iMac custom hackintosh/customac?

[TheUnicornMan]

So they introduced the thin ITX standard at CES 2013, Gigabyte showing of some models in their suites. Everybody who looked into hackintosh knows that Gigabyte is the thing when it comes to compatible motherboards. Let's say you make yourself a nice all in one PC, based on intel's Ivy Bridge CPUs and HD 4000 GPU for compatibility, and load up the latest mac OS X on it what is the real difference between an iMac and the PC I just described? Will the chassis and thin ITX motherboard be cheap enought for it to be worth it?

What do you think?

[CaptainSi]

It's a really interesting way you've put the question - "to be worth it?" I'd consider Hackintosh builds more of a project than a final and usable rig, I've never experienced a Hackintosh PC that doesn't have a critical flaw which can really ruin the experience, such as unusual frequencies kernel panics, graphics intolerance with certain hardwares and drivers, and general sluggishness, as well as a host of bugs, device incompatibility and that the OS wont ever really take full advantage of whatever hardware you throw at it. If you want a Mac because you've learned on exclusive softwares like Aperture and Final Cut then get a Mac, there is no two ways about it. Dont forget that the Apple user experience is all about seamless integration and compatibility with Apple devices, top class warranty and service and solid build quality. Sacrificing all of that just to save a few bucks doesn't make sense to me. If you like Macs only for the user interface I would look into Linux distros like Elementary OS. With that being said I think the new thin ITX standard is a really awesome technology and hopefully it will drive some true innovation in the chassis market.

[TheUnicornMan]

The thin ITX market is pretty much opening a all new market to DIY'ers! And about the hackintosh I'm sitting on a rig ready to try, just have a few data transfers to do.