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Analog's Project Silverine - ft. Apple PowerMac G5 case modding

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Last week I got may hands on a nice PowerMac G5 and as I am kind of fed up with my 350D I will be doing a build log in the nice new PC case. However as some of you may know the G5 is not standard by any stretch of the imagination and it will need a whole lot of work and modding to be able to accommodate my X99 system.

 

Follow my topic for lots of case modding, custom paintjob with automotive grade silver metallic paint and and overall awesome X99 build.

 

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 - 3900x @ 4.4GHz with a Custom Loop | MBO: ASUS Crosshair VI Extreme | RAM: 4x4GB Apacer 2666MHz overclocked to 3933MHz with OCZ Reaper HPC Heatsinks | GPU: PowerColor Red Devil 6900XT | SSDs: Intel 660P 512GB SSD and Intel 660P 1TB SSD | HDD: 2x WD Black 6TB and Seagate Backup Plus 8TB External Drive | PSU: Corsair RM1000i | Case: Cooler Master C700P Black Edition | Build Log: here

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Will you add a case window :D

 

Well yes, it will have one by the time I am finished with the build log and it will be made of actual tempered glass.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 - 3900x @ 4.4GHz with a Custom Loop | MBO: ASUS Crosshair VI Extreme | RAM: 4x4GB Apacer 2666MHz overclocked to 3933MHz with OCZ Reaper HPC Heatsinks | GPU: PowerColor Red Devil 6900XT | SSDs: Intel 660P 512GB SSD and Intel 660P 1TB SSD | HDD: 2x WD Black 6TB and Seagate Backup Plus 8TB External Drive | PSU: Corsair RM1000i | Case: Cooler Master C700P Black Edition | Build Log: here

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After a considerable delay, because of work an university related stuff, the project Silverine is finally happening. 

 

First things first, I had to empty out the case and figure out how it would accommodate a standard M-ATX, since as some of you may know these cases were custom made for non-standard Apple motherboards. I did look into simply putting in a motherboard tray that I had left over from my old case (Cosmos 1000) but it was too big and it would need  too much cutting in order to fit properly in such a small case so I opted against doing that. Therefore, I simply decided to use the pre-installed motherboard standoffs and simply rearrange them to the proper locations. 

 

This is when I ran into the first problem - sticking the motherboard standoffs to their correct locations. At first I used industrial silicone and although it did a decent job, it didn't like the smooth aluminum surface so I had to turn to something more suitable for the situation. After a couple of more failed attempts I found a very good epoxy based glue that handles 130kg of weight per square cm of coverage.

 

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With the super epoxy holding the motherboard standoffs in place I proceeded towards a test fit of all the hardware in order to see if everything would fit properly and where exactly to cut the back side of the case so that the IO could be reached without issue.

 

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Proceeding to the cutting. I had marked a bigger area to cut at first, which should have be substituted with one solid peace of aluminum with space for a 140mm fan, but decided against it in the end. I also mended one small imperfection in the case by drilling a whole as for external water-cooling and covering it with a grommet.

 

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Meanwhile I was also drilling holes in one of the horizontal plates that separate the case so that the PSU could breath

 

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More Updates to follow in the upcoming days. 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 - 3900x @ 4.4GHz with a Custom Loop | MBO: ASUS Crosshair VI Extreme | RAM: 4x4GB Apacer 2666MHz overclocked to 3933MHz with OCZ Reaper HPC Heatsinks | GPU: PowerColor Red Devil 6900XT | SSDs: Intel 660P 512GB SSD and Intel 660P 1TB SSD | HDD: 2x WD Black 6TB and Seagate Backup Plus 8TB External Drive | PSU: Corsair RM1000i | Case: Cooler Master C700P Black Edition | Build Log: here

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Any updates on this? 

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

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Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

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FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

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SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

Laptops:

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MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

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Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

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