Pimp My $6,000 Mac Pro! 😎 I almost ruined it...
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- We modded Mac Pro. Wheels, RGB LEDs, a custom drive cage, oh, and we used a CIRCULAR SAW!
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Apple's Mac Pro released to much fanfare. Finally, Apple users could return to a classic tower PC with PCIe expansion, easy CPU/GPU upgradability, and more. But at a starting price of $6,000, it definitely isn't perfect. In this video, we 3D print some DIY wheels that (a) don't cost $400, but, (b) have the ability to actually lock in place so your computer doesn't roll away. Rather than spend $400 on the Pegasus J2i, we built our own cage and soldered a custom cable since it can't be purchased separately. Then, we added RGB LED into our Mac making it the first PRO GAMER MAC ever and it increased our FPS by over 50%-now we get like 15FPS in most AAA titles. Lastly, we took a FREAKING CIRCULAR SAW to Mac Pro's chassis to fix our biggest annoyance and design frustration. This video is a fun one. Buckle up!
My apologies about the audio on this one. It's a bit rough in places. We used new lavalier mics (which are awesome) but had to use an old transmitter because our new ones were having battery issues and got more shirt rub than expected because of normalized gain. We promise this will be fixed by the next video. If it's too annoying, maybe this is one to watch through your smartphone or laptop speakers instead of hi-fi headphones. 😉 Sorry once again. - Quinn
Which mics are you using?
@@dontthroworanges Shure TL47. Our Lectrosonics wireless system is almost ready to go but not yet-waiting on special batteries-so we are using the Sennheiser AVX and it attempts to level normalize which is the worst.
4:00 WHAT ARE THOOOOOOOOOSE
Don't worry I only have a $60 Huawei
@@snazzy Very cool! Never used the TL47 (Ex-Production Sound Mixer here). Mostly used COS-11s and DPAs with my Lectros... Fond memories, but more $$ in the bank now lol.
Here’s another stupid idea to make this more ridiculous: How about motors on the mac pro wheels so you can drive it around like a RC car
Oh god, you could turn it into a Roomba
This was one of my first ideas but it was just too difficult to make. We were going to pull apart the sensors found inside those "AI suitcases" that follow you around with the intention of creating an "AI obstacle course" where my motorized Mac Pro would race a Tesla lol
@@snazzy if the issue was with using the sensors and not adding motors to the wheels, this might still be possible assuming there is a way to control the motors. Either way, taking the mac pro out on a walk like this was pretty funny too
@@MarcEricLaneGlobal would it be iRoomba or RooMacBa?
Most expensive remote control car . The mars rovers are probably cheaper
I instinctively kept refreshing the RUclips home page, not knowing I was subconsciously waiting for this video.
IT HAS ARRIVED!
I bet this is secretly Tim Cooks favorite channel.
I sure hope so 😅
guilty pleasure
No I bet it’s Plainrock124 because he destroys so many Apple products
@@snazzy LOL
“Sorry, I’m not Austin Evans”
💪
@@snazzy should have said Hey guys, Snazzy Labs
Hey austin, this is guys
time stamp, please
Alex Stace I don’t understand, why Austin Evans and what did he do? 😂
**Loud Cutting Sounds**
RUclips Subtitles: Music.
“It’s functional and that’s all that matters”
A thousand Apple fans just died
*angry Jony Ive noises*
As a Mac Pro owner, i simply agree with the statement. I bought the rack version, using it as a tower, just to not have to unplug cables before opening it up. I don't care that the apple logo is now turned sideways, because i still have Apple care.
Username Actually I’m a fan of the over engineering. I think there still should have been a way to slide it open, but I’d buy a Mac Pro just to have the tower. It looks so much better than PCs
This Apple fan strongly agrees...
@imProveia Well, I'm a Logic producer. What else do you suggest? I had a hackintosh before, but all the maintenance gave me ptsd. I need the PCIe slots.
“Spinning rust”!! 😂😂😂😂😂
I gotta say, as an enterprise systems architect, I’ve never heard of a such a perfectly apt name for hard drives before. Love it.
