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I re-used the old Apple chipset cooler (running at 7v) to remove any hot air present in the top compartment and blow it out of the rear. Now to fit all of the new components, firstly the two centre 92mm fans, motherboard, hard drive and graphics card. There was also a handy shelf next to the hard drive cage for another 92mm quiet fan to cool the hard drives. I was also able to re-use the centre Apple fan mount which has had the apple fans replaced with two 92mm quiet fans and wired to the original plug-in connector so that this mount can still be removed like it was intended.
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I decided to try the fans at 7v which worked well and helped to make the two fans run quietly.īecause or the use of a full ATX motherboard I had to re-site the hard drive cage and fit it between the top and centre divider which I had cut in half to accommodate the motherboard. There is clearance for the new board to fit comfortably inside the case and the two 60mm fans deliver cold air from the front to cool the board and then exit the air at the rear. The apple components have been removed (apart from the fans and mains input socket) and replaced by the circuit board from a new standard 500w ATX PSU, insulated, and custom fitted in the original case. Re-using the two original 60mm fans provide more than adequate cooling for the PSU. This was done to preserve the original electrical socket on the rear of the case, also because I believe this was easier than trying to shoe-horn in a standard ATX PSU into the case.
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I had to cut the top divider to allow a full size ATX motherboard to pass behind.Įnough clearance for the stock PSU to be retained after modification to ATX. The tray is now fitted and ready for the motherboard. This was later modified for a good clean fit for the motherboard tray. Here is the case rear with the first rough cut-out. So I gutted the G5 case until it looked like this:Īs I have had a few Lian Li products in the past and liked the quality I decided to go with their full ATX motherboard tray which was fixed to the case with some of the original case stand-off's.
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I did all of the front panel switch / LED / USB cable modifications myself using information found on this site. I wanted the finished machine to be as stock looking as possible, I also wanted to re-use some of the removed parts.
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I already run a Hackintosh installation as a dual boot with Windows 7 in my main PC but had always wanted a standalone Mac so I decided to gut and modify a Power Mac G5 I had lying around in my workshop. Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guide