I built THIS in a PowerMac G4 case?!
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
- I had the rare pleasure of buying a Powermac G4 Quicksilver case that had already been cut, leaving the door open for me to correct some of the metalwork and build my own machine inside it!
Join me for a fun build after a long period of sore back, illness, and a construction company erecting a building across the street quite loudly.
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Be careful when tightening the screws on the handles. If you make it too tight they will crack. Even if it doesnt crack when you screw them it may when you lift it from the handke.
I made this mistake on my G3 B&W
This is awesome! I’m so happy to see cathode ray tubes in a PowerMac
Cold cathodes were the hotness when I got into PC Gaming!
I have a blue one of these cases had plans to put a new PC into it, but have yet to get around to it.
You uh, wouldn't want to send that my way would you?
Please tell me it's just the case...
I'm doing a G4 and a G5 right now. Their power switches use the 27v rail that supports ADC power passthrough, if you want to keep its pulsing, glowing functionality you need to bring a 27v line in.
I’m not sure what is next for this thing but I want to keep modding it in the least invasive way possible.
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I think a clear plastic grill would look awesome in the drive bay. The frosted feet looks really good with the case panels & blue cathode is SO nice :)
sick project. awesome video. i just purchased a G4 myself and I can't wait to see what I can do with it!
Come back here and drop me a link if you make any videos on it - would love to see it!
You must find your confidence within you without any outside sources and then the confidence will come to you my brother great project awesome computer at the end I am trying to put together my G4 as well
I just purchased a G4 and am planning on using it as a PC gamer case! This video was very inspiring
It's a lot trickier than you might think. Make sure to watch it all the way through and take notes on the places where I ran into trouble and/or had to modify things!
Please tell me it's a dead one and not one that actually works. The G4s were much better computers than the truly sad Pentium 4 machines from the same era. If it boots just use it as is.
@@superstar64 the model I got off of eBay had a number of its parts stripped already, so I’m not worried about missing out on that
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Fair enough. It just hurts seeing people trash working systems to build funny PCs, especially that clown that gutted an Alpha one Xbox to build a PC for reddit karma while completely destroying a piece of history.
I feel you. I'm all about preserving the classics - but for the ones that are already dead/damaged/destroyed, it's restomodding time!
Nice! I love the choice of blue light 😊 Also, I’m glad you feel better. ❤
Thanks Dave! The blue turned out pretty good, and overcoming sickness was even better lol.
Fun video 👍🏼
Thank you, I had fun making it!
It came out great! I think the feet actually compliment it pretty well, sort of a frosted effect, like ICED 😎
I've washed lots of logic boards in the sink in hot soapy water, with a ton of rinsing, usually also a dunk/rinse in distilled water, and always blower the heck outta it with my air compressor, to get all the water outta the nooks and crannies. Then I put it out into the hot California sun to dry. Now I have a ultrasonic cleaner, I'm usually using it as it's much less labour intensive.
Hahaha well thanks Garth. That’s good to hear but I think the handles just need more polish.
As for the wash I was pleasantly surprised at the outcome! And thanks for the coffees!
A great build and even greater cutting.
Thanks big dog!
If you don't eat that Vegemite, I'm coming over there, Dan!
The end product looked really great but the way.
Hahahaha. I promise it is happening Bruce!
I feel like you should make a video on how to build a pc. I feel like there would be people searching that up almost everyday and I don't know why but there is something about building computers and wish I could do it as a job.
Hey dude! I think I replied to this a while ago then changed my mind about it lol. I Think it's a great idea and I am trying to think of the best way to present it. Being a small channel sometimes I worry we can't deliver the same quality, but that isn't necessarily true, is it? Thanks a bunch for the suggestion and vote of confidence in my skills haha!
Looks fantastic! Great job! I can just hear the Macintosh purists yelling at their screen. Lol! Thanks for sharing
Hahaha. I do have some other plans for this bad girl. I might have a spare board for it, but I haven't tested it yet. Also planning to put MacOS on this thing asap!
As a Macintosh purist, I find comfort in the fact that whoever sold it just sold the case.
I like the 2009 hp dv7s. One of the most beautiful laptops ever built in my opinion. I wonder how hard it woild be to swap the internals from a newer notebook into the case of the dv7
Neat project - I imagine it would be pretty difficult given how custom each laptop chassis tends to be for the hardware it came with. If you made a video of that, I'd watch it!