Why did you need to qualify yourself with your job title? 😬
unlokia Context. I’m around a ton of storage tech, and no one in my circles has ever used that term. That’s why. Move on.
@CJ Jacobs 40 years of IT and I don't recall ever hearing it either. Would seem archaic. Haven't seen brown hard-drive platters in a very long time.
@CJ Jacobs Like the OP, I'm also in IT, CTO but ex sysadmin and server builder, and never heard the term before. Maybe because I was a very early adapter of the SSD technology haven't touched a mechanical HD in almost a decade.
Head over to @Level1Techs and get some more!
Likely where he picked up the terminology, Wendell is awesome ;)
Apple: We made an upgradable pc
Quinn: ummmmmmmm
Well... He did just upgrade it... with power tools... and a soldering iron... and a 3D printer... and only one of the upgrades doesn't come with sub $500 non prebuilt PC's as standard.
But computers in corporate environments are usually pretty unloved anyway. So nobody cares if they accidentally kick it because it's placed on the floor under their desk so wheels are ideal. My PC weighs a ridiculous amount (and will be even heavier once I finish the custom loop watercooling) but it doesn't need wheels because it is on my desk and I have to lift it anyway even if it did have wheels.
@Percy WONG its overly expensive in every way lol
@@Sirkamisori They sell processors at way higher prices than the intel
Apple: *you weren’t supposed to do that*
@Percy WONG but it's more expensive? You can get the same performance for a lower price
see i like snazzy labs, he loves pcs and loves macs equally, this is what the world needs
Add Linux
You should start your own "Mac Pro" walking service!
I love Snazzy Lab's approach to Apple content. I left the Apple ecosystem about 4 years ago and most channels do the same as they did back then which was just say "oh wow, isn't Apple AHMAZING?". This is just so fun, inventive and interesting with a charismatic personality and get cinematography. Great job guys, this was so much fun.
Apple: delete this video we want our 400 dollars per customer
If Apple doesn't try to stop hacintoshers, they're sure not going to to fuss over this. The Mac makes up a sliver of their income, anyway.
Ivan Karamazov Ten people use hackingtosh. No big deal for Apple.
You know people are bored when they start taking their Mac Pro for a walk. lmao. That was funny.
No no that’s his dog.
Dog Pro
"Nobody has ever come close to how *premium* this thing feels"
5 minutes later
*plugs a mangled SATA power cable to avoid paying 400 bucks for a glorified adapter*
Having to do these jank workarounds is 100% unacceptable on such an expensive computer. I have no idea how people can defend Apple after seeing stuff like this.
@@4R8YnTH3CH33F haters be haters
@@4R8YnTH3CH33F Not at all. How many times would a *TRUE* professional of the caliber at which this product is aimed, need to slide up the cover and fiddle around inside... once every year or two? These aren't shitty biscuit tin PCs made for modders, these are pro tools. The people for whom these are a money making asset, aren't going to be inside them very often.
It's a moot point, just like that SERIOUSLY stupid argument some people like to make about the "Magic mouse" lightning port being "in a stupid place" underneath the mouse... well, you're using the mouse 99.99% of the time, NOT charging it, and when you need to charge it, *do it at night*
I'm baffled that people still need this basic stuff to be explained to them.
@@sgeggbub1008 but aren't you being a hater for saying that
@@sebastienban6074 saying haters are haters isnt hating its telling the truth.
Normal people: “upgrading old macbooks”. Snazzy Labs: “upgrading 2020 mac pro”
2019*
Pretty sure it was released back then
Whats the difference? Haha
@@urs915the newer models (2013 and later) are more difficult to upgrade.
finally an rgb mac pro, the only thing the mac pro needed
Someone give this man 69 likes.
@@monochrome_linux we did it
Except for a lower price tag
one liiiitle thing people always forget you need to storage: cache! Man, try to work with your cache on the network or in a 256gb ssd... N I G H T M A R E
As long as the drive has cache, I don't see the issue
There are a lot of cacheless SSDs, which tend to be the really cheap poor quality offerings, but as long as you know where to look for information on which drives have cache and which don't, you can make sure you get a good drive.
