[ Case Mod ] Powertosh i5 / Powermac G5 watercooled Hackintosh

[cesrai]

Why the phantom ?

[Norman_the_Owl]

Ooh man, thats one sexy looking cooler

[perestrojka]

Why the phantom ?

Full size / low profile memory and vrm cooler plate.

Custom VRM cooling block would hardly fit in there

So i will mount it on original cooling plate.

Yeah, I've already dissasembled it ( F*ck the system ! F*ck warranty, we don't need that ) because gpu was hitting 85 degrees Celsius at 89% fan speed, now gpu is much cooler and more silent 71 degree Celsisus at 60% fan speed Phobya Nano grease FTW

[snoopy6489]

Its looking good!! 

[perestrojka]

I'll update it in a week or two tops no worries.

For now i will just leave this here

http://valid.canardpc.com/rbtyy8

[ungreedy]

I'll update it in a week or two tops no worries.

For now i will just leave this here

http://valid.canardpc.com/rbtyy8

nice voltage for 5ghz!

 

edit-did you delid?

[perestrojka]

Not yet, i'am still waiting for Liquid Ultra delivery

[perestrojka]

So, I've finally catched some spare time and i can continue working on this case.

 

I/O bracket fixed in place with epoxy resin.

 

 

 

 

Original fan holes section removed.

 

 

 

I decided to use original CPU cover plate because i can easily drill thru it, also i will drill holes around G5 logo, so letters will remain unpainted / original.

 

 

Drill testing

 

 

Okay, here we go

 

 

 

 

 

Steps remaining in this project:

 

* G5 plate drilling

* fixing imperfections on handmade cuts / drillouts / connections 

* psu cable sleeving 

* case sanding / primer coating / painting

 

ETA remaining: 2 weeks max. ( i hope )

[perestrojka]

Snippet for impatient ones

 

 

Cover perforation

 

 

 

 

24pin cable sleeving

 

Edit:

CLU got delivered few secs ago

[ManWithBeard1990]

Aww yiss looks great. I love G5 casemods.

[perestrojka]

So, morning was perfect for de-lid process  

 

Instead of razor blade method or vice and hammer method i used new method, my own  

 

Procedure is the same as razor blade method procedure, but instead of razor blade i used very thin plastic sheet i had from usb drive package. This plastic is perfect for this kind of work, thin, sharp and smooth. 

 

 

Liquid Ultra on die

 

 

Liquid Ultra on IHS

 

 

With this i got more event temps across all cores 

 

 

 

Before de-lid, min / max core difference was 14 degrees Celsisus. 

 

 

Note: Currently CPU is cooled with box cooler / i did quick and poor Phobya Nano grease application, so we won't see the real results before i mount watercooling loop and put everything in case. But as far i'am satisfied with lower ΔT across all cores  

[ManWithBeard1990]

Before anyone else tries this I feel like I should point out that Coolaboratory Liquid Metal is just that, a liquid metal alloy, and thus conductive. Be VERY careful not to get it near that row of SMD components next to the CPU die.

[perestrojka]

Before anyone else tries this I feel like I should point out that Coolaboratory Liquid Metal is just that, a liquid metal alloy, and thus conductive. Be VERY careful not to get it near that row of SMD components next to the CPU die.

Correct, that is why i covered smd capacitors with clear nail polish before applying liquid metal ultra

Edit: Also be careful with Haswell cores, as they have extra capatictors near die ( because of FIVR ).  If vice is available to anyone who would like to de-lid, I can encourage them to use that method, it is more "safer" than razor blade method.

[ungreedy]

Correct, that is why i covered smd capacitors with clear nail polish before applying liquid metal ultra

I did mine with liquid electrical tape, 2 coats http://www.homedepot.com/p/Gardner-Bender-4-fl-oz-Liquid-Electrical-Tape-Black-LTB-400/100119178

 

edit- also a damn fine job on the perforation ,could you go in to the process on how you did it please!

going to do mine in another year or 2, going to make it in to a amd work station. If amd zen cpu's deliver 

[perestrojka]

Anything non conductive will do Liquid electrical tape is absolute perfection for this kind of job, but unfortunately i only had mom's nail polish available at this time :D 


For perforation stencil i used piece of original case that was cut out from back of it.



So every time i had to align this mesh with original holes and mount it in place with few screws. Then i powered on Dremel tool on maximum speed ( ~33000 RPM ), and put tiny amount of water on area i wanted to drill for lubrication / cooling. After that i simply did hole by hole hand drilling

Also i used musical motivation during this work

[ungreedy]

Anything non conductive will do Liquid electrical tape is absolute perfection for this kind of job, but unfortunately i only had mom's nail polish available at this time :D 

For perforation stencil i used piece of original case that was cut out from back of it.

So every time i had to align this mesh with original holes and mount it in place with few screws. Then i powered on Dremel tool on maximum speed ( ~33000 RPM ), and put tiny amount of water on area i wanted to drill for lubrication / cooling. After that i simply did hole by hole hand drilling

Also i used musical motivation during this work

 

 Thanks

 

nice that is exactly how I was going to do it ,great minds think alike

[perestrojka]

 Thanks

 

nice that is exactly how I was going to do it ,great minds think alike

Indeed  

Just be careful, and use 3mm ( 0.12" / #31 ) drill bit.

I used slightly larger drill bit, so holes aren't so perfect in size and stencil piece got worn out quickly ( holes became larger and it was harder to do a perfect hole in fresh sheet of material ) and don't forget to lubricate / properly cool your drill bit / material.

Double / triple check everything before drilling and you are good to go

[perestrojka]

Small update:

Front mesh( port holes are covered / perforated )



Rear mesh ( fixed in place and perforated )







 

[perestrojka]

Teasing time !!!   B) 





Ohh yeah I moved PSU port a bit

[Frankie]

Nice progress

[Gilbert]

Man your drilling skills are insane, i can't even believe that this is a custom case but i know it is. Good job, take an upvo- Oh wait this isn't imgur. 

[perestrojka]

Nice progress

Thanks man, i appreciate your support thru whole worklog

 

Man your drilling skills are insane, i can't even believe that this is a custom case but i know it is. Good job, take an upvo- Oh wait this isn't imgur. 

Thanks

Well images are hosted on imgur?  

[perestrojka]

Hello Mr. Ive :D 

 

 

 

 

 

Moar picturezzz in day or two

[iHardware Shelden]

Oh boy

[Frankie]

Thanks man, i appreciate your support thru whole worklog

 

I just commented here and there, don't mention it.