li.c...is/D_PC-800.htm

And it's even better for this one is a Desktop case! G5 PowerMacs are all in Tower cases so mine is a really unique G5 in that aspect!  ))  lol

[killerfurbies]

i'd end up spilling coke on the mobo or something...

[Baudouin]

nerd of nerds, on 21 August 2005 - 01:45 PM, said:

heeellllooooo!

well, seeing as all this osx86 stuff came out right around the time i was looking into a g3 ibook i decided to go for that instead....(Bday gift...)

in celebration of my new mac computer i decided it would be fun to trick out my compy case with white lights and some apple logos...

here is a pic i took the other day of the "window" (it might end up looking like the apple on an ibook tho )

Sentertainment, on 20 October 2005 - 02:38 AM, said:

Now for that case... (at least this is what I would do)

-Brush up those edges with a little sanding.
-Add some plexi-glass under it (get good stuff that wont scratch too easy)
-Get some Col-cathode lights + a relay and wire them through the light off your power supply/motherboard, you may need to use a triac relay to do this if the cathodes require more power
-Get some nice acryllic spray paint and make it look "pretty"

Voila, you have THE PERFECT case! (you might even want some faded-white plexi and do kinda like that power-book glowing apple instead)

That's amazing, nerd of nerds and Sentertainement you wrote this in 2005 and I start this in 2008 and finish the window in 2013. And I have just read you today.

  

[WhatTheTech]

LOL. That thread resurrection.

I guess it's true: there's no new idea under the sun!