Razbit

Thanks, i appreciate it. I kept restarting from a blank slate and trying a bunch of different methods. 
 
Cleaning up how i code and reading books on sql, virtual machines, ai, css, matlab, data science, and algorithms. So i temporarily abandoned it, BECAUSE i felt like all of my approaches were too complicated. 
 
Is that just how software engineering always feels? Lol i enjoy it, but still.
I guess ill just write my terribly coded calculator.

AFAIK, no. VGA is analog whereas HDMI is totally digital. You'll need an adapter there. DVI to HDMI goes with a pure cable tho

Good idea, m8! Will consider

Wow, time really does fly, gotta say.. The G5 is gettin' ready little by little; it is now painted!
 
So, in the early summer I thought that 'now I finally have time to get this ready', BUT other things got my attention and here we are.. But first, I'll show you how I've planned the cooling system.
 
I fiddled with different radiators and decided to go for a 280 rad from Alphacool. It fits *very* tight, the height with the plugs is exactly the height of the case But, it works better than a 240.. All other components will be taken from the Redefine, except for the motherboard (I bought an Asrock Z97M Pro4 for this build). The pump and the res will sit on the bottom of the case like this:

 
A very fancy plan for tubing can be seen, too
 
The PSU will be from the Redefine, too (Silverstone Strider Plus 1000W). It'll be mounted to the rear of the case, like so:

 

 
Not too much space left anywhere, eh?
 
Then to the paint job. Some silverish car spray paint from Maston was used, quite close to Apple's color. It turned out pretty good, all the cuts got hidden surprisingly well!
 
Before

 

 

 
And after

 

 
Later today/tomorrow I'll show you guys the assembly!
 
cheers,
 
Razbit

Howdy, fellas!
 
Now that the case is painted, its time for assembly!

 

 
Here it is, all painted and dried. Some of the cuts can be seen if you look closely, but I'm happy & surprised with the result!
 
So, @JokuTyyppi came over to help me with the assembly (thanks, man!). He got some Noctua Redux fans from the local shop, they fit the color quite well:

 
Only pull, yes. No other way to 1) keep the case cool and 2) have enough space for the mobo & graphics card
 
Trying the mobo

 
Fits well, onward!
 
I finalized the USB hub (soldered the cables and installed using hot glue), the rest of the mobo cables were installed, too

 

 
The SSD (240GB Kingston HyperX Fury) was installed to the side panel using double-sided tape, then it was the time to install the rad+fan assembly. Of course,  it didn't fit without first taking out the mobo.. So, unscrew, remove cables and try again -> fits like a glove.

 
Screwed in the bracket to secure the rad, reinstalled the mobo and on we go with the tubing!
Pump -> rad -> CPU -> GPU -> reservoir -> pump. A fill/drain "port" is at the end of the tube leaving the T-piece at the pump.


 
In went the PCIe power cables, the PSU and it was time to fill her up!
First, face down:

 
Back on her feet, trying to get rid of air.. Seems to go quite well. Reddish coolant so possible leaks can be seen easily, will change to clear later.

 
Power supply in place and...... Boot up!

 

 
That drain needs some work, maybe some holders to keep the tube up against the rear aluminum or something, we'll see
 
That's a pretty tight fit, have to say. Not many millimeters of space between the GPU and rad, or the mobo and the PSU
 
Once the side is ready, I call this done. 
 
Cheers,
 
Razbit

Howdy, fellas!
 
Now that the case is painted, its time for assembly!

 

 
Here it is, all painted and dried. Some of the cuts can be seen if you look closely, but I'm happy & surprised with the result!
 
So, @JokuTyyppi came over to help me with the assembly (thanks, man!). He got some Noctua Redux fans from the local shop, they fit the color quite well:

 
Only pull, yes. No other way to 1) keep the case cool and 2) have enough space for the mobo & graphics card
 
Trying the mobo

 
Fits well, onward!
 
I finalized the USB hub (soldered the cables and installed using hot glue), the rest of the mobo cables were installed, too

 

 
The SSD (240GB Kingston HyperX Fury) was installed to the side panel using double-sided tape, then it was the time to install the rad+fan assembly. Of course,  it didn't fit without first taking out the mobo.. So, unscrew, remove cables and try again -> fits like a glove.

 
Screwed in the bracket to secure the rad, reinstalled the mobo and on we go with the tubing!
Pump -> rad -> CPU -> GPU -> reservoir -> pump. A fill/drain "port" is at the end of the tube leaving the T-piece at the pump.


 
In went the PCIe power cables, the PSU and it was time to fill her up!
First, face down:

 
Back on her feet, trying to get rid of air.. Seems to go quite well. Reddish coolant so possible leaks can be seen easily, will change to clear later.

