This is a documentation of my project to mod a Powermac G4 into a hackintosh.
Very little effort went into the research of compatibility. I was shopping on a budget and I knew if they didn’t fit I could just get a cheap pc case.
So, $470 dollars later my tigerdirect shopping cart is full of mostly everything I need.

• Thermaltake Pure-Power 430-Watt power supply. – $39.99
• 250GB SATA 3.5″ HDD from Seagate. – $49.99
• 4 Gig of OCZ SLI-Ready PC6400  800MHz DDR2 RAM – $19.99
• Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 wolfdale @2..8GHz and a 1600MHz FSB – $119.99
• LG 22xDVD-R and  16x DL-DVD Burner – $29.99
• Gigabyte EP43-UD3l Motherboard.w/ 1600MHz FSB. – $84.99
• XFX Ultra-Silent GeForce 9400GTw/ 512MB DDR2 RAM – $49.99
• I also got a NetGear WiFi Card and a Wireless Logitech Keyboard/Mouse set- $19.96/$34.99

As of now I have been able to install the new Hard Drive, DVD Burner, and Power Supply into the G4.

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Mac Mini:

• 5 USB ports
• 1 Firewire 800 port
• 1 Mini DVI port
• 1 Display Port
• NVIDIA 9400GM
• Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz (Base Model)
• 1GB DDR3 Memory
• 120GB HD

iMac

• 1 20″ Model and 3 24″ Models
• Intel Core 2 Duo’s clocked @ speeds up to 3.06GHz
• 2GB DDR3 RAM standard on 20″ and 4GB Standard on 24″
• Display Port for video out.

Mac Pro:

• 8-Core model reaching 3.6GHz per core
• 16-Core Configurations reaching 4.0GHz per core
• Two Dual-Link DVI ports and one Display Port

All in all some very descent updates. Nice to see the Mac Mini finally getting some love. I’m sure the slowing economy renewed Apple’s interest in it’s lower end model.
While the Mac Pro is still just a dream to me, It’s nice to know they are staying on the ball.

Via MacRumors and OneMoreThing.nl