Old Mac Pro Tower case

[chen57]

So where i work i take care of the electronic recycling and i got something pretty cool recently. Old mac pro not working ! Since i have a old cpu collection i was happy to add those 2 cpu to my collection. at the same time i told myself why not also get the case and try to mod it ! I didnt think about sharing this before so i dont have pictures of before i start working on the case. it is in pretty good condition and the fans also seem to be ok, i might reuse them.

Last weekend i removed everything from inside to clean it and try my test psu in. i think this will be cool ! there is only enough space for a m-atx but im fine with that since i actually have a m-atx board, a i5-2500 and 8GB of ram. I also got all of that from the electronic recycling over time. People dont know what they throw away some times  

 

 

[chen57]

i have to remove some of the standoffs and i started by trying to cut them with a metal saw... only half way trought 1 i say no thank you and tryed just pulling them off with a vicegrip and success ! Removes them cleanly

 

 

 

I also added some white pcie slot cover that i got from my old fractal design case

[CommanderAlex]

I know this post has been around for awhile but any updates on how you are going with your mod?? 

[chen57]

the project is on hold for now... i built a computer for a friend to game during covid so i dont have anything m-atx/itx left to actually put in the case.

 also i tried all the fans but they wouldnt spin so i got rid of them

 

Right now i am using the case as a night stand XD

 

[CommanderAlex]

Thats pretty cool though. I've got a side panel-less Mac Pro, I believe its a A1186 that I've been thinking about toying around with by making a conversion with it as well. I've been looking at kits for the back IO from The Laser Hive but in terms of fitting an ATX motherboard inside, I was thinking about a conversion plate. They bolt on using the same mounting studs for the original motherboard and has holes for ATX motherboards. The case is in rough shape so I'm really on the fence with this one.