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Model A1419 / EMC 2806 / Late 2014 or Mid 2015. 3.3 or 3.5 GHz Core i5 or 4.0 GHz Core i7 (ID iMac15,1); EMC 2834 late 2015 / 3.3 or 3.5 GHz Core i5 or 4.0 GHz Core i7 (iMac17,1) All with Retina 5K displays

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Putting late 2014 iMac internals into custom case

So i had an idea to put my late 2014 27” iMacs internals such as the motherboard, power supply and all the Necessary components to make my computer function normally into a custom case i will make myself. My iMac has a few cracks in screen and that really bugs me but a new screen costs $500-$600 which is a waste of money and out of my price range. So i thought of putting my iMacs internals into a custom made box and use an external display. Would this work or will there be issues? Thanks for any help!

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Sorry, just not possible!

The iMac’s design does not lend its self to be converted into a more traditional desktop. I have yet to see one work from all of the people who had the same idea here.

The only person I know of who did do something like this just mimicked the iMac design making a clear casted case that looks exactly like an iMac. He uses it as a sales gimmick. He doesn’t power for very long it as the plastic would over heat and could crack. He spent over $6,000 USD to get someone to 3D print the molds to cast the plastic.

Now you can do the same but I think you’ll find replacing the display making a proper working system would be cheaper!

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