ODST Legendary

Hello All,

After being inspired by what J-Roc did with the Citrus G5 (Like here - http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/f...3&postcount=99, I decided to finally do one of my own.

I want to paint the case like he did, however, it will be a black (Intel Skull) or ODST green motif (see where I am going with it? :) ). Let me know what you guys think:D

I have been waiting to get my hands on a G5 case and that came to fruition today:banana: I got the G5 (Dont know what the processor is, but its Liquid Cooled - see pics).

I am planning to do my mod with the following hardware:
- BIOSTAR TA890GXB HD Socket AM3 AMD 890GX + SB850 Chipset Dual Channel DDR3 1600(OC)/1333/1066/800 MHz with an AMD PHENOM II QUAD CORE X4 830 2.8 GHZ (OR) Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R socket 1156 Intel P55 with a Core i5 650 (don't have the processor yet :crossed:)
- 8 GB RAM - CORSAIR XMS3 1600 GHZ
- Intel X-25M 160 GB SSD
- Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA HDD
- Pioneer BluRay Burner
- AMD Radeon HD 6870 Black Edition 1GB
- Reuse Case Fans from the G5
- No LED stuff except for the Intel Skull pattern on the side panel (If I go with the Intel theme)
- Scythe Kama Panel - Not going to use this - cannot fit it with current plan - using Dell front panel instead

Parts I still need to get (in the works):
- Motherboard tray (debating this - either get an old case or order LianLi)
- CPU cooler - depending on if I can get my hands on the i5
- Plexiglass sheet for mounting LEDs

Here are some pics of the G5 I bought today. Scratched a bit here and there but in good shape. But I'm going to paint it anyways, so no worries there...nothing a little sanding cant take care of...

My plan is to work on this mod adhoc - i.e whenever I am not on the road and the wife and kids don't need me. Hopefully I will stick to a schedule :crossed:. If anyone has any guidance or words of wisdom for someone trying to do their first mod, let me know! Thanks. :)

OK, I checked on the net to find out how to dismantle a LC G5, and boy, what a pain! I flipped through pages and pages of info and finally decided to follow this guide http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/I...ng-Unit/1953/1. Any comments or guidance on other guides is appreciated. Thanks!

So moving along the disassembly continues (and with a silly unthoughtful rookie mistake - I should know my tools!:facepalm: - see pic.. :redface:

I will bring out the dremel tomorrow, for now, its the Leafs in Buffalo.

Theme decision made...Project ODST will be a military green with gunmetal finish. I have to figure out how to etch/incorporate the design into the side of the case...still trying to keep away from LEDs in the case, but might consider RED LEDs for the eyes...

Comments or feedback appreciated. Thanks.

Here's what the case looks like now with the motherboard placed in it. I have to do something similar to what J-Roc did as the top separator would block the PCI slots http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/f...8&postcount=20

Nice! I will be watching this one.

That is one crazy looking CPU cooler.

I love G5 mods! Do you have any plans for the liquid cooler? I did my G5 conversion with an air cooled version, so I couldn't really reuse the CPU coolers, but it may be possible to reconfigure the liquid cooler to work with standard hardware.

@Fuganter - it is isn't it? Its a monster!

@Technochicken - The LC is controlled by the Open Firmware and don't think we can hack that yet :) Also, the cooling is not rated for anything new (i series or AMDs), air cooling will beat it out! That said no harm in checking up on LC mods ;)

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Originally Posted by billygoat333

Nice! I will be watching this one.

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thanks ... hope I won't disappoint :crossed:

Here's what I am looking at building from either bondo..please go easy on me...its only an artist's rendering :) I'll really have to work on the final product!

I will see if I can get some more of the case cleanup done tomorrow.