stellarola Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Alright, I'll admit it. PC cases are fugly. There.... (exhale)... it's out in the open. I think it's time for me to "think different". I want to mod a G5 case so I can get the great looks of an Apple machine and also hopefully grate some cheese while I'm at it... Parmesan anyone? I just bought myself the case and should be expecting it toward the end of the week. However, I want to do this right. When I mean "right", I mean within my abilities of little to no modding experience. I'm lucky to have friends with the tools, so that won't be a problem in that department. I suppose I plan on doing a minimally intrusive install of a PC mobo. I don't think I'm going to hack up another PC case to steal the mobo tray. I do however have some PCB standoffs. So I guess I'll just glue them down and set the mobo on those. Sort of in the same style that macmaniac did his... ^ NOT MY PICTURE! So I guess that's how I plan on doing that. Lemme give a break down of the parts that will be going in this system... MOBO: DFI LANPARTY DK P35-T2RS MEMORY: 4GB DDR2 memory (I'm stealing this from my current build until I get x4 2GB for a total of 8GB) VIDEO: Nvidia 7900GS 256MB (Stealing this as well until I get an 8800GT 512MB) PSU: I'll figure it out 500watt PSU HDD: 1 WD Raptor 160GB, 1 Seagate Barracuda 320GB ------------------------------------------------------------------ Alright so here is a little mock up I did. Please forgive the terrible drawing. I need a little help with the layout, I just can't see to get a good grasp on what would be best. I'm not sure if I should swap the positions of the HDDs and PSU. What do you guys think? Alright, so let me know what you all think and of course be as harsh as possible. -Stell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottath Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Lucky you for getting the case, Where did you get the case from? Looks alright though, should be very cool [in both ways] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harloe Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Good luck man =D You're first little intro to this post made me laugh.. Parmesan.. xD haha I'll keep glued to this thread to see how you get along =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknojunkie Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Sweet, I just got my case I know where everything is going just not knowing how to connect the wires of the front panel and the fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazevedo317 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 good luck stell, all im gonna say is it is not as hard as some people make it out to be. since your gonna use a full size atx mobo, just buy a mobo tray and use a dremel. its a great solution that looks pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarola Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 good luck stell, all im gonna say is it is not as hard as some people make it out to be. since your gonna use a full size atx mobo, just buy a mobo tray and use a dremel. its a great solution that looks pretty good I think I'll take you up on that idea. How exactly is the back of the atx mobo tray staying in place? Also, do you have any pictures of your setup? Thanks, -Stell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazevedo317 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 i have one picture of my set up,and im not sure how people have the trays in. i originally had a full size atx board but because of os x compatibility went back to my matx and cut out one of my atx boards case and took out the tray. and screwed it into the top tray where the dvd drive goes in. the back of my case looks TERRIBLE compared to some people. i might be doing a new mod for my friend and im gonna try not to cut the case at all. my case stays tucked into my desk so no one sees the back. Closed shot. Open Shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark4181 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 there's a thread stickied at the top of this subforum that has a lot of good info too personally, i'm gonna try to make mine as close to factory as possible. inside and out optical and hard drives up top, bottom mounted psu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarola Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 there's a thread stickied at the top of this subforum that has a lot of good info too personally, i'm gonna try to make mine as close to factory as possible. inside and out optical and hard drives up top, bottom mounted psu Yea, I've read the sticky, but I'm just looking for another method of doing this mod. I want to do the same as you though. Minimal mod to the case. -Stell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknojunkie Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Yea, I've read the sticky, but I'm just looking for another method of doing this mod. I want to do the same as you though. Minimal mod to the case. -Stell I just bought my ATX Tray and going to put it in soon. Also, Their is post with Diagrams which show you how to use the G5 fans if you got them, and the front Panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarola Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 What do you guys think of this tray? $24.99 -Stell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazevedo317 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 you get your case yet stell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarola Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 you get your case yet stell? Not yet, the guy supposedly sent it Tuesday. So maybe it'll be here by Friday? We'll see... I'm ready to dig into this project. -Stell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazevedo317 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 nice. keep us updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuukka H Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I just want to say that I will get my g5 case at saturday.. So hopely here comes some good advices.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknojunkie Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 What do you guys think of this tray? $24.99 -Stell check this one out http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/ind...roducts_id=3387 has an aluminuim finsh to it to match the G5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarola Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 check this one out http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/ind...roducts_id=3387 has an aluminuim finsh to it to match the G5 Don't they both an aluminum finish? -Stell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonoskar Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I reused the standoffs from the original G5 case and glued them to the case. Check my report in the sticky thread! BUT.... you're not going to be able to fit the PSU where you have drawn it, there's not enough room. Also, you're using a full-sized ATX mobo (like me). If you're not using an ATX tray like above, you'll not be able to use some of the PCI/PCIe slots (like me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radov4n Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Sorry for stealing your thread for a moment Stell, does anyone know of an effective way / tools to remove scratches from G5 case? I got mine the other day, but it has some scratches on top handles and some on the sides. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazevedo317 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarola Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 I'm hoping it comes in tomorrow. The day it comes in, I'll post pictures ASAP. -Stell any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarola Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 Hey guys. So I got the case in and it's in OK condition. A little more scratched than I had imagined it would be, but not terrible. So when I got it in, I went to work right away. I have to change my plans as this case has a rather small inside. Here are some pictures of some starting work I've done. Not much to look at really. and As you can see the dvd drive barely misses the motherboard, but I can still access everything I need to on the mobo. Also I can fit 1 hdd bay above the motherboard as well. PSU will likely be mounted to the front area along with some fans. I haven't quite decided what I will do with the backpanel... -Stell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarola Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 I had some epoxy glue to try to get these standoffs to stay put. The results were terrible so I went ahead and bought some JB Weld. I just put it on, so we'll see how she's holding up tomorrow. -Stell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazevedo317 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 looks good. if you dont have to, dont cut the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#7.nz Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 How's it coming along Stell? I'm new to this forum and you guys have inspired me to also to do the G5 mod for my PC. Don't skimp on details or pictures please. Keep up the great work and good luck! -Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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