mac cases, paint jobs, side windows etc...

[ph3412t3h13]

is there anyplace that can give your mac a custom paint job?

is it possible to give your mac a side window?

can u put mac components (hard drive, processor etc...) into a pc case?

just thought it would be really cool to see a mac user with a side window :D :D

[insanekiwi]

uhm, i guess. i never saw any modded macs because all the mac people like their colored plastic cases.

a mac consists ouf of a mobo, hds etc too. so you just need to check if the screws/bearing would fit into an atx case.

[ph3412t3h13]

uhm, i guess. i never saw any modded macs because all the mac people like their colored plastic cases.

a mac consists ouf of a mobo, hds etc too. so you just need to check if the screws/bearing would fit into an atx case.

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[Vice]

english

i speak english

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you couldn't understand that?

He said most people don't even consider doing it because they like the nice plastic / metal of there macs - and you have to take the whole thing apart to colour it which means finding screw holes and other stuff that apple like to hide to hinder people from voiding warranty.

[John S. Veteran]

30 seconds on Google :whistle:

http://www.macmod.com/

[Bling3k12]

http://www.applefritter.com/ also has some Mac Mods.

[sean l]

I'm pretty sure I have seen a few powerbook/ibook mods here in the mac forums section.

[Southern Patriot]

Well, the older systems (B&W G3's and all of the G4 PowerMacs) would be very difficult to put a window in because the motherboard is on one side, with the power supply taking up much of the other side. The G5 already has a window in the side (as you can see from the picture someone posted above), under the metal cover.

[Cailin]

30 seconds on Google  :whistle:

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http://www.macmod.com/

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That's an image of a G5 with its side panel removed. It's just a clear plastic panel. If you run the G5 without that plastic casing, the system will become unstable from reduced air flow.

Air flow is big on Macs, that's why they can run so quietly. G5s do not have fans on their heat sinks, but the case does have several fans moving air throughout the system. I can imagine putting a Mac inside a PC case - and in fact, it's been done, on TechTV's The Screen Savers once - but that's about as far as it went; it's very difficult to put Mac components into a standard PC case without screwing things up. Speaking from a standards point of view, Apple's hardware follows NONE of the standards that PC hardware uses (such as the ATX case spec).

It's tough, but it's doable, and it's not likely to work on a G5. Good luck, I guess?

[Southern Patriot]

That's an image of a G5 with its side panel removed.  It's just a clear plastic panel.  If you run the G5 without that plastic casing, the system will become unstable from reduced air flow.

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Well, that particular G5 also has some neon lights installed too.

It's fairly trivial to install a G3 or G4 motherboard in an ATX case, there are several sites you can find on Google that show you how. The power supply can be easily modified to work with the Mac motherboard (I think it's just a few swapped pins, but I may be wrong).

[Steve]

I wouldn't let anyone near my nice Aluminum case. Having neon lights in the computer seems really stupid to me.

[esco]

http://www.colorwarepc.com/

that's all i know of

[eye_see_you]

that case looks so sexy with that open window and blue lights shining downon the G5

[SonComet]

Didn't someone on this forum void his warranty by putting a light in his case? They said it blocked his airflow or something. I guess the lesson is that if you do that then you should take it out before bringing it to the apple store for repairs.