Case Mod - In Progress G5 (Final config & Gallery - 2011-09-03)

Thanks to all,

Normally yes, light will have a blue aspect.

I'm very happy, I retrieves the next week a motherboard similar to mine (asus striker extreme), I can work well, concrete. Normally I'll also receive my order missing parts next week.

I make some 3D rendering, the mod will look like at 95% in 3D rendering:

Inside the case with plate light on (no visible screws and cables):



Box with Apple logo on the door:





Box without Apple logo on the door:

 

Alut,

I always work on my mod, I go well it is cool:
The box for the neon is done with the mounting pins glued
The template for cutting the plexi for the luminous finish,
The cons of the plexiglass plate finish, too.

I have two three thing to do, anyway I still have not received my order and I get the motherboard that pro weeks if all goes well.

Another big big month for structural work and cutting. Then there are:
Dismantling,
Finishing and painting (much work),
Winding and wiring of the box,
Painting some fans,
Installation and wiring of fans rhoebus,
Dismantling the existing hardware to use elements,
Wiring of the power,
Painting the cover of the GPU,
Assembly hardware.


Not to mention the dozens of Phase I should forget ..... Even with all this work, what I do for a while, with any luck I will have finished before my summer holidays, so in 6 months.

 

A small picture before the very next Up...

 

I just finished folding my caches , tomorrow I'll put the final dimension. Anyway am very happy with the result, here what happens:

 

Small photograph of progresses on the mod, in wait of Up for this weekend:

 

Amazing Build!

Wow you REALLY spent the time to get those renders looking good!
If it looks anything close to that when you're finished, this is going to be a very smart looking computer!
My opinion on the Apple logo, if you care, is that without it it looks naked, but with it there in black, it obscures the view of the beautiful inside a bit too much. If it were my build, I would figure out some way to get a transparent effect, something in between.
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I took the liberty with photoshop

 

I think this will be awesome.

 

After a while stop and mounting problem, here is the new UpDate:





PART. N°6 - Interior Solutions - 07/04/2010 :

6.1 - Background light -



- Collage shims to keep the box neon.


- Manufacture of the box neon .


- Manufacture of the size of cut of the plexi
and of the plexi mask (hollowing-out still to be made ).


6.2 - Internal covering -


- The motherboard support.


- Manufacturing cache motherboard.


- Construction of two special screws.



- Manufacture caches for fans before D120.


- Collage on the grid of a bracket.
- Manufacturing cache for fans rear D80.


6.3 - Installation -


- Setting up the box in the box.


- Installation and fixing of plexi size as well as mask .


- Installation and fixing the motherboard support.


- Installation and fixing the cache on the motherboard support.


- Installation and fixing the fan before caches.


- Installation and fixing the motherboard.


- Fixing grille Rear Fan.
- Install the rear cover fans.


And now everything is installed.


Continued next issue .....

 

A small photograph of news show job on my mod.

 

The mod is not dead, nor abandoned, here is the proof .....



PART N ° 7 - Breakdowns Front & Rear - 14/10/2010:

7.1 - The study for ventilation Before -






7.2 - Realization of the fan before -

- Realization of the air duct / support fans.


- Glue retaining angle of the air duct / fan bracket.

- Fixing gates dust and fans.


- Opening for fans on the covers and installation in the test case for test.




- Realization Cache ATX cable and SATA cable.

- Caches and the vents in place of hard disks.


- Realization cache fan grills.



- Redrilling all holes.

7.3 - Réalisation de la partie ventilation Arrière -

- Realization media fans, cutting the casing.




- Realization grids redrilling end fan cover all holes.

7.4 - Installation -

- Hardware needed.





- Installing hard drives, motherboard and support I / O.

- Parts needed for the front.

- Cache support cable I / O.

- Fixing gates dust and fans (for cutting cables).

- Installation in the case.


- Installation of caches.

- Parts needed for rear.


- Attaching the back gate.

- Fixation on the support of fans.


- Attaching the rear cover and fans.
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- Final Result.


Following the next issue.......

 

I am very glad to see this project still in progress. It is looking great so far, I can't wait for more.

 

Thank you very much, I hope to finish it quickly now.

 

PARTIE N°8 - Interior cables - 26/10/2010:

8.1 - Cutting the cable routes on the upper plate -

- Before.

- After.

8.2 - Test -

- Supply installation and cables I/O.

- Installing the motherboard and connecting the connectors.

- Installation of caches.

- Details of cables I/O, USB and FireWire front.

- Details of ATX 12V.

- Caches ATX and SATA cable.

8.3 - Sheathing -
- I await my new power supply (Corsair HX650), the MDPC Sleeve-Kit and all that I sheaths MDPC.


Following the next issue .......

 

wow bouly, you are doing a great job. I bet this will look even better when completely sanded and painted.

I like the fan casings.

 

looks good - keep it coming.

 

The test fit looks great. I can't wait for more of this.

 

The mod is still in progress, the painting of parts is soon over.

 

The in-progress pics look sorta chaotic at times, but I'm sure it's going to look absolutely fabulous when finished.

Keep up the good work! After seeing this I'm actually looking to buy a G5 case myself!

 

Glad to see you are still working on this and it has not been abandoned.
Painted parts, from just the single photo, look good.

 

Glad to see you are still owrking on this one. The painting looks like it is going well .