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Asus apple of my eye build

LagunaX

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lol... the g5 internals have been gone for at least 3 years.

gonna post more pics in a bit. got some things almost finished :D
 
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one thing i had to do to make the back panel look like it came the way im making it is to patch up the slot where the dvd drive was, remember this was the front of the 2nd case.

just had to cut 2 peices to match up to the hole pattern then epoxy them in place. once dry i can drill out the hole pattern and you'll never know it was there after a bit of paint.



 
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what do you guys think would look better...

my custom white ocz sticks or some red ripjaws?
 
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Fitseries3 said:
what do you guys think would look better...

my custom white ocz sticks or some red ripjaws?
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Defo the white OCZ's on looks, for performance I would choose the Ripjaws though ;)
 
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Oooo post a pic of the white OCZs please.
 
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Wow nice man. I have a black and white theme at present so can really appreciate those.
 
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Looking so good fit, you did an amazing good job in the back part, i wish you had it painted gray ... but if you like black, go ahead ... missing some watercooling parts there anyway :p

I want another PowerMac G5 case to perform another mod ... i did it 2 weeks ago and i'm feeling the itch again, sh*t!

Here are some pics of mine ... wishing to find another case in better conditions to perform it, anyway ...

Desktop with it:


And the inside at the moment, still gotta work:


G5 Case is just G-R-E-A-T :toast:
 
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Great work there fit.
 
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Indeed. How difficult was that?
 
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its a bitch to get it all together without scratching it to shit. still got to take it back apart to do a few more things. got to cut a hole for the psu wires to com through the divider plate, got to mount the storage drive above the dvd drive. need to figure out where to mount the os drive. cut holes in front filler panel for 2 140mm fans which i still need to order. then just work on wiring, which reminds me, i need to order a power button for the front panel.
 
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For the hard drives you can attach them below the top plate on the CD part using the original HD cage, i saw it on different G5 mods and it looks good, and also you'd have room for a dual rad in the front when you migrate that air to water.

And talking about the top plate and the PSU wiring, for me was ok with the original holes that carried, you just don't have to pass them all by the same one, use the long one to pass some sata and the 8V rail and they'll be perfectly hidden behind the motherboard ... then use the big one for the PCI-E and 24V ones, should be ok!!
 
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Very nice. I like the red black and white, that all took a lot of work.
 
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cadaveca said:
Nice job, Fits, looks great!

White OCZ sticks work best, methinks ;)
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i like em too but they may be short lived... 4gb isnt enough ram. new kit on the way.

also hoping asus makes a decent z77 maximus to upgrade to along with ivy
 
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You and me both are waiting for that one! ;)

And yeah, 8GB seems to be the norm now. Surprising, but it is what it is, I guess.
 
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cadaveca said:
You and me both are waiting for that one! ;)

And yeah, 8GB seems to be the norm now. Surprising, but it is what it is, I guess.
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what you do with those boards when you are done with the reviews?
 
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