Well, I now have a perfectly functional hackintosh in a temporary, generic, beige, boring case. The whole thing really works brilliantly, though. Aesthetics is indeed everything, however I'm wondering if it's worth the hacking and hassle. While most of them are dreadful, vulgar things, there are a few decent ATX cases out there that don't have weird spiky bits and garish LEDs. I may just go that route instead.