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
I have been waiting to get my hands on a G5 case and that came to fruition today 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 )
- 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 . If anyone has any guidance or words of wisdom for someone trying to do their first mod, let me know! Thanks.