Here's a quick mod I just did on an Apple Mac G4. It was constantly overheating n crashing all the time. So what I had to do was inprove the case cooling. How many of u haf seen a modded Apple? I bet none.



Here we go with the pix. This is how it looks like b4 the chopping.


I forgot to take pix of front panel b4 i started work. I this pic u can c I've already drawn the circle n drilled the holes.

wow.. apple casings are nice... too bad no1 sell them

Garage Sales always got old Macs for sale mar. Few hundred bux oni. Can always buy 1, strip it down n mod it to fit PC hardware.

oh really? i didn't kno tat.. hehe.. too bad, i would hav buy 1 of them for my casing..

woot ? so fast mod new rig?

Er, how bout King Kong?

I never knew King Kong eats Apple

Walannnn apple also cut... Durian how?

Updatesssss.............


This case has a very unique construction. The external surface is made up of 2 layers. 1st layer is plastic. Then there's about a 3mm gap to the next metal layer. In this pic I've removed the front plastic layer for cutting the blowhole. To cut each blowhole I hafta cut twice coz of the dual layers. U can c that I've already cut the metal panel inside in this pic.











Free hand cutting with the jigsaw. If u noticed, the corners of the plastic panel r not flat. Hence the jigsaw can't sit flat on the panel while I cut. That's y I call it freehand cutting. Coz I hafta hold the jigsaw up in the air without touching the panel to avoid the corners which r curving up. The only thing touching the panel is the blade. Very, very difficult n risky coz 1 tiny mistake can cause the blade to hit the top surface n snap. It cud also damage the panel badly.







More updates soon.

This post has been edited by ianho: Sep 24 2006, 11:10 AM

Apple mod.....!!!!!!! no one modded this thing yet, i guess (in malaysia i mean)...
so this must be great mod..... cant wait to see the result....

aaaaaa~ front turbine ian~ front turbine~ i wonder if u can change the color theme of the casing... are the plastic enclosure detachable?

nice job...

gonna maintain white?

nice casing you got your hands on this time

hmmm the front you gonna put the fan turbine kind of design is it ??? like the one on the icute casing ???

haha mantain white only la the colour

battousai_yiting, no offence but dat iCute casing dat u were referring is neva in my book..

not disrespecting the thread but gotta show wat i meant by turbine..


I'll remove it if its inappropriate. juz pic, no worklog deep linking except 4d source... bookmarking this thread as well now.

This post has been edited by r4ydc24: Sep 24 2006, 06:23 PM

I'm not modding anything too fancy lar. Gotta keep the nice simple Apple look. Just gonna soup up the ventilation.

Uncle, kasi this apple some lala apple look hahahahaha....

meaning, no color theme changing? aiseh~ ghetto it up a lil bit la~... argh, anticipation is tiring... juz gonna wait then...

aiyo uncle ian..mod everything under the sun.... anyway great work on the front panel cutting...man...freehand...i smoke so shaky hand s+jigsaw ..sure bad cuts one

This post has been edited by lolhalol: Sep 25 2006, 03:56 PM

Freeeee haaaand........ How do you control your hands movement, very risky lar?? Can you cut it using the rotary tool??

Just control nicely lor. Yes it is very, very, very risky n I don't recommend any1 to try freehand cutting with the jigsaw. I cudn cut it with the dremel coz it just melts the plastic n the cuts will be very, very messy. More updates soon.

This post has been edited by ianho: Sep 25 2006, 11:50 PM

Next thing I did. Time for the top panel ventilation. 2x120mm fans.



Marked out, taped up n ready for cutting.









Once again freehand jigsaw cutting is used. Coz of all the uneven surfaces.









Top panel is done.







Next thing to do is to cut the internal metal chassis.

So, this upgrades would make the casing to be fitted with one 120MM fan on the front and 2 120MM fan on the top?

Right?

Correct me if i'm wrong bro ian...

