RIP Mac Mini

[opinio]

Not sure if anything left on this Mac Mini is actually Mac Mini...

He takes modification of the Mac Mini to a whole new level.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1345752/build-log-watercooled-mac-mini-m-itx-i7-3820qm-hd7850

 

[jamesjingyi]

Why did he even buy one in the first place?? >_>

 

[maflynn]

I think its cool, while I wouldn't do that, I appreciate hobbyists who tinker with computers like that. It reminds me of when computer clubs back in the 80s and people were building their own computers

 

[GALAGA]

must have a lot of time and money.

 

[CausticPuppy]

Why did he even buy one in the first place?? >_>

Looks like he just bought an empty Mac Mini housing. There were never any components inside it.


There are much more sensible ways to build a small-profile hackintosh that don't involve hacking aluminum apart, but then again for some people it's just fun to hack machines like this.

 

[jamesryanbell]

must have a lot of time and money.

That's not a bad thing.

 

[jamesjingyi]

Looks like he just bought an empty Mac Mini housing. There were never any components inside it.


There are much more sensible ways to build a small-profile hackintosh that don't involve hacking aluminum apart, but then again for some people it's just fun to hack machines like this.

Ahh kk.... I cba to build a hackintosh... Why not just buy a Mac Mini... So cheap

 

[utekineir]

must have a lot of time and money.

when have hobbies ever been a practical use of time or money?

 

[Micky Do]

Some of us just do things with computers. Others like to do things to computers.

Likewise with motor vehicles.... for some they are just a conveyance, while for others they are an all consuming interest.

Each to their own

 

[Mr. McMac]

Looks like a hack job to me..

 

[Drharrington]

Like Somone said - time and money.

 

[77slevin]

when have hobbies ever been a practical use of time or money?

Or you could do what I did, tinkering with computers as an expensive hobby and turning this in to your profession. They pay me now to mess with PC's and Macs. It's great

 

[utekineir]

Or you could do what I did, tinkering with computers as an expensive hobby and turning this in to your profession. They pay me now to mess with PC's and Macs. It's great

Don't get me wrong I definitely agree, isn't the saying somewhere along the lines of "do what you love".

looks like the guy making that was a student, props to that. Far beyond the wc setups I was hacking into standard towers in college 10 years ago. Clearly a difference in budget though.

 

[CausticPuppy]

Ahh kk.... I cba to build a hackintosh... Why not just buy a Mac Mini... So cheap

Yeah if I wanted extreme performance I could just get a few mini's and build a cluster.


Actually, it would be cool if there was a way to cluster two Minis using thunderbolt, like a master/slave kind of thing-- though that wouldn't be supported by software currently.

 

[jamesjingyi]

Yeah if I wanted extreme performance I could just get a few mini's and build a cluster.


Actually, it would be cool if there was a way to cluster two Minis using thunderbolt, like a master/slave kind of thing-- though that wouldn't be supported by software currently.

This is awesome Sooo many Mac Minis :3 :3