@CanadianComputerCollector but new hardware is alot smaller. Think of all the waste that could be pulled out.
I am wanting to do a similar build with the same tower!! Awesome build man
Sweet! If you post the build online make sure to come back here and link me to it I want to see it!
Nice project! I knew somebody that did this on a PowerMac G5 many years ago, much to my confusion. Really threw me to begin with. Glad you're feeling better.
Thanks Duncan! I was super happy to be able to find one that’d already been started so I didn’t sacrifice anything. Thanks for the well wishes!
do you have a prats list? i have a G4 also. awesome video
Sorry, I don't have one handy!
Did u partition and format SSD during XP installation? Or u did that externally beforehand. I learn from a PhilsComputerLab video "How to avoid short lifespan when using SSD in Retro PC", that it is better to partition and format ssd beforehand/externally using newer OSes before installing XP on it, for SSD longevity sake
Lol I did not! I don’t think it’s going to stay an xp machine for very long though. I want to try MacOS and possibly Linux next!
First, I'm glad you recovered! Second, since it's a former Mac G4, why not try to make that PC hardware run a Mac OS? The basic ingredients are there, I think.
Hey Jeramy! That is the next plan for this machine. I think I should be able to get it to run MacOS for sure! Also so sorry I haven’t replied to your email yet!
U made it look so easy lmfao
Nice PC hack-a-Mac conversion! The top left spot where the optical drive is normally located, actually requires a bracket and a couple of screws. So if you want the bracket and a couple of screws to mount an actual optical drive, let me know as I believe I would have a set for you.
Also, your large plastic bracket that hinges your open/close mechanism, actually has one of the clips broken ie: the front one is intact and the rear one is broken/missing.
I’m thinking I’m gna leave the optical out for now as I love the look of the fan. I might actually try to get a new plastic tray. The one I have is like Swiss cheese.
I have a box of 400 qtips. I have had since 2008. Is that a lifetime supply?
That depends how many you have left.
@@CanadianComputerCollector I once had a roommate who complained I was not sharing with him I had 400 qtips and he had none. He said i should give him at least two qtips. I declined. I think everyone can get their own qtips. I have mine in their box in my bathroom. And no more roommates.
Windows XP !! Are you kidding me.
I did something like this but with a Power Mac G5 case,all aluminum and more room to work, I integrated a Mac mini 2014 inside the G5 case and it's running macOS Ventura with OpenCore Legacy 🤙🤙
That's super cool
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Thank you, I forgot to mention that I installed Windows 10 too with Boot Camp
Imagine retrofitting an Apple Silicon Mac Mini into that case
i just bought a blue version unfortunantly it did not come with the handles so that will need to be bought later but i have some plans in mind to bring it up to snuff but will include keeping the dvd bay functional 😂
Love it! Doing a PC build?
@@CanadianComputerCollector absolutely will probably have to be a intel though as amd deals are not currently plentiful
Steer clear of 13th and 14th gen Intel if you do!
@@CanadianComputerCollector at the current time it looks like it will be quite awhile before i can do anything with the tower so might be up to 15th gen before then which would definently help not have the cpu go pop issue😅
Awesome!
You have excellent taste I see hahaha
@@CanadianComputerCollector I believe so yes haha
Good luck eating Marmite ;-) it's pretty strong, can be done, but strong.
But hey, if you can turn a mac into a windows xp machine nothing is too strong for you 😂😂
just kidding!
Very nice build! thanks for the video.
Bahahaha. Excellent comment. That marmite was just too much for me… tho that xp mac somehow feels just right? Lol.
IDK why you wouldn't just put the board in the fan forced oven at literally any temp over water boiling temp like 180c as it will all the water in there turn to steam, it will more reliably remove ANY water from the board better than you could ever blow dry it.
Howdy! I agree with you but I let the board sit for a long time and followed instructions I found online for how to effectively wash it. It was an experiment and a board I wasn’t overly concerned about. Worked out!
Steve Jobs just rolled in his grave...
He'll be full-on spinning in it when I use this PC for a LAN party!
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what why windows xp
I've been keeping a pretty tight lid on it, but with my most recent video it's becoming more obvious - I intend to have a Windows XP LAN party. Get subscribed to catch it!
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@@CanadianComputerCollector nvm bro i just Mark time ,ok?