SnowWhite, a hackintosh story
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  • SnowWhite, a hackintosh story
  • The Hardware
    • The Hackintosh itself
    • The Waterworks
    • The Brain
  • Build Log
    • Thinking about the Build
    • Modding the Build
    • Assembling the Build
      • Main Compartment
      • Side Compartment
  • Install Log
    • Bios Configuration Guide
    • Windows 10
    • macOS Catalina
      • Bootstick macOS Catalina 10.15.4
      • Installing macOS Catalina
      • macOS Catalina and USB - USB Maps
      • Tweaking OpenCore
      • Tweaking macOS Catalina
    • Overclocking
  • This and that
    • Whats in here?
    • Lessons Learned
    • Tips and Tricks
    • AquaComputer
      • AquaComputer in general
    • Unable to Update Cities:Skylines in macOS Catalina
    • Tracking EFI folder in git
    • LianLi O11 Dynamics XL Review
      • Airflow in the LianLi O11 Dynamics XL
    • Using gitbook to generate the documentation
    • Resources
    • Outtakes
  • Changelog and Known Issues
    • Known Issues
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  • Closing Air Gaps
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  1. Build Log

Modding the Build

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Last updated 4 years ago

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You might not call it modding directly, but I did some not so normal things with the Build so let's put it here.

Foot USB Connectors

The Dynamic XL has 2 USB Connectors in the right foot of the case. As I'm quite old and stiff (not really) and the connectors are so far down I removed the cables from inside the case and put them under it. I didn't want to cut them off, you never know.

Fans

I mean you know, I'm not being paid by corsair to do advertisement and it is a Hackintosh with the name of SnowWhite.

So I organized some nice stickers from StickerMule (I can only highly recommend them if they don't have what you need, create an order and add your requests to the comments. I got 2 different sizes of my stickers which they amended to fit correctly and I did only request 20 of each instead of 50 each).

I added some bigger ones to the backside of the fan hub and smaller ones to the front.

Closing Air Gaps

As discussed in the case review I am concerned about how much air I will pull from areas I don't want or push into areas I don't want. So I organized some Polystyrol in white, cut it to size, and used double-sided tape to keep it in place.

Cable Sleeves

Real custom cables are on the project list for next year, and I think they will be needed.

But to keep the cables in place, especially the fans are a pain because of the 2 cables per fan, I used some self-closing wrap around white cable sleeves.

Keeping the case nice and tidy.

Footers

I got magnetic mounts for M3 screws which I screwed under all the Aqua Computer components.

That makes it a lot easier to position them as the case is made from steel.