Cases similar to that of a Mac G5

Apple is nothing like other companies, they either make their cases or have them made for them. That doesnt look like a mac case to me it looks like a fake lian li.
 
Yeah but where can I get a Mac G5 case in the first place, I am looking for one sold separatly. There are none on ebay... :confused:
 
I just kept watching Ebay until one showed up. It took some time to find one that wasn't overpriced and/or overpriced shipping. When I was still looking there would usually be 3 or 4 up for sale. I shoehorned my pc into a G5 case recently. sorry, no pictures handy at the moment. :( When I head home I'll look and see if I can locate the ones I took while building.
 
atom said:
Apple is nothing like other companies, they either make their cases or have them made for them. That doesnt look like a mac case to me it looks like a fake lian li.
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holy crap, Lian Li is making fake cases of there own cases now?!?

sweet, that means my v1000b is a offical cloan of hte real v1000b :rolleyes:
 
i got an authentic G5 case for insanely cheap. and by insanely i mean $65 brand spankin new.

unfortunately there was literally nothing inside except for the motherboard mounts (Mac MB) and a very small power switch which im assuming cant be used with an ATX motherboard. (still need to do a bit of research on that one)

currently in the process of PCing it :D i need a camera to make a worklog though.

im also currently waiting for funds so i can begin to purchase components. PRIORITY for anyone making a G5 pc (IMO) should be the motherboard. im going full sized ATX (2 pci-e, 5 PCI slots, etc) instead of MicroATX. from what im looking at, if you can get the motherboard set up in the correct position (which means putting in the motherboard mounts on the correct places and then getting them to STICK in place without them falling off under the weight of the board, cards etc) then everything else should be a breeze.

a plan is definitely necessary, including which components you plan to use. i plan to cut small holes big enough for plugs and what not into the case in specific places. that means no future upgrades unless theyre similar to the original components.

this G5 will eventually become a multimedia PC (full pc, yes) which i plan to have no less than 1 Terabyte worth of space (2X300gigs, (2X200gigs. already have them) and plan to dump ALL of my media on it....which may amount to more than 1 terabyte. am i gloating?


anyways. on paper it seems easy to PC a G5 case. a few ingenious ideas and some time & planning and anyone can do it. i plan to make a worklog once the ball gets rolling and i hope to post it here.

:D
 
Demon_of_The_Fall said:
I think theres a case called Chenbro Gaming Bomb 2, looks somewhat like the G5 case...
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yep... but its kinda pricey tho... o_O

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Nzo said:
http://www.allmac.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=4157
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Hmm.... It is very nice but, pretty expensive for a case of that size and type, thanks though.

johnny_revolution said:
i got an authentic G5 case for insanely cheap. and by insanely i mean $65 brand spankin new.

unfortunately there was literally nothing inside except for the motherboard mounts (Mac MB) and a very small power switch which im assuming cant be used with an ATX motherboard. (still need to do a bit of research on that one)

currently in the process of PCing it :D i need a camera to make a worklog though.

im also currently waiting for funds so i can begin to purchase components. PRIORITY for anyone making a G5 pc (IMO) should be the motherboard. im going full sized ATX (2 pci-e, 5 PCI slots, etc) instead of MicroATX. from what im looking at, if you can get the motherboard set up in the correct position (which means putting in the motherboard mounts on the correct places and then getting them to STICK in place without them falling off under the weight of the board, cards etc) then everything else should be a breeze.

a plan is definitely necessary, including which components you plan to use. i plan to cut small holes big enough for plugs and what not into the case in specific places. that means no future upgrades unless theyre similar to the original components.

this G5 will eventually become a multimedia PC (full pc, yes) which i plan to have no less than 1 Terabyte worth of space (2X300gigs, (2X200gigs. already have them) and plan to dump ALL of my media on it....which may amount to more than 1 terabyte. am i gloating?


anyways. on paper it seems easy to PC a G5 case. a few ingenious ideas and some time & planning and anyone can do it. i plan to make a worklog once the ball gets rolling and i hope to post it here.

:D
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Where did you get your apple case? That is a good deal!
 
yes it is. i got it through a family friend who just so happens to sell mac products for a redistribution company. at least i think its a redistribution company.