@@mrmaniac3 i guess he is refering to not being able to cash the data localy when you are working from a network drive
@@Hettilo the worst thing would be drive and network transfer speeds, which can be mitigated with higher quality drives and gigabit(or 10 gigabit) Ethernet
Not only cache but also all the Temp files, Thrash Bin files, pagination file, hibernation file, system files and so on
For all the people talking about the thumbnail, he held a competition on Twitter for viewers to design it
Something that’s pretty fascinating to me about the Mac Pro connector/cover discourse is that video people claim that it’s a problem for music people, and music people claim it’s a problem for video people, but both groups mostly say it’s not a problem for themselves.
I have to wonder about the musicians who constantly have to swap out cards. I know some folks have pretty fancy high-end DSP boxes and so on but these days most stuff runs on CPU and GPU, and for ages my own studio setup has all been contained to an external audio interface. The only plugs I’ve had to deal with in the past decade are FireWire or USB - everything else is connected to those external devices. These days I run my entire studio from an iMac, and previously was on a 2013 Mac Pro and a Mac mini before that. CPU and hard drive bandwidth have been the only things I’ve needed to upgrade for.
I haven’t had to go down the ADAT route just yet but even if I did, that’d be handled by the external audio interface.
So, what am I missing?
Their a driver version of the new Mac for music
Next time, crimp the terminal prongs (the longer ones) over the wire insulation. The electricians in the audience will thank you for it.
Yup, longer prongs are designed to crimp through the insulation, this is the main strength for holding the wire to the connector. Another mistake is that do NOT twist the wire, strands need to be straight so that the short prongs can separate the strands into two bunch as they make an indent into the copper, when the short prongs get crimped and curl inward
@@dc99yt ah yes! Great additional info!
Wait till Apple updates your firmware so that the computer immediately shuts down as soon as you pull the top off, just to annoy you. 🤣
This is the first video on RUclips I've watched in a while without skipping. Well done!
Hey thanks!!!
The rack mount version of the new Mac Pro is able to open up without disconnecting the power
And its only 400$ more! What a good deal!!!
It blows my mind 🤯 the crap that someone has to go through buying a 6000 USD$ Mac.
Others are here buying Mac Pros while I just got a Power Mac G4 (for having fun with Mac OS 9). It is quite a good looking thing even at 2020.
BlueRockEye
fun, creative guy, old Audio, midi??
Logic Pro only 2020!
HDD use 12V and 5V voltage on 3,5" format ;) And 5V on 2,5" on HDD and SSDs,
yes, also a lot of new hdds use the 3.3 volt, it's a new feature, Power Disable. when 3.3 volts go to the disk, the disk is shut off. so you can power cycle the disk without physically disconnecting it.
@@giornikitop5373 Sounds like shucked HDDs
@@baammm3871 yeah, most newer shucked disks have this. it's mostly usefull in the enterprise.
Yeah, the motor runs on 12V. Running it from 5V would be quite complicated due to how fast it spins and how many poles it has.
12VO !
14:48 I can hear Apple's PR and design team screaming
Best PC ever ever!
ASUS, we just can't do it this good!
I was right! He did cut the case to pull it off while keeping everything plugged in!
One of the nice things about the rack-mount Mac Pro (RackPro) is that you can open the PC without unplugging the power cable. Since lots of music gear is also rack-mountable, the RackPro is a much better fit for most musicians
At 17:57 I thought he was gonna say “I know people are going to ask , Doesn’t that void your warranty?
E5510 _RBLX Pfft, what kind of person would think that?
Same
Funny part is that most of the people who buy the Mac Pro are not the kind of people who would DIY. But Quinn is kind of a guy who would do it anyway for the sake of our curiosity. Thumbs up to you
Him: Update Macpro
Me: AMD Threadripper ?!
Mac Pro was developped with an Intel CPU in mind WAY before AMD started pumping good CPU's on the market. If it can make you feel better, latest Catalina betas have AMD APU codenames in it.
I loved and miss my old Power Mac G3-G4 design. You just opened a latch (like on the top of the new Mac Pro, but without rotating,) and folded the side of the case down. Computer was running the whole time. All the cables were routed to pass right next to the hinge, so everything was readily accessible with the side open.