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Sep 29 2006, 12:36 AM

Uncle ianho, we are waiting 1st time see people mod apple haha.
do you going to mod inside cpu?

Updatesssssssssss.

Top n front chassis done.








The underside of top panel had to be cut asa well coz the locking mechanism is blocking the fan. B4 cutting the lock mech.







After cutting the lock mech.










Here's y it needs more ventilation. Look at the Motherboard inside. There's no fan. It's a fanless heatsink system.

the heatsinks can be used for other purpose, give them to me if you want to dump them

very big heatsink

can't wait the final result

attach a 120mm fan onto the heatsink will also improve the cpu cooling. you can try to design the air duct to look more like those car type of air intake on the bonnet.

Another nice mod... Awaiting results!

Damn, that heatsink...
It's damn big!!!

If only i could use it to be used for my GC...

Nonid lar. Coz with so much air going in n out of the case with those 3x120mm fans shud b more than enuf.



Put that on ure GC? Patah man ure GC.

Aiyo...
Cut Cut la...

I'm not going to use that whole chunk of heatsink for my graphic card...

Customise loo...

Eh, no updates?

waitin 4 more update.....

LoL that heatsink so heavy? GC that easy patah meh?

Ya wor... No wonder Apple can performance high, haha...

=O =O =O
Updates!! Where are they... sigh

hmm..modding mac casing huh? really an interesting subject.
will be visiting this thread often for updates.

looking forward ya.

wat 120mm fans will u be using for a rather small setup ??

I used CM Silent fans.




Anyway, updates...........................


Here's the top panel with the plastic layer installed. Can u c the double layers in this pix. It's so so so difficult to get the measurements n cutting it just right so that the holes on both layers align nicely.







Installed the fans on top panel. Now u can understand y I had to cut the locking mech underneath in the previous pix.










Installed front intake fan.







Here's how it looks from outside the case now. Installed sum fan grills too.











Quick simple project is done. The Mac no longer overheats n is nice n stable now.

Is this your mac?

Nope. It belongs to a desperate guy with a serious overheating problem.

What hapenned to the to handles? Looks kinda strange without them.

ianho, have u test the now mac? how the heat now? hahaha if still overheating, probably change to bigger heatsink....

if not mistaken u also once mod a mac aite? what the outcome?
er sorry if wrong person...

Haha. The fella didn't pass me the handles. So I just gaf it back like that.





The other Mac mod in here is a Mac G5 by none other than MacDaNife above.
No more overheating according to the owner. Nice n stable now.

wow nice

a simple and nice mod

great job

what do you use to cut your airholes ??? dremmel or jigsaw ???

wa.... mac also can mod.... macam macam ada

Hmm, why is the top fan senget to one side?

If u look at the pix of the fans installed under the top panel then u'll understand y. The locking mechanism is there n also the motherboard. So the fans hafta be offset to the side to avoid all those things.

tot MAC never facing heat problemo..
well, guess wrong ady

nice job bro

I see. Thanks for the clarification
Nice mod teh!

any new update?

hehe, patient bro. modding needs time & cash

Cash ain't a prob to uncle

hi every1, hav a very stupid question huh...
izzit all apple casing can fit in the P4 system?
don laugh me...

you mean p4 mobo and processor can fit into a apple cassing ?

go mac shop and ask lor....

This post has been edited by edison92133: Oct 11 2006, 05:57 PM

Of course can. With time, patience n money, what can mod oso mod, what cannot mod oso can mod. That's always my motto.

hahha...tats means need 2 mod lo...cannot fit in directly la...
hehe...can consider also...btw: how much did ppl selling 4 apple casing?

All finished or active worklogs bumped to avoid deletion.

i wanna hv mac casing one day..isk2...too hard to find it..

i think for un. ianho.. anything can mod, definitly he wont miss a chance..

U can find lotsa Apple cases from Ebay, very cheap too, just the postage is a killer.



Ya man. I wish there were more Apple cases to play with. I absolutely love Apple's designs.