MacMan397 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Well, not yet. I need some serious assistance since I've never built a computer from scratch. I want to convert an old Beige G3 Midtower into dual boot OS X/Windows 7 budget friendly Hackintosh primarily for 3D rendering. ($1K or less) I'm trying to figure what kind of motherboard I can use that's hackable that will hopefully fit the case without too much trouble since the beige towers are a little closer to ATX dimension cases I think. Has anyone attempted this yet? I'm thinking that the major benefit for me is that I really don't need a monster video card (most of which would be incompatible with OSX anyway.) I want an i7 cpu and about 9 GB of RAM. I also need a working Ethernet port, USB port and hopefully some kind of WiFi capability. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/250208-1st-generation-g3-hackintosh/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrison Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 you can see from my post on B&W G3 hackitosh that i have done this mod but i think you will struggle to fit a mobo that takes the i7 processor and 9gb of ram. with mine i based the machine arround the smallest mobo i could find, the G41M ES2L, which thankfully housed the 775 socket which took the dual core and quad core cpus. but it sure can't house 9gb of ram. to say the least it is all about size with the case you are talking about. i suggest getting an extreme dual core to fit a small micro atx. but it would have to be the G41M ES2L or similar if ti is going to fit the case without taking out the disc drive. once you get something to fit it will be a question of how you cool it. there sure aren't any fan holes. i had to watercool. but i suggest you start with a lower power processor to keep it real. then go with some artfully placed fans like seen in the post from the rest the mods+clocking thread. question: do you have those components already or are they fantasy parts. because with this case i would be looking for a setup with much lower specs. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/250208-1st-generation-g3-hackintosh/#findComment-1648864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Bogunovic Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 LOL got a 1st Gen G3 at home that I've ben eyeing off for some mods also... still yet to find a good idea for it... I think it'll be black also. StealthServer perhaps ?! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/250208-1st-generation-g3-hackintosh/#findComment-1648872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrison Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 do it like, sk1nheads! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/250208-1st-generation-g3-hackintosh/#findComment-1648884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMan397 Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 LOL got a 1st Gen G3 at home that I've ben eyeing off for some mods also... still yet to find a good idea for it... I think it'll be black also. StealthServer perhaps ?! Hey morrison, thanks for the advice. At this point it is fantasy parts and I'm just trying to put together a build list of parts that will work, run OS X and hopefully reduce my load of work a bit. An i5 build on a microATX may be more realistic, but I'm not going to lie I'd much prefer something closer to my original idea if I can work it out. I'd even rather try to find some kind of external power supply which would open the case pretty dramatically for cooling purposes. I also don't really care about the optical drive slot areas as they were designed for a floppy drive unit (obsolete) and Iomega Zip drive (obsolete) and an optical drive. Obviously a DVD drive would be good, but the rest of those can be empty helping turn the case into a nice cavernous space where heat can dissipate and be gradually vented out of the back with a fan that typically would be for the power supply. ...I just looked inside the case, it actually took me a few minutes to remember that the case itself actually flips open in half to reveal the motherboard and it looks bigger than miniATX size. It's actually a really great case design, even better than a lot of the closed cases you would get now where you'll be slicing your fingers up trying to dig around in there to connect things. Not sure what I'm going to do just yet, but I definitely think I want to use the case. I'll definitely keep my eyes open to see what Zoran, The Mac Mod Master, would do with this case. Thanks for chiming in super Z. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/250208-1st-generation-g3-hackintosh/#findComment-1654836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Bogunovic Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Thanks for the kind words mate, be sure to bug me anytime if you need any technical help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/250208-1st-generation-g3-hackintosh/#findComment-1656122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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