PowerMac G5 Case mod 2017 Pt.6 - Ops I did it again.

With the new components, it would be against my own law not to replace it with some relatively new hardware. Here goes the Core2Duo CPU and motherboard, and a relatively new i3 2100. almost two times faster!

With the smaller board, most of the things are in place. With the super short USB cable, connecting the I/O panel is hardly a difficult job, luckily enough. Also, for future proof reasons, I might need the gigabit ethernet port, so a simple relocation is done with a lan cable and a solder free female connector.

It ain’t stupid if it works. LOL

So, my ‘New’ computer are as follows’

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA H75M D3H



CPU: Intel i3-2100



GPU:Radeon HD4670



RAM:Coursair 4GB x 2 DDR3



HDD: WD Black 750GB



Yup, new computer, free of charge, thanks to my big pile of junk.

The front I/O is a no brainer with some simple jump wires. Ive seen cables for sale for $30, this method cost less than £1, only less tidy. Just follow the pin out online and make sure to connect the connect ports, Don’t think it will fry anything if you do it wrong but don’t take my work for it.

The other stuffs are mostly software stuff.

Cloning the old 500GB to a newer 750GB, because I finally realise my 500GB drive is dying, with also makes it annoyingly noisy.



Track down and delete the old kext for the new motherboard, mostly with single user mode.



Updating from El Capitan to Sierra.



And get the kext i need for this gigabyte board!

This is probably the most cheaply constructed PowermacG5 case mod you’ll find online, but Im happy with it. The case is just beautiful and I managed not to ruin it by cutting it (Also don’t have the tools so not cutting it is the only way). This is a big personal project for me, even though the outcome is quite pointless (The computer is slightly slower than my MacBook Pro mid 2012), Im happy with it. Everyday I push the power button, it brought me back to the days where I look at a PowerMac G5 though a glass with my mouth opened, you just don’t get this from building a normal PC.