Case Mod - In Progress "The Nehalem Apple" Completed! Update 06/19/09

Hello! Recently I purchased a Powermac G5 case on ebay and it's in near perfect condition. I've made some progress converting it to atx and have decided to make a worklog. Even though it's almost done, there's work to be done, and there will still be updates. Enjoy

Update (4/11/09):
The worklog has now officially caught up to real-life progress. Woohoo!

Update (4/12/09):
Happy Easter (for those of us who are religious)! Unfortunately it turns out the name "Powermac i7" was already coined by a user on another forum; therefore, I am open to suggestions for a new name.

Update #2 (4/12/09):
There's more progress, and a new name

Update (4/13/09):
Just a small one. Removed the fan and did some cable management.

Update (4/15/09):
Mainly done! The new heatsink arrived and I fitted everything into the case! However, the stock rear fans were noisy, so I'm awaiting new, silent fans. One or two more updates to come

Update (4/18/09):
The fans have finally arrived! I've installed them, finishing up The Nehalem Apple

Update (5/10/09):
G5 Cpu Cover used, looks MUCH better

Update (6/19/09):
One fan removed, DVI connections complete

 

Any pics of progress to date?

 

Right now I have nothing to do since I'm awaiting the arrival of a new heatsink and a right angle adapter, so I'll post my system specs:
Core i7 920 CPU
MSI x58 Platinum Motherboard
3 GB's DDR3 RAM clocked at 1200 MHz, 6-6-6-14 @1.59 V
9800 GTX+
2 500 GB HDD in Raid 0
Vista x64 Ultimate
No case currently (the parts are scattered across the house )

 

Ok, pics are up! I thought a mistake occurred so I re-posted, my apologies

 

Nice system Good progress Like it

 

Almost Complete Powermac G5

More pics!!!!

 

Thanks

 

Welcome to Bit-Tech. Nice project. There are several of us G5 owners here. You probably found out by now that they are NOT the easiest cases to drill and cut.

I watch

john

 

Love G5 mods, can't wait to see this fully converted.

 

Haha. I'm bidding on an eBay G5 as I type.
Hope I get it.

Great looking case, I'm only hoping for some cosmetic mods so I can gift it with S775 innards to my cousin.

I've subbed your thread, hoping for some ideas!

 

welcome to bit-tech! great work so far too. i'll keep an eye on it

 

This one looks promising if you wait a bit:

http://cgi.ebay.com/APPLE-MAC-POWER...4|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

john

 

I'm not much of a bidder (first time, actually), so I don't know what my chances are on this (http://cgi.ebay.com/Power-Mac-G5-Du...286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:15|39:1|240:1318) but it's got free shipping as opposed to a minimum of $93 for the one you posted ($62 shipping).
I'm open to spending $93 though, if I gets me closer to a G5

 

Looks good so far. I'll keep watching

 

Thanks for the warm and welcoming comments everybody

jhanlon303: yeah, but that's what makes them high quality
Mokey Mokey: I'm posting pics up soon, but they'll have to be mod approved. Glad to hear you like it
stonedsurd: I hope you win that case! Mine was aroud $90 and $20 shipping.
tominated: Glad to hear that Thanks for the warm welcome
dark4181: Thanks Progress soon.

I'm posting more pictures up soon; most of the work has already been done but there are going to be delays (moderator's approval, photobucket, etc). I've epoxied the standoffs and placed the motherboard tray in and.... well, you'll see

 

btw, how do you change the title of the thread to reflect updates?

 

Go to your first post and click edit - then click go advanced and you should see the title at the top to edit.

john

 

Update!

 

Thanks!