Looking to buy hackintosh parts

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Currently I have this:

 

ASUS P5N-D

Core2Duo

GeForce 9600 GT 512MB

Using USB LAN because mobo network doesn't work

Using mobo sound, but only stereo, not 5.1

 

Aside form the bum onboard LAN, and gimp'd sound (which doesn't matter so much, as I only use 5.1 when I play games under Win7) everything works. I can use vanilla kernels, and can pull the trigger on Software Update without fear, though sometimes a few things need to be fixed after a major update. I had to reinstall my audio kexts after .7, but that's all.

 

Though I'd really like to have it better than that. I, at one time, had one of the first Intel iMacs, and it was awesome. It really did "just work", and I want to get back there. I had gave it to my brother for complex reasons.

 

I digress. I want to get as close to having the real deal as possible, and I'm willing to buy a new motherboard to do it.

 

I have an LG775 Core2Duo right now, and 4GB of DDR2 memory. What motherboard should I buy to get as close to legit as possible. I don't want to have to fool around with patched sound drivers, or fight to get my lan working, or have to deal with IDE or USB drives. Currently I have to put an IDE DVD drive in my computer to boot the install DVD, and I have to install to either as USB HDD, or an IDE HDD, as this mobo's SATA doesn't work pre-boot, no matter what I try.

 

What mobo can I buy that will have fully working SATA, sound, LAN, etc?

 

I've also read about EFI-X, but I really don't get it. It doesn't really seem like it does much. Seems like an around-your-ass-to-get-to-your-elbow way to use an EFI loader, when Chameleon works fine.