Hackintosh G5 Build MK2.1

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I have wanted a G5 for about two years now, but the only problem was I could not run all of my games and windows apps on it. I love the Style of the case and the whole engineering behind the original Power Macs, They are beautiful and very functional. So one day I helped my aunt simplify and fix her computer setup and reset/reorganized her network,tv, software and overall tech related lifestyle. In return she gave me an early Powermac G5 I then decided to take on a massive project vs just giving it an alternative use as a server or something I decided to retrofit it as an ATX compatible Case.

Here are my photos of MK 1.0 and MK 2.0-Arduino is currently in progress I will make a new post when it has been completed.

Here are the stats 4x Seagate barracuda 500gb 7200RPM drives in raid 0 -for games
- i think close to 430read and 370 write.

1x Kingston hyperX 3k 120gb 550MBS read and 450MBs write

AMD FX8350 CPU O.C. 4.7Ghz
Gskill Ripjaws 1333 16GB Ram
Asus M5a990FX Pro R2.0
Thermaltake smart M850
Asus R9 290 4gb Vram
Antek Kuhler 620 120mmRad

My biggest issue, that I am working on now is properly mounting all of my drives. I currently have 7 and in the case I can "Horribly" stack 5 at the bottom of the case. This is absolutely not ideal but it will be okay for now.

Smaller issues -Proper mounting for fans -CABLE MANAGEMENT -Paint Chipping -Paint imperfections -Paint my custom emblem on the door and side in neon blue -IO Ports Need to be drilled out in the back -CD drive +bay needs to be painted and mounted. -I still have alot of work to go, Arduino controlled light strips and power on/off and many other things to come. +maybe eventually even liquid cooling and a second Asus r9 290.

Okay Guys here are my new Photos of my recent progress.

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feel free to post any of your thoughts or suggestions. If you are looking into making one yourself feel free to Private Message me.

here is a video I took, IT looks like it was filmed on a potato,oh well at least its something.

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Love it !

Special respect for HDD configuration !

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you could screw the hard drives to the door of the case but then the screw heads would be in plane sight. other solutions include getting metal plates and building a rack over the empty fan ports in the rear

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Waste of a powerPC machine in my opinion but as long as you're happy with it it is neat :3

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4 disk raid0 and then you "double down" with the YOLO mounting system. You rock dude

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My God WTH with the drives?!?!?

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massive drives...

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Why does this make me so happy?

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Okay, So I Just got done modding the front header to work with my ATX board, Also cut out the IO Ports in the back so I can now use the USB/Esata/Audio ports on the mobo. I moved the CPU cooler to the rear and i have borrowed the HDD Cage from my other rig. and moved the hard drives to the front. I am going to paint the HDD caddy Clips Neon Blue and properly mount the drives. Bought two 80mm light blue led fans and light blue led strips. I am going to post pics of 2.0 when I get the new stuff installed.

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Is that you in the profile picture or is it some random person?

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Ditched the HDD Cage and bought a proper rack and mounted it to the bottom of the case.

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The Led's Are Suuuper Bright so I am thinking about removing some of them.

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I agree the LED's are overkill, usually 1 well placed strip can provide a good affect.
Also, while I don't like Macs, I've always liked that case.

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If your eyes can take all the light around you from them I see keep them. It looks awesome.

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id like to see a custom water cooled version. im thinking about making ove

just looking for one with the mac software

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Its a pornstar, but im not telling you which one........

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So cruel xD

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