Most of the other G4 mods I have seen skate this issue by just accepting that the thick plastic pillar will block the audio ports and adding a PCI audio card, or making ugly cuts to the plastic/metal. For one thing, the spacing between the I/O ports and the expansions slots is way too large for a mATX board. The back of the computer also poses a couple of issues. The G4 Quicksilver before starting the project: a project I like to refer to as the Power Mac i7.
#Mac g4 quicksilver upgrade#
And so, the ultimate Power Mac G4 upgrade was started. Moreover, I am a fan of small computers, and the G4 towers are about as compact as you can make a non-ITX system and are no bigger than the Antec Super LanBoy which currently houses my Hackintosh (something that can definitely not be said for the G5/Mac Pro). I had settled on a Sawtooth G4, but that changed when my boss happened to give me the Quicksilver with a dead logic board while I was still in the planning stages! The Quicksilver was a perfect choice for me because it is still modern and sleek enough looking after all these years and the silver color scheme still nicely matches modern Apple keyboards/mice/displays. Unfortunately, that would require replacing my 1366 processor and almost every other component, so I quickly decided that I needed to use a case that could accommodate a micro-ATX board that would be able to use my existing CPU, RAM, and video card. I got to eyeing my Power Mac G4 Cube, and thinking that I could pick up an empty Cube on eBay and fit it with a mini-ITX board. Having been a Mac user for life (the first Mac in the house was an SE running System 6) there were plenty of old Macs floating around the house to choose from. Aside from that, there are very few G3/G4 chassis conversions out there, and even fewer still that didn't make me cringe at the hackery! (more on that later)
#Mac g4 quicksilver pro#
I've been inspired by a lot of the really great G5/Mac Pro mods on this forum, but I wanted to do something different and I personally prefer the older G4 case design to the newer Mac towers. I'm in the process of working on my Power Mac G4 Quicksilver case conversion for my main desktop rig, and I wanted to share my progress and work here. Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guide
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