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Jul 27, 2011 - Computer, Design, Modding    No Comments

Computer Scratch Build, Halion Design i7

Hello. This is my first post on bit-tech so please stay with me. I’ve done a few mods in the past, the most prominent of which being a G5 mod and another scratch build – a plexiglass computer case to fit Micro ATX.
This is again a Micro ATX build with the use of aluminium from an XPS 710, acrylic, pine wood, and MDF. It sounds like a massive variation of materials but I’m hoping that the differences will make it stand out (obviously in a positive way).
I’ll be editing and adding stuff to this project throughout the next few weeks and I’m hoping to keep it as updated as possible. Unfortunately I only have an old Canon point and shoot camera with a battery that lasts up to an hour; however I’m hoping that it won’t let me down.
Anyway, I just received some components through the door; as well as my baby Dremel, the 300-30, recommended by bit-tech. My friend just got a bit annoyed at me because I’m using butt joints instead of mitre joints; I would happily turn back and do all the corners using butt joints however I’ve cut most of the wood so its a little late to turn back…
Some Sketchup generated designs:

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Apr 22, 2011 - Computer, Modding    No Comments

Mac Pro i7

I love the designs of Apple’s computers, they are great! The only compromise is the price, the cheapest Mac Pro at £2041 was out of my budget range. Instead what I decided to do was opt for the older generation, Power Mac G5. The Power Mac G5s have nearly the same case design as the newer Mac Pros, the only differences being that the G5 can only hold one dvd drive and it is missing some of the newer ports on the front panel. I purchased an old Power Mac G5 computer from ebay and stripped out its innards. To mount the motherboard I obtained a Lian Li motherboard tray from Kustom PCs and cut out the back of the case with a dremel and a hacksaw.

Specification:

  • Motherboard: Asus P7P55D ATX
  • Processor: Intel Quad-Core i7-870, LGA 1156
  • Graphic card: Sapphire 4850, 512mb
  • RAM: 4GB (2 modules) DDR3 1333mhz
  • Power Supply: Modular, 850w, ATX
  • CPU Cooling: Corsair Hydro H50 Water Cooling
  • Hard drives (SATA): 250GB (Mac Snow Leopard), 40GB (Windows 7)
  • DVD Drive: DVD-RW
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