Prismatex

I went to a yard sale yesterday and saw this Power Mac G5 case for $1. It was pretty gutted, but I had been imagining putting a standard ATX or uATX mobo in a G5/Mac Pro case for a few months, so I had to jump at this opportunity. It's in pretty good condition, besides missing the side window, as it just has a few scratches. I'm pretty sure the hard drive mounts and optical drive mount are incomplete, so I'll have to hillbilly something to get that working.
Checklist:

1. Get body intact - there's a part where the handle assembly has come apart from the main body, so I'll need to fix that.
2. Replace rear panel - I need a new rear panel for the case, as the one that it has isn't suited for an ATX motherboard's I/O panel or much else, for that matter. I figure I can cannibalize an old case for this.
3. Get a motherboard mounting system in order - I plan to either replace and relocate the standoffs in order to accommodate a uATX motherboard or mount a cannibalized motherboard tray in the case.
4. Mount a standard ATX PSU - I need to mod the case to allow using a normal ATX PSU, which hopefully won't be too much of a pain in the ass.
5. Fabricate a side panel - I'm thinking of a side panel made mostly of Plexiglas that can still engage the stock side panel hooks.
6. Rewire front panel - this should almost be simple, compared to the rest of the project. Apple's proprietary connector will go, to be replaced by a standard ATX front panel setup.

I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any more in my hurried state.

Parts are just going to be what I have lying around, for now.
ASUS M2NBP-VM
Athlon X2 4000+
2GB DDR2
530W Raidmax PSU (will replace asap)
Radeon 3850 (might not use, mobo has integrated video)

I'll need a DVD drive, so I have to look for one to buy.

Oh, and I've attached a preview picture from earlier. I took it in a hurry on my way to work. More to come after my camera's done charging. The name is just a joke that one of my friends came up with - it's sure to change.

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oliverw92

I like these kind of mods. Good luck! Internal lighting looks good with these. White LEDs behind the aluminium grills look reallly nice.

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Rewindlabs

Slap your friend for me

Nice case and i can't wait to see how this pans out...iv been wanting to do a similar mod as well..

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bbaseballboy1234

sub man, this is a nice case. will you be doing watercooling?

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Prismatex

Probably not. I'm just going to toss some old Athon X2 stuff in there for now - thinking about using it as a server.

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Prismatex

Camera charged. Time for some porn.

First two images show the part that is damaged. Still not sure how to fix.





The inside, full of (mostly) ****ty proprietary Apple stuff.



Surprisingly good condition for something that's 3-5 years old and cost me a dollar.



You can see the damage to the bottom handle pretty well in this picture.



Edit:

If anyone comes up with an awesome name for this build, I'll gift them a $10 game on Steam.

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Thar

Going with the theme that your fixing up an old Mac case for an amd, id be looking @ combining a rebirth/deception wordplay

Mac-larky, "The subterfuge metempsychosis" or just "Subterfuge" (hmmmm... i really like "Subterfuge" for a comp name ). "The Great AMD Ruse" or even "Behind Enemy Lines"

Hope my thinking out loud helps ya mate!!!

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bbaseballboy1234

Sliver Apple?
Apple Fury!
Apple Troller? LOL think about a apple fanboy going "sweet you finally got a Mac"
Anyway, great start. Cant wait for end

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BlankThis

Power PC?
The Power Within?
G5 Sleeper?

Looks promising A lot of modders would love to get there hands on one of these.

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Prismatex

Getting an AMD logo etched into the plexiglas I plan to use as a side panel would be pretty damn funny. I'm considering getting some cold cathodes for the inside of this thing - the mesh begs for them.

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