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    My home iMac is over 4 years old now, and I'm starting to consider a new machine. While I do spend most of my time in OS X, I have found uses for having a Windows machine as well, and I simply just want something else to tinker with (not to mention, save a little money).

    Anyone with any more recent hackintosh experience to share. I'd love to build something capable of gaming, but that will still boot OS X without any major headaches along the way. Oh, and none of that see-thru led-lit pulsing liquid cooled fishtank looking stupid cases. Just a simple box I can put to the side would be great.

    Upgradeability is a huge benefit I look forward to, especially when it comes to video cards. Is this something I can do with a hackintosh or am I limited to only cards Apple has in their machines?

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    • I've checked out the main hackintosh boards, but none of the content seems straightforward. I end up with more questions than answers :/monospaced
    • My iMac is about the same age, and is still serviceable. Honestly I only use Windows on it these days.garbage
    • Isn't Scarabin into hackintoshing? Like, legitimately - not as some weird deviant enterprise.face_melter
    • My iMac is perfectly fine, but it doesn't have an SSD and I feel like it had a subpar video card from day one.monospaced
    • Unless you spring for the top large-screen model, iMac video cards are garbage. Main reason why I binned mine and switched to PC.face_melter
    • exactly, feels crippling considering everything else is just finemonospaced
    • with a hackintosh at least I'd be able to keep any 27" display I invested in toomonospaced
    • I have the 27". I'll go SSD if I ever really start using it again.garbage
    • I can't go SSD without taking the whole damn thing apart though! Should I just use an external SSD?monospaced
    • Guy I know had the SSD installed, said it made a world of difference. I had a recall on my current hard drive about a year ago, so I don't really worry aboutgarbage
    • mine failing anytime soon. I'm pretty good with electronics, but I don't have the balls to crack open an iMac.garbage
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