Forgot to add, that bit i cut out for the window would make either an epic clock or an epic mouse mat!
Power Mac Gi5 'Hackintosh'
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Soldato
For the windowed side panel you made, please sand blast the Apple logo on 
For the windowed side panel you made, please sand blast the Apple logo on
YES.
For the windowed side panel you made, please sand blast the Apple logo on
YES
For the windowed side panel you made, please sand blast the Apple logo on
NO!
My initial thoughts were to get the apple logo laser inscribed with an apple logo, but tbh i thought it would look cheap, tacky and really spoil the look of it. I do understand the reason for wanting it and i will be honest, it was my plan all along to get it done, but i simply chose not to in the end.
Anyways, i must have been a little exited this morning as i got up at quite early and had to check on the window. I am EXTREMELY HAPPY with the results!!!
I will be working on the computer today so will have a better update later
Soldato
Looks wonderful dude, keep up the good work.
Well i spent all day yesterday working on this and i have some impressive results!
First of all, the Blu-Ray drive turned up so i quickly swapped the parts off the CD drive to make it fit.
After that quick job, i spent hours finishing the cables on my PSU! i just took the one photo as i think it says enough
Once the PSU was complete i fitted it to the case, but had to make a minor adjustment to the motherboard tray to allow the cables to fit under it. I cut out a 25mm section of the reinforcement (no picture to see).
Now i was anxious to get the parts in and fire it up. so i went right ahead ^.^
Now of course this is not the final product. As you can see the PSU cables are a little too short and the pins aren't great, so I'm going to buy an extension for it. Also i have major fan control issues, and finally the SATA cables i bought are extension, so i had to use other cables to get them to fit -.-
then after those issues are fixed, i need to get the water-cooling installed!
First of all, the Blu-Ray drive turned up so i quickly swapped the parts off the CD drive to make it fit.
After that quick job, i spent hours finishing the cables on my PSU! i just took the one photo as i think it says enough
Once the PSU was complete i fitted it to the case, but had to make a minor adjustment to the motherboard tray to allow the cables to fit under it. I cut out a 25mm section of the reinforcement (no picture to see).
Now i was anxious to get the parts in and fire it up. so i went right ahead ^.^
Now of course this is not the final product. As you can see the PSU cables are a little too short and the pins aren't great, so I'm going to buy an extension for it. Also i have major fan control issues, and finally the SATA cables i bought are extension, so i had to use other cables to get them to fit -.-
then after those issues are fixed, i need to get the water-cooling installed!
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Thanks very much
im quite enjoying it, the noise is a bit much but im sure i will fix that in time. i did notice that with the fans removed the heat build up was enough to bow the perspex window xDdam GPU heatpipes!
looking forward to add the watercooling though.
Do you think my setup will be enough to add a GPU water block??
well heres a nice big update on the build and its coming to a closure but not fully finished just yet...
the mass of parts etc that were still on order started turning up bit by bit, so started installing them as i could.
To begin, my water turned up, a little more purple than expected but never the less very nice!
not long after, came the new fans and atx extension so i fitted them to the PSU
the morning after, my front panel connector turned up from spain! its very nice and allows complete functionality of the original I/O
Now because i buggered up with the fans, i purchased some new PMW fans. But i wanted them exactly the same as the original ones i put in... so i got right to work...
I started thinking about how i was going to mount the reservoir, and the solution i came up with was a block of aluminium, attached to the side of the case with 2 mounting holes. this allows easy removal of the watercooling system.
whilst i was waiting for the glue to dry, i decided to wire an LED into the rear of the resavoir and the side of the water block.
SO.... i then got to work rebuilding the computer!
Then just before i finished plugging everything back in, i thought a quick test was in order... so i plugged it into the wall and switched the plug then BANG!!!
a nice big spark and a puff of smoke came from the PSU. At this point i feared the worst as i began the thankless job of dismantling the computer again. What i had found was the heatsinks within the PSU had shorted against the frame. This tripped the house RCD and blew the fuse on the plug.
What i had discovered was that when fitting the new extension and fans, i forgot to fit the plastic shield back in place -.-
but after testing the PSU and putting it all back together, thankfully it was still fully operational!
so i got right to work on the watercooling.
It started looking fantastic, up until i started putting the liquid in... The nice spout mayhems supply does not have a very good seal around it so when squeezing, it was dripping into the case without me realising. A bit of tape to seal it soon fixed that though and i continued filling. By this time i was busy filling and starting and stopping the pump to help it push liquid through the system. Just as it was about full i noticed what i thought was a small drip.