*_Xzibit_*_ has entered the chat room_
*Xzibit:* Yo dawg...
he'd slap some chrome spinners and a bunch of big ass speakers
Quinn, I cannot think of anyone else that is trying to make their Mac Pro as awesome as you do. And LEDS? Stiletto wheels?? Cutting the cover off??? Dude you get thumbs up for these efforts. Also for making this into one long video instead of 3 or 4 short videos you get another 4 thumbs up. Thank you ami.
Cheers, Ricky!
Quinn, what brand is that monitor arm? where can i get one?
thanks,
The monitor arm is a Loctek D7L.
Thunderbolt 3 XDR!
why you cry arm, VESA mount?
Some one give this man a shorty award. He took this whole thing apart when it was brand new and voided his warranty for us and now he is cutting up a 6k dollar computer!! This guy is going places.
👊
I feel like the background audio could go down 1db
sounded good to me
Miguel Molina in the beginning when he was talking and the background music was playing it was competing with what he is saying
Im from the future. Its September 8, 2020 and you get you 1M today. Congrats
You've lost your mind or you have got a good video sponsor
Both are true. lol
Snazzy Labs lol 😂
You could also fit the sata cables like PCI-E power connectors, in a daisy chain. It might look a little nicer
Never stop doing these wacky projects, Quinn!
Oh just admit you should have gotten the rack mount one. Solves all problems. And allows you to pick a nice rack for under/beside your desk or closet. Or slap some rails on a cheap ikea cabinet. I’ve wanted to rack mount my old Mac Pro towers for years but was always too afraid to chop off the handles.
So again Apple over complicates everything and makes you have to jump loops and hoops so you can´t use standard PC pieces in order to make them look "Premium".
No thanks, with the amount of money spent on that Mac Pro I can get a PC with a third more performance, if not double the performance.
Exactly, and with how bad Final Cut has gotten in comparison to Premiere in recent years there's really no argument for OSX at this point either. I have few friends that will still argue it's value simply for the sake of Logic for audio but there's equivalent if not better programs under windows at this point in time.
@@beanwithbacon you are boring.
@@imho4990 Why? Because I'm not stupid enough to give Apple money in which to continue their fascist practices with..?
@@beanwithbacon the thing is, logic is $329 comes with 50gb! worth of great plugins and sounds and yet pro tools is almost a thousand dollars and you get hardly anything
@@imho4990 in agreeance
For DIY wheels I reckon use a nice thick stained slab of wood cut to the footprint of the mac. Then cut deep circular holes for the feet to slot in. Then screw whatever wheel casters you want to the bottom of the wood. That would look pretty stylish.
Not a bad idea at all.
"or you could use spinning rust" im dead
This is a VERY COMMON PHRASE, which has been in common IT parlance for many years. You must be quite young.
Your videos are so good that spot a Log clip ( 17:06 ) is pure Easter egg! Always super entertaining!
Haha whoops. Cheers!
“...it should be functional, and that’s really what matters.” Apple could use a bit of that attitude
Indeed.
One small mistake, gcode does not descibe how much each motor moves but rather to which position to travel (or how many mm to travel in a given direction, depending on if it is set to relative or absolute movements) and how mich to extrude. The motor movements are figured out by the printers firmware :)
look what you made me do, covid-19
I love the new aspect ratio it fills my whole screen and I love it.
20mins demonstrating why I'll never want to own a Mac.
Please thermal test it without sidepanel on. Would be interesting how well the airflow thing works and what the passive cooling does and so on.
Can't do. The fans ramp up to max speed when you take of the cover.
@@PierrePotonnier Can you not change the fan curve?
@@dabj9546 maybe when the case is closed but certainly not when open.
“If you’re interested in seeing an RGB LED follow up for Mac Pro leave a like”
Everybody disliked that.
9:57 *Me trying to start my car!* 🤣
🤔Expensive at $50 a kilogram 🙋🏻♂️oh Snazzy, let me introduce you to some proper expensive pricing, oh wait it’s already your Apple computers 🤦🏻♂️🤣
Sitting here watching curiously with my PC.
*Sips coffee.