(shrugs)

its a good deal but like i said. theres literally no guts whatsoever. no racks of any kind, no port covers, no HD mounts/cage....nothing...as stated in my original post the only thin it had was an on switch (with wiring that went all of a single inch), and this large plastic cover thing that is of no use to me whatsoever.

as it is im going to have to find a way to keep the HDs in place, find space to put the power supply and find a way to suspend the combo drive i plan to put into it.

ill see if i can borrow a camera today to take some pics to show you what i mean.

take the link NZO gave and look at the case. if you think that is bare boned then youre wrong. the one i have isnt bare boned, its bare assed.
 
purchasing hardware is a last resort for me. i kinda wanan scratch build the interior.

besides, $33.00 for a HD holder? bah.

thanks fro the link though, i was having a difficult time finding a place where i could get original hardware. id be nice of the site had images though.
 
allright, im gonna try this with image shack. there sre links instead of images so that you wont have to scroll to the right in order to continue reading a sentance.

first off let me restate that the case i have is bare...and pretty bare at that.

http://img82.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image035large5eo.jpg
looking directly at it

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image036large3uy.jpg
closer

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image037large8rr.jpg
this image (above) is a view of where the motherboard would be. left would be considered the top of the case while right would be considered the bottom. not many PCI ports to choose from. probobally why some people go mini ATX or Itx.

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image038large5la.jpg
this one is of the front interior. above you can see there is no suppot for a drives. gonna have to come up with something. farther below you can see a small round hole with 2 slightly smaller holes underneath. the top one is for the power switch, center is USB and third is Firewire .

the following 2 images (below) are of the power buttton which i took off in order to prevent any sort of damage. plus i doubt ill use it. id like to though.

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=powerbutton13nx.jpg
http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=powerbutton24sr.jpg
the entire length of theis little bit is a little over an inch. perhaps an inch and a half.

this one below is a slightly blurry closeup of the 3 holes as stated above
http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image039large4xy.jpg


moving on

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image040large9cf.jpg
front bezel...in all of its simplistic glory.

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image042large6hk.jpg
rear. you might think those are a couple 80mm holes. nope. 92mm maybe. we'll get to those later.

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image043large2yd.jpg
okay this one is with my mock motherboard, which is actually a bured out ASUS P4P800D...its actually the first motherboard i ever purchased..just so happened to be dead. excluding the bottom (top from this image) PCI ports it seems to fit somewhat well..although the board in this image is a bit angled.

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image044large0ml.jpg
this one above shows that cards do indeed fit. should be obvious though. those bottom slots might be a bit trickier to get to. not only is there no port but they wont exactly be secure either when and if i use them. gonna have to work something out to make em secure.

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image045large9bm.jpg
okay this one above shows that the ps/2 ports, audio and USB ports are going to present a problem. one thing i really dont want to do is hack away at the case. id like to keep it as complete as possible. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated :D

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image047large0qu.jpg
another angle showing that not all the pci's will have their own little ports.

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image048large2zs.jpg
above is where i plan to put the power supply. the small bottom hole (square hole actually) at the right allows for the power chord to enter the case easily. the case is actually laying down. it kinda looks like its standing but its not :D

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image049large2pk.jpg
another view showing the power chord hole. id like to get the power supply as close as possible to the hole for easier plugging and unplugging.

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image050large6jg.jpg
this little bastard above somehow holds the fans. im not exactly sure how but it does. as stated earlier the fans for Macs seem to be larger than 80mm yet smaller than 120mm. perhaps 92mm

next youll get some images roughly showing the angles of the part.

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image051large2rk.jpg
angle 1.
http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image052large3uq.jpg
angle 2

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image053large5xd.jpg
this one above shows the part next to an 80mm fan. its a bit hard to tell a size difference.

so i did this one below
http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image054large4ss.jpg
still a bit difficult to see but it shows that an 80mm is a bit small in comparison.

when i removed the "fan part" which i will now call it i was surprised to find a small metal gasket. now wether this is necessary or not i dont know. here it is
http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image055large2wp.jpg
paper thin. (shrugs)

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image056large5gv.jpg
above is how i found the gasket thing when i took off the fan part. before i forget the "fan part" is held to the case by 9 or 10 very small screws. you might be able to see the holes in previous pictures if you havent noticed them already.

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image059large2cw.jpg
this one above is an image of the case cover. stragely the cover has no screws to hold it in place. i think it might be magneticlaly held. either that or im a moron who just hasnt figured out how the hell its held on.

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image060large4ga.jpg
another image of the cover. tried to get that apple logo. i dont plan to take off the plastic until the system is completely done and windows is installed. i guess im just weird. plus i really dont want a scratch or smudges, fingerprints or anything else.

