Big Bro' Prodigy
by Nikola Pantic
Nikola always fancied the looks of the Power Mac G5 with the unique feet/handles and the mesh in the front and back. Hence this, Nikola’s first real modification was called the “G5 Unlocked” (no pictures available, sorry!) which was a Power Mac G5 modified to contain regular PC components.
However, shortly after Nikola finished that project, BitFenix released their Prodigy, a mITX case resembling the looks of the G5. Nikola decided to take the Prodigy to the extreme by doing a total remake of the interior and exterior. Big Bro’ Prodigy is a water cooled E-ATX computer with custom water cooling running inside and outside the case, as well as custom interior and exterior.
Pictures
Hardware & modifications
Components
- GIGABYTE Z77X-UP7
- GIGABYTE GTX 780 Windforce 3X 450W OC
- Intel Core i7 3770k
- BeQuiet! Dark Power Pro 750w
- Bitfenix Prodigy
- 4x4GB Crucial Ballistix Elite 1600MHz
- Crucial M4 128GB SSD
Cooling
- Alphacool NexXxoS XP³ Light – Black Chrome Edition
- 2x Alphacool NexXxos ST30 240mm
- Alphacool HF 38 Cape Cyclen 150
- Laing DDC-pump 12V DDC-1T
- Alphacool Laing DDC Acetal top
- Mayhem Pastel Ice White
Modifications
- Complete makeover of the interior from mITX to ATX/E-ATX
- Cut bottom and attached new I/O for motherboard and GPU
- Replaced top, front and rear with stainless steel mesh
- Cut a hole for window on one panel, and hole for radiator/fans on other panel
- Cut holes to fit for water cooling fittings
Sponsors of this project