 
Power supply in place and...... Boot up!

 

 
That drain needs some work, maybe some holders to keep the tube up against the rear aluminum or something, we'll see
 
That's a pretty tight fit, have to say. Not many millimeters of space between the GPU and rad, or the mobo and the PSU
 
Once the side is ready, I call this done. 
 
Cheers,
 
Razbit

Thanks, you dont have to wait too long

Man, that tower is looking good!!!

It must be nice to build something yourself that you can be proud of.
 
Can't wait to see this thing assembled!

Wow, time really does fly, gotta say.. The G5 is gettin' ready little by little; it is now painted!
 
So, in the early summer I thought that 'now I finally have time to get this ready', BUT other things got my attention and here we are.. But first, I'll show you how I've planned the cooling system.
 
I fiddled with different radiators and decided to go for a 280 rad from Alphacool. It fits *very* tight, the height with the plugs is exactly the height of the case But, it works better than a 240.. All other components will be taken from the Redefine, except for the motherboard (I bought an Asrock Z97M Pro4 for this build). The pump and the res will sit on the bottom of the case like this:

 
A very fancy plan for tubing can be seen, too
 
The PSU will be from the Redefine, too (Silverstone Strider Plus 1000W). It'll be mounted to the rear of the case, like so:

 

 
Not too much space left anywhere, eh?
 
Then to the paint job. Some silverish car spray paint from Maston was used, quite close to Apple's color. It turned out pretty good, all the cuts got hidden surprisingly well!
 
Before

 

 

 
And after

 

 
Later today/tomorrow I'll show you guys the assembly!
 
cheers,
 
Razbit

It has now been running untouched since my last update and it has been great! Just thinking about getting RPI 2 to speed up owncloud a bit... It is a shame that RPI 2 didn't come with gigabit ethernet either, and that would have been my main reason to upgrade to it. 

Wow, time really does fly, gotta say.. The G5 is gettin' ready little by little; it is now painted!
 
So, in the early summer I thought that 'now I finally have time to get this ready', BUT other things got my attention and here we are.. But first, I'll show you how I've planned the cooling system.
 
I fiddled with different radiators and decided to go for a 280 rad from Alphacool. It fits *very* tight, the height with the plugs is exactly the height of the case But, it works better than a 240.. All other components will be taken from the Redefine, except for the motherboard (I bought an Asrock Z97M Pro4 for this build). The pump and the res will sit on the bottom of the case like this:

 
A very fancy plan for tubing can be seen, too
 
The PSU will be from the Redefine, too (Silverstone Strider Plus 1000W). It'll be mounted to the rear of the case, like so:

 

 
Not too much space left anywhere, eh?
 
Then to the paint job. Some silverish car spray paint from Maston was used, quite close to Apple's color. It turned out pretty good, all the cuts got hidden surprisingly well!
 
Before

 

 

 
And after

 

 
Later today/tomorrow I'll show you guys the assembly!
 
cheers,
 
Razbit

Hello everyone!
 
I've been a PC enthusiast for around 3 years so it was time to build a proper rig !
 
So to expain the title here comes a little backstory.
I've been a PC enthusiast for around 3 years, but never really seemed to save up enough money for a beast enough rig. Now at last I had the opportunity to jump out and think "Heck, let's give it a chance".
 
Codenamed "Greyscale", This build is supposed to be a combination of great parts, at both aesthetically but also performance wise.
Some of you might go crazy about my spec selection, but as it was some of the components I thought fit well together. Enjoy!

 

June 4.
Recieved my first two parts of the build today!
Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 @ 2666 mhz & Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD.
 
June 7.
Unexpectedly as I was taking some B-Roll of my new RAM & SSD. I recieved two e-mails. My two next parts had arrived, let's start building a bit shall we?
 
Install RAM into Motherboard, and enjoy the view. :wub:

 
Time to Install the dust covers for all ports on the motherboard.

 
Unbox dat case. B)

Wait, why is the accessory box there?

 
Ouch.. The case had taken some shipping damage, luckily it wasn't that bad.
 

 
Time to install the motherboard

which means I have to take out the port covers for the back I/O ports cause they don't fit through the I/O plate

.. Fine I did it..   :unsure:

Well it's installed now!
Let's do some light cable management..Well USB 3 cable says no.

Time to install my trusty old HDD, using the best HDD sleds I've ever used. Hands down Phanteks!  :lol:

There we go.
 
 
 
Now for the more exciting stuff, let's test out the lights on the case.


I hotwired an old PSU from a Pentium 4 build I had lying around.

And bam - there was light!

 

So far so good people! I hope you've enjoyed this so far!  :lol:

Hello again, and first of all sorry for this delay again...
 
Anyhow, now that the summer is finally here, I'll have time till mid-August, more or less.. So, there will be (and has been) progress!
 