Oh snap, that boyfriend image. You best hope Jukin Media doesn't smack you for that and take half of your video revenue.
Cutting a part a $6000+ computer does not sit well with me. Personally I would not spend that on one, as for me there is nothing it would do that a Windows PC at 10% of the cost would do. But hey, I wouldn't see these great videos if everyone else felt the same way, so good job. You took a logical approach to a relatively simple problem, that I feel Apple should have done in the first place. They may offer a mod for $3000 to remove that piece of case. It will include an Apple branded circular saw, now that they saw your video on how to do it. :)
You're telling me a $600 PC can compete with a Mac Pro? OK champ
@@iggifer - What I said is that for the things I do on a computer, a Mac pro would not buy me anything more than a lower end PC would. I.e. word processing, spread sheets. So, again, "for me", I do not need a $6k computer to do that, Champ. LOL
8:22 the "wings" on the crimped plug should go over the insulation to grip it!
If you cut the aluminum with water running over it you dont have to worry about the heat. Slow rpm with water gives you a cleaner cut. Using the other saw blade you chose not to use.
I am listening to this on a Sony STR-DH520 &.1 Surround Sound Receiver* (Reciever is an Amplifier and FM/AM receiver in one (so like a 2-in-one thing)) with a SOny SS-V99av Surround Channel as the Centre Channel and a pair of Panasonic SH-CB73 speakers for the front L/R Channels
*I am using an HDMI lead from my Nvidia GTX950 2GB GPU (i know its a bad GPU but, I like it!) then another HDMI cable going from the amplifier to my Veon 24" TV.
Only RUclips guy who can do these type of expert and small things. Love your content every time
Thanks, dude!
*leds use 5v or less* and hard drives use 5v & 12v. Laptop drives (spinning rust or sod, 2.5” size) use 5v
No Quinn, musicians do not have to put in pci cards in the computer “all the time.”
Aprox. one time in it's complete lifecycle for average musician and maybe two times for a mixing engineer professional when (very rarely) upgrading something inside. : )
Quite the opposite, professional musicians and engineers (etc.) tend to NOT mess with the computer because of eventual failure rendering down time and loss of income.
@13:30 Yesssss, I found this video specifically looking to find someone who did the right think and sawed their MP2019 case off! That extra nub in the bottom, that forces the user to disconnect all cables to diagnose their machine, is possibly the dumbest thing about this slick workstation's design. I really missed a shot of the back though! Seeing what it looks like now, and sliding it on and off.
I had the pleasure of seeing the mac pro in the apple store in portland, one of only 12 in the world publicly. My god it was.... amazing
Put the crimp in the plier first, then ratchet it a couple steps so its stays in place. Then thread the wire into there. That's the way it's supposed to be done, so no wonder you feel your way is finicky.
you don't need to solder the power cables. a lot of modular psu's for pc's have sata connectors that end up in a six pin plug. you can remove the six pins and put them back to your 10 pin connector, it's not that hard. search for "modular psu sata cables".
Lol it's completely justified but you can almost feel how proud quinn is of how elegant his solution to the cables problem is
Nothin like heatin up aluminum while cutting it enough to deorm- it you get lucky the molten metal will stick to the saw wheel or cut wheel and spritz your body for an interesting sensation so make sure you watch your eyes.
Coming from a guy who drinks and uses power tools this safety tip and How to Not use a Table Saw are my two... consistent ones.
4:20
That's a weird Dog... and an pretty expensive one
*barks in $400 wheels*
If Apple didn't sell wheels for this thing, I think very few people would even be talking about putting wheels on this computer. Wheels are just not common at all on big, heavy PC cases. There are very good handles on the Mac Pro. That's all you need.
Eh they’re pretty handy, tbh.
The green internal lighting looks sick, a more refined lighting attempt gets a vote from me!
Sick in the true meaning of the word, yes.
you never need creative apps!!!
play all day.....
dude hearing you speak is like hearing Mr Mobile and Doug Demuro at the same time... kudos love the vids..instant sub :D
About the crimping:
You should put the connector in the tool beforehand,squeeze a little so it takes the right shape and then insert your wire.