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image061large7pz.jpg
above is the case cover, but on the inside. there are instructions on installing the plastic border thng. i have no need for the plastic thing so it wont be pictured.

and lastly (linked below) is the entire case with cover
http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image062large0cc.jpg
with a bit of enginuity (sp?) i hope to make this "mod", if you will, successful. like i said in previous posts it seems to be simple on paper. implementing it in reality may be different. my only concern is the motherboard backplate with the PS2, the Jacks and the USB ports. once thats taken care of (combined with the sucessful securing of the motherboard) it should all be downhill from there.

i hope youve enjoyed my little presentation. coffee and donuts are available in the hallway. will someobody please get the lights?
 
johnny_revolution said:
allright, im gonna try this with image shack.

first off let me restate that the case i have is bare...and pretty bare at that.

http://img82.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image035large5eo.jpg
looking directly at it

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image036large3uy.jpg
closer

http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image037large8rr.jpg
this image (above) is a view of where the motherboard would be. left would be considered the top of the case while right would be considered the bottom. not many PCI ports to choose from. probobally why some people go mini ATX or Itx.

moving on
http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=g5image040large9cf.jpg[/url]
front bezel...in all of its simplistic glory.

okay this one is with my mock motherboard, which is actually a bured out ASUS P4P800D...its actually the first motherboard i ever purchased..just so happened to be dead. excluding the bottom (top from this image) PCI ports it seems to fit somewhat well..although the board is a bit angled.
this one above shows that cards do indeed fit. should be obvious though. those bottom cards might be a bit trickier to get to. not only is there no port but they wont exactly be secure either. gonna have to work something out to make em secure.

with a bit of enginuity (sp?) i hope to make this "mod", if you will, successful. like i said in previous posts it seems to be simple on paper. implementing it in reality may be different. my only convern ys the motherboard backplate with the PS2, the Jacks and the USB ports. once thats taken care of (combined with the sucessful securing of the motherboard) it should all be downhill from there.

i hope youve enjoyed my little presentation. coffee and donuts are available in the hallway. will someobody please get the lights?
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So are you planing on buying the ports and other parts for it? Pecause I was planing on using a loaded G5 case and just puting in my own hardware... to make it look nice besige the real G5...

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Instead of the Current Compaq... to balance things out...
 
i dont know. perhaps.

if you think you can just throw in a motherboard and secire it youre wrong. firstly there are no mounts that would fit an ATX board. there ARE mounts fro a Mac board which, i found, will get in your way. i ended up taking them off.

i considered screwing in motherboard mounts into the places that would be required but that would possibly end up with the end of the mounds making swiss chees out of the opposite side of the case. or at least there would be obvious bending of the side panel. soddering on mounts or finding some other way might save your side panel from any damage.

hell i dont even know what im gonan do yet. soddering might leave burns, which i dont want even if theyre not visible.

(shrugs)
 
It's hard making a G5 case into a PC case. I personally attached the motherboard tray to the case side with liquid nails and it looked like this:

G5D1.jpg


G5D3.jpg


In the end It's really not worth it at all. For the amount of time and effort that it requires. I sold my case for $150AUD converted, so I lost no money only time.

In the end I went back into my Lian-Li V1000, which is actually a much better made case (Especially so if your using PC components, which you are):

WebV1100.JPG
 
thisisglen said:
It's hard making a G5 case into a PC case. I personally attached the motherboard tray to the case side with liquid nails and it looked like this:

http://members.optusnet.com.au/adamwimberley/G5/G5D1.jpg
http://members.optusnet.com.au/adamwimberley/G5/G5D3.jpg

In the end It's really not worth it at all. For the amount of time and effort that it requires. I sold my case for $150AUD converted, so I lost no money only time.

In the end I went back into my Lian-Li V1000, which is actually a much better made case (Especially so if your using PC components, which you are):

http://members.optusnet.com.au/adamwimberley/other/WebV1100.JPG
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So you are saying just go with the Lian-Li?
DId you try making your own motherboard mounts?

How's this one? Has any one seen what it looks like and if its worth the prisce?:
 
is it? ive got this stuff called Fast Steel that (when mixed) turns hard. i assume that its like liquid nails.

i plan to use some of the stuff i have to secure the motherboard mounts. as for putting it on the motherboar itself...i dont think so. that WOULD be insanity. simple screws would be enough.

or did i just read that wrong?
 
GQCarrick said:
You used liquid nails to mount the motherboard? Thats insanity
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I was talking about the motherboard tray. Re-read that post ;)

To the origional poster, definitly go with the lian-li over the apple mod.
 
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