Okay, call me crazy, but I'm tired of this 17" lcd in my C2D iMac. I'd like to disassemble it, sell the case and lcd, and buy a tower for the guts of my imac. Any suggestions? I havent been able to find anyone crazy enough to do this online?
I dont really care about the beauty of the case... I'd like a nice looking tower so i can throw some big ass fans in there and cool this puppy down another 5-10 degrees. Id also like to get rid of these 5 external hard drives and put a few in there. Any recommends on this transplant operation ;D
hey. hm..you will have to do some custom holes for the mobo.. and if you want to add some HD's..hm.are there enough SATA connections? or put a big one in..
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The logic boards and power supplies are not pretty in these things. The board is a really odd shape with a heat sink which is about the same size, and also an unusual shape. The PSU is unshielded, so care must be taken in mounting it. You'll probably need a lot of ducting to get air to the right places. unless you keep the original blowers. Guess what, they are not like the fans in most towers. They are designed for a slim enclosure. This is a brave move. Is your warranty out?
[censored] problem), so I figured it might be worth the mod. the only thing im really concerned about is that unshielded psu. any recommends on handling and mounting it?
You'll have to get extension cables for all the ports, because they're mounted perpendicular to the motherboard. So, when you mount it in the case, they'll be facing inside the case, not toward the back.
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It isn't tough to shield it. Most PSUs are just in metal boxes, the white iMacs have cases lined with foil and mylar. You could chop some of that up for the job. Just handle the PSU by the edges if you aren't certain its fully discharged. Apple don't warn us engineers about them, so I guess they aren't that dangerous. Not like the original iMac......(CRT)
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I'm for the idea. The whole point is to mod, no?
Personally, I would find something old as a case instead. Go to an antique store, thrift store, or garage sale. Find something that looks good that you can dremel into. Just put the parts in there and scrap the tower. If you want expandability, just make sure whatever you put into it is big enough for it.
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This mod would be a total rebuild.
A. use a atx power supply but will need major rewiring. B. Use the un-shielded power supply.
The case it self will need a lot of work like fabercating new mounts for the logicboard and rewire the front panel. Also will need to solder extensions to the USB, Firewire and video so they will reach the slots on the case.
It can be done but it will be a lot of work. Still it would be cheaper then a new mac yes but isn't all that worth it.
i like the plan if you have the money to mod a newish mac go for it ( i generally stick to g4's lol) i would pick up a g4 powermac case for it personally but i suppose thats a bit boring lol.
Okay, call me crazy, but I'm tired of this 17" lcd in my C2D iMac. I'd like to disassemble it, sell the case and lcd, and buy a tower for the guts of my imac. Any suggestions? I havent been able to find anyone crazy enough to do this online?
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