Project: AMDG5

See if you can use one of the heatsinks as your procy one.



Are you keeping the vid card as a spare?

The heatsinks would require a lot of modifications to work. I would have to fabricate a new mounting plate, which I don't really have the materials/tools to do. Also, my CoolIt ECO would probably perform at least as well. As for the GPU, it's AGP so I really have no use for it.

I can't say I really know anything about the rotary tool. My dad has had it for probably 15-20 years, because he used to do a lot of stone/wood working.

I trimmed down the back fan so it does not stick out:

Looks good so far.

Unoficially subbed.


(PS: I may be interested in the vid card; depends on if it doesn't have the tiny voltage nub that Apple put on their cards, and is the revision where the groove is towards the front of the case)

The video card does have the extra pins for powering cinema displays. It is an FX 5200:

You need a window to show off that G5 logo

NVM.

My vid card looks more or less like this one.

I'm finished! I have a ton of photos to upload, but here's a teaser pic:

That was quick.


Next one you get, you could probably sell it here.

It was only so quick because I am on spring break this week. I got the computer last Saturday, and have worked on it pretty much all day every day this week.

Here's the final update:

I cut the PCI divider so the motherboard could fit under it, and made a bracket to mount it in place.

I then epoxied the motherboard trey in place:

I did not take pictures of most of the installation process, but it did not exactly go smoothly. I had to remove the HDD bay fan because of clearance issues, and it gave me a lot more space to work. To mount the ECO, I removed the stock fan, and mounted it to the back fan holder with some improvised standoffs. Temps are actually unchanged, at 32-33 degrees under Prime95. Also, my second GPU just barely fits. The passive heatsink is actually touching the top divider.

Thanks for looking!

looks good! nice and clean! +rep