New Case

[clocker]

Um, just curious clocker how did you acquire just the case?

From the OC forum Classifieds.
This is apparently a new-in-box case purchased as a replacement in an insurance claim.I have no idea why it is now for sale (and never ask, anyway), but the low price ($115 including shipping) and weirdness factor made it irresistable.

I really don't know what I'll do with it, Sprocket Stacker is coming along nicely and the Mac case would have difficulty swallowing all of the parts anyway.

From the viewpoint of pure industrial design the G5 is almost iconic now.
Certainly the Lian-li V-series cases were heavily influenced by it (round edges/corners and extensive meshwork) and I've seen several cheap cases that have "handles" obviously copied from the Mac.
If it becomes a PC I will prolly just put in a barebones 939 rig i and give it to my mother...she's due for a new PC and would love the G5 styling.

But I'm open to suggestions.

does clocker work in a PC shop, maybe he got given a broken one and because apple aftersales are apparently shite and apparently it's impossible to get hardware, so it was useless to the original owner

I do work in a PC shop, but we don't deal with Macs.
I have dismantled a few Apples (nothing as new as the G5 model though) that came in for recycling and have been impressed by the clever packaging/assembly stratagies, but never considered owning one.
I get phone calls daily about repair/parts for Macs.
I can only assume that other cities have better support options, but in Denver you're really up a creek if you need help with an Apple.
Not only are they expensive initially (this case is reputedly $300+ from Apple), but software repair/advice is nonexistent (at least according to my callers).
A Mac specialist could probably do very well out here.

[lynx]

It's got 2 handles already.

Add a third at in line with the case and turn it into...















A lunch box.

[clocker]

Case just arrived at work.
I will get some pics when I get home tonight, but initial impressions are very positive.

Took me 5 minutes to figure out how to remove the sidepanel.
It's very clever, just pops off really, which is why it took so long to figure out.
There is no internal structure at all, everything will have to be custom mounted.
It is a beautifully built case-possibly the nicest I have ever seen in person.

This should be interesting.

My new waterblocks- a Swiftech Storm G5 and a MCW55 have also arrived.
Still waiting on another baby Raptor (yes, another one- got 4 now!) and the new radiator/shroud.
By next week all of Sprocket's new parts to transform the Stacker will be here and I can get going.

The G5 will sit on the backburner while I contemplate the best approach.

Pics later.

[accat13]

The ongoing biography of Sprocket continues. We all wait on the edge of our seats with growing anticipation for the pics and description. Like a teenage boy going for third base we become very excited. But then again Sprocket is not really a virgin, more like a very experienced senior high girl ready to teach all LOL...

[ApacNTS]

actually i've never even seen the infamous Sprocket. would like to see it tonight.

[clocker]

actually i've never even seen the infamous Sprocket. would like to see it tonight.

Various incarnations....
















She was soooo cute when she was little....

[ApacNTS]

WOW! that's some hella work man, im surprised you were having heat problems with all that cooling power, including the water system. or is that a new improvement? will you try to run both your video cards now? thanks for showing me. that's pretty fucking awesome, dream of a system like that.

[clocker]

Sprocket has never had heat issues.
From her early "hovercraft" days to the later waterloop configs, she has always been coool.

I have more fun building than operating.

[ApacNTS]

oh sorry thought you said something about running 2 vid cards at once, but only ran one do to heat issues. with all those fans i can see how you'd have no prob with heat.

[clocker]

I can only mount one vid card ATM due to cooling (i.e. heatsink) shortages...I only had one waterblock and one heatsink for the cards.
The heatsink I'm using right now is too big- it won't allow the second card to fit.
Might swap the twin 6800GTs for a single 7800 GTX anyway.

Edit: Pics, as promised...

Here is the G5 sitting next to Sprocket in her Stacker. The size difference is obvious.


Laurel and Hardy.


The waterblocks.

As usual, my photography skills suck...too bad, this stuff looks great in person.