Just wanted to inspire someone who was thinking about it, or was discouraged by all the help requests here. I'm a software engineer, but prior to doing this I had not thought about PC hardware in at least a few years and I doubted myself a bunch of times along the way.
It's doable, it's rewarding, and to answer the question you're really asking: it is totally worth it.
Things I learned:
1) "It just works." LOL JK. The good news/bad news is that it is a little hard to get it running, and then it's solid. You are doing something out of the ordinary and there won't be a "genius" or a handy computer guy that won't suggest scrapping the project and building a PC. Fuck them, you got this. Once it's going, it's running FreeBSD based MacOS and it Just Works® (until you update it).
2) I should have built a PC first. My pain point was my power supply. For some reason a perfectly good power supply wouldn't supply power to a perfectly good mobo. Why mix up that problem with problems of installing MacOS? I knew I was going to dual boot, so I should have built a functional PC with confidence in the hardware, and then turned it into a Mac.
3) TonyMacx86 is your new God. Don't have opinions, just do what he says. You're out on a limb already, don't try to push it unless you really know what you are doing. Like a lot of other problems in the world of hardware/software, you either trust in those who came before you or you must devote your life to becoming one of those trusted folks.
4) Don't update it. I actually just mean be REALLY careful, but that doesn't look good as a short, bold headline. You need to be able to go back. You need to know what other people have encountered. I'd recommend following someone with the exact same build if possible. The problem is that if an update doesn't work, your machine is down, and that's maybe $500-$2500 of useless hardware laying around? And you will just be waiting until you have a free weekend to fix it.
5) It's the Mechanic's car. You built this thing, you know how it (should) work, and you might leave it with quirks. If you need it to be reliable all the time, then only mess with it if you can undo what you did, and only when you really have time. If you are replacing kexts before work in the morning, then you're doing it wrong.
My personal flavor: I still need the USB I originally booted it with to switch between MacOS and Windows. It's never been a big issue, so its still sticking out of my case serving its dumb purpose. Whatev.
6) You are the jam. You did this thing, and you had doubters (see #1). Not only did you show them you could do it, but you have a Mac with 32 GB ram, a ridiculously low price point, and/or some other outrageous stat(s), and the fanboys don't. You're one of the good guys, who appreciates the Mac without drinking the Kool-Aid and buying the hardware for the logo on it. Two years after you put together your dream machine, it still beats what you can buy at the Mac TempleStore. Good on you, brother.
Honestly I have avoided problems mainly by leaving well enough alone. Once the thing was working, I just let it be. I'm not sure that's great advice, but for the past year and a half and a couple accidental and somehow amazingly benign updates, it still runs like a top. I occasionally want to throw my jambox across the room, but mostly it's all gravy. That reminds me, I recommend speakers that plug into a regular old 1/8" jack, unless you are cocky.
Good luck!!!
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