But then i realised it was more than a drip...
I was mortified at the fact the PSU is on the bottom and all that was either in it or under it! On its side i let it stand for an hour draining as much as i could out. Now that the watercooling is in, it is even harder to get to pieces again. Never the less i fixed the leak and dried everything up and continued filling the system after having the hair dryer out on it for 15 mins or so.
This time i thought it would be a good idea to run it tilted in the bath to check for leaks
thankfully there were no more leaks but i continued to run it for a few hours in the bath.
Here is a better view of the cooling loop, i think its very nice!
And a view of the whole system with the front panel now working perfectly
Geekbench Score: 12573
Things still to come...
PSU fans arent spinning, this is a critical fix, however the computer under multiple stress tests pulls only >300W so its not getting very hot at all. This will be a difficult fix as the loop needs to be removed in one piece along with every other component again.
Another hole needs drilling in the back of the case to hold the bracket firmly, it has a little bow that i dont like
The SSD needs a mounting point ontop of the DVD drive
but not fully finished just yet...the mass of parts etc that were still on order started turning up bit by bit, so started installing them as i could.
To begin, my water turned up, a little more purple than expected but never the less very nice!
not long after, came the new fans and atx extension so i fitted them to the PSU
the morning after, my front panel connector turned up from spain! its very nice and allows complete functionality of the original I/O
Now because i buggered up with the fans, i purchased some new PMW fans. But i wanted them exactly the same as the original ones i put in... so i got right to work...
I started thinking about how i was going to mount the reservoir, and the solution i came up with was a block of aluminium, attached to the side of the case with 2 mounting holes. this allows easy removal of the watercooling system.
whilst i was waiting for the glue to dry, i decided to wire an LED into the rear of the resavoir and the side of the water block.
SO.... i then got to work rebuilding the computer!
Then just before i finished plugging everything back in, i thought a quick test was in order... so i plugged it into the wall and switched the plug then BANG!!!
a nice big spark and a puff of smoke came from the PSU. At this point i feared the worst as i began the thankless job of dismantling the computer again. What i had found was the heatsinks within the PSU had shorted against the frame. This tripped the house RCD and blew the fuse on the plug.
What i had discovered was that when fitting the new extension and fans, i forgot to fit the plastic shield back in place -.-
but after testing the PSU and putting it all back together, thankfully it was still fully operational!
so i got right to work on the watercooling.
It started looking fantastic, up until i started putting the liquid in... The nice spout mayhems supply does not have a very good seal around it so when squeezing, it was dripping into the case without me realising. A bit of tape to seal it soon fixed that though and i continued filling. By this time i was busy filling and starting and stopping the pump to help it push liquid through the system. Just as it was about full i noticed what i thought was a small drip.
But then i realised it was more than a drip...
I was mortified at the fact the PSU is on the bottom and all that was either in it or under it! On its side i let it stand for an hour draining as much as i could out. Now that the watercooling is in, it is even harder to get to pieces again. Never the less i fixed the leak and dried everything up and continued filling the system after having the hair dryer out on it for 15 mins or so.
This time i thought it would be a good idea to run it tilted in the bath to check for leaks
thankfully there were no more leaks but i continued to run it for a few hours in the bath.
Here is a better view of the cooling loop, i think its very nice!
And a view of the whole system with the front panel now working perfectly
Geekbench Score: 12573
Things still to come...
PSU fans arent spinning, this is a critical fix, however the computer under multiple stress tests pulls only >300W so its not getting very hot at all. This will be a difficult fix as the loop needs to be removed in one piece along with every other component again.
Another hole needs drilling in the back of the case to hold the bracket firmly, it has a little bow that i dont like
The SSD needs a mounting point ontop of the DVD drive
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Caporegime
Looks fantastic mate 
One day I will have the balls to do this...
Today is not that day.
I have a PowerMac G5, but i'm not 100% sure if I want to rob the case from it as it is a decent spec. (2.3GHz dual core, 8GB DDR2, 6600GT)
One day I will have the balls to do this...
Today is not that day.
I have a PowerMac G5, but i'm not 100% sure if I want to rob the case from it as it is a decent spec. (2.3GHz dual core, 8GB DDR2, 6600GT)
Soldato
I want your rig ;(
Caporegime
The feeling my friend, is mutual.
Associate
This is lovely, must say I am jealous 
There is an art to mayhems bottles
You have to snip enough of the top off to allow enough fluid out so that you dont need to squeeze excessively which causes the threads to leak
However, dont snip too much that you cant get the cap back on the spout