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PC in a G3/G4 case?

daphatgrant

daphatgrant

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Hello, I have been toying with the idea of buying a new case for a spare KD7-E and XP3000 that I have kicking around. I have been searching far and wide for the perfect case and have come to a split in the road to the chosen case. I have been considering purchasing an Apple Power Mac G3 Blue and White or a G4 QuickSilver case. I was wondering if anyone has worked on a mod like this before or has any advice inputs before I seriously look into buying one.

Thanks for any info/advice in advance.

Here is an example of what I’m looking to buy.

As a side note I have heard that m-atx boards are better choices for these cases.
 
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Wow :eek: , that is pretty much what I was looking for, kind of wish I had an m-atx board instead of a standard atx. Ohh well, thanks for the link it answered the questions I had.

1. can it easily be done - yes
2. will it accept standard atx boards - no

Thanks. :D
 
i've also seen one done i think it was at bit-tech but it was a g3 case and a pc inside


looked like crap because they painted it red. Macs are already pretty, they don't need any more.
 
j-dawg said:
i've also seen one done i think it was at bit-tech but it was a g3 case and a pc inside


looked like crap because they painted it red. Macs are already pretty, they don't need any more.
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Was that the one where they turned to optical drive on its side? I remember a g3 mod where they did that.
 
I agree, Macs cases are pretty nice looking and are WELL constructed/easily accessible in my experiences with them. I thought it would be amusing to have my friends (1/2 mac users and 1/2 pc users) watch me hit the power button on a mac and have windows load. And at the same time giving some spare parts a much needed home.
 
gordy_hand said:
Great cases but having done a pc - g4 conversion there are quite a few issues to overcome to do it sucessfully

My log is here if you want to see how I did it (It was quite a few years ago now)
http://www.gordyhand.co.uk/badapple.htm
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Nice job man :D, looks excellent. You overcame that ram placement problem quite nicely. I am probably going to scrap the idea of the conversion for now, as the KD7-E is a standard atx board and I don’t feel like buying a new board and a new case. Thanks for the info and worklog, I will keep your experiences in mind incase I run across a m-atx board.

Thanks :D
 
daphatgrant said:
Nice job man :D, looks excellent. You overcame that ram placement problem quite nicely. I am probably going to scrap the idea of the conversion for now, as the KD7-E is a standard atx board and I don’t feel like buying a new board and a new case. Thanks for the info and worklog, I will keep your experiences in mind incase I run across a m-atx board.

Thanks :D
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No worries

If you want to stay with ATX mobo why not try the g5 case? They are full atx :)

Should be easier to do as well. I had a g5 case to do the project but it was in terrible condition so I didnt bother in the end.
 
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