Ever tried placing the HDD behind the motherboard tray...?
if there was a good clearance i mean...

great. my motherboard tray dose have a big clearance. but currently using 1tb 3.5" green hdd. will take even more clearance than currently what i have. will save ur idea till i upgrade to 2.5" hdd and watercooling.

nice one. thanks.

No problem , took the idea from the current Alienware desktops case layout

bro,where did u bought the hole saw...ask at hardware store,said i want hole saw,the gave me saw

or is there a different way of asking,hehe

wish i had a work bench,make modding much easier

keep it up,cant wait

Just ask for head cutter for making hole in metal , i asked the other day at my local HW store.

what MichaelJohn said will work, or just explain what it is and how it works, like hole cutter, thingies that fits in drill to cut holes...

i didnt heard the local hw store call it as blowhole if not mistaken.


This post has been edited by tjay_tj: Sep 13 2011, 04:33 PM

update time.


this is how i imagine my hdd tray to be fitted.









and back panel finished







ps : some might notice that the 1st pict back panel shinny

wow..an all silver monster

=P

Uik... up and running already?

yup. with the internal dangling there.
cable routing and finalizing will left for part 2 of this mod.

some the front usb and firewall port are not working. not sure how to solve. and the cable management are in a mess. also the hdd issue are not solve yet. will wait for purchasing 2.5" hdd later.

hopefully is part 2 i will be able to add simple watercooling or cosair h100 into this build while solving out the rest of the build.

nice one.

where did u get yr casing?

thanks, got it few years back from forumer

lets put some picture to this thread.













the internal needs more work before it can be called complete. till later then.

waww cun meh..while seeing this thread..also gaze at another selling thread by abg buckroger..selling his G5 case....
but no budget still.....hmmmmmm

waiting 4 update yup..TS..tq

Sooooo..... envy of u r casing!!

hehehe this thread make me feels like pulling off my selling thread .

hmmm that is CM Preatorian mobo tray rite?

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Added on September 19, 2011, 4:54 pmps. u place ur PSU on the top or bottom?

This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Sep 19 2011, 04:54 PM

thanks

yup. saw ur thread searching for Preatorian also. psu on top. if bottom, the full atx motherboard are not able to be fitted. matx board will be much easier.
if u plan to convert ur powermac using the easier way, the are much better ways to do it without cutting the case.
matx board is the only requirement. a single day work will do the job with not much task needed. google internet for powermac g5 or ask me for more information.

without cutting case? heheheh mind to elaborate more . i've google arnd seems mobo tray is the best option .
thanks bro

using epoxy to stick some standoff to fix matx board. the psu is places below using double side tape. usb port is routed using pci bracket, sound card and graphic card

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Added on September 19, 2011, 5:48 pmhere is some of the examples. using matx board


http://tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=21906


http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=159275

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Added on September 19, 2011, 5:50 pmto be honest. i am also very very interested in ur g5. too bad i am very very low in budget this month.

This post has been edited by tjay_tj: Sep 19 2011, 05:50 PM

hehehe thanks bro.. really useful info

This post has been edited by BuckRoger: Sep 20 2011, 12:03 PM