Been busy at work. But work on the rig goes on, in between getting the real "work" done. I find it is an excellent stress reliever. So much so I've even gone at bought a proper workbench.... The Black and Decker one is around RM300. This made in china knock-off is RM69 and works every bit as well...



ALMOST completed the transition of hardware to the G5. Only thing is need some medium sized screws to hold the shelves together. At present the screws I'm using are to small, hence why the fans look a little tilted.











This post has been edited by MacDaNife: Nov 21 2005, 08:44 PM

No.

Transferred the SLI-D from the WorkRig.

Am planning a CrossFire rig early next year...

Expert: on hold for now.

Maybe...

Something to consider once everything is all done up...

Definately no bliing-bliing for me!

Almost done....

Hey, thanks guys...


You really are TOO kind....


A few problems though... While the RAM has sufficient clearance, I'm a little concerned that it gets too little airflow being stuck behind the PSU. The expert board will solve this due to the vertical placement of the RAM but... no expert board!

Am considering re-doing the PSU. Perhaps a vertical placement. Unfortunately that would mean re-doing the middle shelf too.... Hmmmm.

Have decided to suspend work on this for the moment. While everything works as planned... a few considerations.

Have finally gotten my grubby hands on a DFI SLi-DR Expert board. Now this is one nice mobo. RAM placement, 8 phase power, excellent board layout, mucho options on BIOS... Will shift attention from modding to overclocking for the moment.

Why not the expert board in the G5?

1. The layout of the PCI-e slots mean that it is spread WIDE. Meaning it needs all 7 *gasp* PCI slots which the G5 case will NOT be able to do. Not without some serious backplate cutting which I am extremely reluctant to do. This got me thinking... CrossFire uses a completely different method of linking the two PCIe GPU's via a crosslink cable. I will utilize this to bypass the need to cut the back of the case.

2. The vertical RAM slots placed to the rear of the mobo will benefit from having an exhaust fan next to it for overclocks. In the LianLi v1000 (with my Aquagate Mini) this means a very large (and very quiet) CoolerMaster Aluminum fan will be ideally placed to cool it....

3. The additional SATA ports of the DFI SLiDR Expert will mean an ability to utilize more than two SATA harddrives. The LianLi v1000 has six bays... Advantage: LianLi.


So there you have it. Am putting the G5 in storage until I build my CrossFire rig.... Will then update this thread.

Well I certainly don't have UMS.....

But I am interested in Crossfire/X1800 mastercards.... Will have to wait for the user opinions on the setups though.

In any case I'm at present swamped down with work. Modding will continue after christmas though! Ho! Ho! Ho!

Truth be told bro, I've just got too much work on my plate right now...

No time for hobbies at the moment.

Will continue on the G5 soon... I hope...

Sorry bout the lack of updates guys.... Sadly the G5 casemod is on ice for the moment.

Just moved house and whilst that does give me more room to mod at home, there are other more pressing responsibilities to take care of first.

I don't think I'll be going down the XFire way though. nVidia looks like the much better solution. Quad SLi? Perhaps, but ONLY if there is a game that requires the additional GPU horsepower. The 7950GX2 handles present gaming better than the 7800GTX SLi so no need for an upgrade at present.

AM2 Mobo, DualCore FX processor would probably be the basis for the G5 casemod hardware.

Since I've got the MacPro; have decided to stop modding the G5 case. Seems pointless now.

I'd like to point out a few things that Apple has done with the new MacPro case though. Whilst it is the exact same dimensions as the previous G5 tower, the internal changes are impressive. Interestingly, Apple has added 12cm intake fans in the same position as my G5 casemod. Synchronicity?




I've added additional hard drives to the Mac Pro



And an additional DVD burner



And while I was at it: I thought you guys over at the casemodding section would appreciate a look at PSU design and wiring, Apple style. Note the 12cm intake fan and the modular flat-black wiring coming from the PSU. Quality-wise, Apple has no equal.



Well, that's all for this WorkLog for the moment. Would be pleased to answer any queries about the MacPro from a casing design standpoint though....

Thanks ikan...

And for those of you who are interested in this kinda thing (pics of computer internals that is) you're welcome to head over to my dotMac website: HERE.

Lots of shots of the G5 interior earlier in the thread...

Any whilst it is possible to run only xp with the MacPro, why would anyone want to do that? WinXP is clearly the inferior OS....