After a long while of sanding the putty I got to drilling the holes open again. I used a piece of the hole mesh as a guide and got to it:

 
A couple of holes at a time, but it turned out pretty good:

 

 
When it gets painted I believe it'll be quite hard to find the cut (by accident, at least).
 
The same method was used with the front IO thingy.

 

 

 
Some more sanding to smoothen the holes and done. I'll paint the case once all the internals are done.
 
The next thing I did was figuring out a way for mounting the mobo to the case. The aluminum L-channel provided a surface for the two mounting screws at the expansion slots, so all I did was a hole (2.8 mm) and screwed a riser to it.

 
The mobo was positioned and held in place using a couple of expansion cards, one of which is shown above.
 
I made two holders for the rest of the 6 holes. I used a bunch of risers and some aluminum C-channel. Screwed them to the board and glued to the case using chemical metal. The board seen in these pics is not one that'll be used in the end
 
After gluing I used a car coolant container as a weight to keep the motherboard down

 

 

 
There she is
 
 
Now about the future of the build. The Redefine got severely damaged while I was selling it, so its case is unusable now.. The parts work, tho. So, I'll need to get rid of the motherboard (MVIIR) and the 360 rad, rest of the parts will be used in this build! That means we'll have a 4690K and a R9 290 in this case, with water cooling. I need a new mobo (Asrock Z97M Pro4?) and a rad, probably a single 280 to the front.
 
Once I have the mobo and the rad (won't take long, hopefully during the next two weeks), I'll finish this one, shouldn't be that much left anymore. I'll get back to you with the side panel soon, tho
 
Thanks for reading!
 
Cheers,
Razbit

Hello again, and first of all sorry for this delay again...
 
Anyhow, now that the summer is finally here, I'll have time till mid-August, more or less.. So, there will be (and has been) progress!
 
After a long while of sanding the putty I got to drilling the holes open again. I used a piece of the hole mesh as a guide and got to it:

 
A couple of holes at a time, but it turned out pretty good:

 

 
When it gets painted I believe it'll be quite hard to find the cut (by accident, at least).
 
The same method was used with the front IO thingy.

 

 

 
Some more sanding to smoothen the holes and done. I'll paint the case once all the internals are done.
 
The next thing I did was figuring out a way for mounting the mobo to the case. The aluminum L-channel provided a surface for the two mounting screws at the expansion slots, so all I did was a hole (2.8 mm) and screwed a riser to it.

 
The mobo was positioned and held in place using a couple of expansion cards, one of which is shown above.
 
I made two holders for the rest of the 6 holes. I used a bunch of risers and some aluminum C-channel. Screwed them to the board and glued to the case using chemical metal. The board seen in these pics is not one that'll be used in the end
 
After gluing I used a car coolant container as a weight to keep the motherboard down

 

 

 
There she is
 
 
Now about the future of the build. The Redefine got severely damaged while I was selling it, so its case is unusable now.. The parts work, tho. So, I'll need to get rid of the motherboard (MVIIR) and the 360 rad, rest of the parts will be used in this build! That means we'll have a 4690K and a R9 290 in this case, with water cooling. I need a new mobo (Asrock Z97M Pro4?) and a rad, probably a single 280 to the front.
 
Once I have the mobo and the rad (won't take long, hopefully during the next two weeks), I'll finish this one, shouldn't be that much left anymore. I'll get back to you with the side panel soon, tho
 
Thanks for reading!
 
Cheers,
Razbit

Comic Sans pls no
 
 
 
Thank you!
 
And yes, cable management doesn't really matter, but it hurts me to see it not tidy..

That's a nice server.. BUT the problem is CABLE MANAGEMENT.... :D   

WHY CABLE MANAGEMENT IS A PROBLEM WHEN IT DOES NOT MATTER
 
Please try to use normal sized letters we do get your point
 
Anyway, he does not need to have extremely tidy cable management, because there is not too much heat, it does not block or obstruct anything

Hehehe... just adding some TIPS  so that... the server looks PERFECT....

you just inspired me my next build will be mounted upside down!!!! you are a genius  

Apple could make good money by redoing this case in standard ATX form factor and selling it. I would pay good money for a nice case like this.

My profile pic is my build. But you knew that.

I wouldn't call it huge but yeah, there's smaller pcs out there. Another benefit of this mod is that you could get rid of the optical drive. Looks nicer this way.

Awesome!

This is going to be epic!
Can't wait to start working on mine again.

I din't know the prodigy was made of plastic. But I did think there was an matx version of it. Could be wrong though.As I said this is prettier and more fun but personally I'm more of a full tower kind of guy. I like the G5 though. If you've seen my build it's pretty clear where I got the inspiration.