There is just no way that I would ever spend 6,000 on a Mac, but I applaud you for doing so. I will stay with my PCs, but I do enjoy my Mac Mini and I enjoyed the IPhone which is a fantastic piece of technology, but Mac Computer, no. I built my PC six core 32 gigs of ram and bought my laptop which is a six core 9750h with 32 gigs of ram, 1tb hard drive ssd for way less than that for both but to each their own and I enjoyed the video. Hey Snazzy, I’m waiting to see you on a One Wheel type skateboard.
I'm sure you also wouldn't require a personal Boeing 747 to get to work down the street, eh.
Could you just use a different case instead of the stock Apple casing? I remember hearing air-filtration was a concern from many since the unveiling of the case design. Maybe pair a custom-made casing with proper air filters on front + glass side panels and all the benefits you made with your adjusted case (no bar requiring unplugging but easy to slide on/off).
This is a really great modification made to the case and a very cool video. Thanks for sharing.
It’s possible but would be super expensive because of the custom gasketing.
@@snazzy Makes sense - would definitely be very cool to see it one day.
Seems like what you referred to at the end is why they wanted to stop people. Though I wonder why they couldn't just throttle the system instead if the case comes off so they don't burn up parts due to poor airflow.
Apple is gonna fix the wheel locking mechanisms in the next hardware wheel update in 2022. Real talk, I ain't even joking.
i dont know how much i would trust a company that gets fucking wheels wrong😂😂😂
Cutting that bottom is probably the greatest Mac Pro mod ever. LOL
I literally just bought that exact crimper and intended to look up how it works. I didn't think this video would show when I clicked it. Thanks for saving me time.
you should still look it up. because that was totally wrong. he used the wrong hole to crimp and you only crimp one time in the right hole and to the orientation that fit the flares in the crimper. and the strain relief is not even on the wire insulation. there is 2 sets of wings on the terminal one for the wire and the other for the insulation as strain relief. and as a side note you should not twist the wires in these kind of terminals, thats is a rookie mistake.
Best regards and to you @Snazzy Labs
You can get wheels with a flat top plate instead. I'm sure they could knock at least an inch off the height.
Quinten looks and sounds like Chandler from FRIENDS.
Arsh Deol Could he BE any more like Chandler?
Second led strip on the left with individual controls, to mix colors
Apple: you have void the warranty. You now owe us 10K in fines and fees for destroying Apple property (because you don't buy Apple products, you lease it).
Fines? If u buy something its urs, hes not got it on a contract xD
@@Tupax oh my sweety pie
That foot design is brilliant!
WOW i am impressed...a super apple/computer nerd like your self and you have a mk3s with octo-print set up??.....atta boy!! we can be friends now
I have a 2009 Mac Pro and the design is awesome, it’s a shame the 920 Watt psu was proprietary though as there are no apple parts but the fans still in there. Ryzen is awesome.
Wouldn't it be funny if Apple put thin sensor in the case and if you cut one the MacBook would not boot? I can imagine Apple doing it.
MODs to improve are never dumb! Buying Apple is dumb!
Didn't think you'd be the type to mod your Prusa. I'm impressed 👍
Sure am! 😉
Sorry for complaining about audio right away! I have been waiting for this video from the image teases thanks for cranking it out even during this season. Love your content!!!
We’ll get it fixed for the next one. Sorry. And thanks!! :)
Great, pay $6000 for a top of the line Mac. Then you have to mod it to make it work right. I am going to order it tomorrow!!! I really need a DIY project like this ...
Almost all 3.5" HDs use *only* the 12v rail, and do not use 5v or 3v3 at all.
Almost all 2.5" HDs use *only* the 5v rail, and do not use 12v or 3v3 at all.
Check the specs for your particular drive to be sure, but I've not seen anything else in years.
Some HDDs use 12v rail to power motor and 5v to power logic on drive.
10:30 now that's what i call the best content from Snazzy Labs
Glue the aluminum strip on the base plate of the Mac pro, then you can see no gap when closed.
This is not a bad idea. Gonna have to clean up the piece though.
THOSE ARE ONE OF THE NICEST PRINTS IVE EVER SEEN
Best Mac Pro video. Period.