Gaming PC using an iMac as a Monitor

I'd really recommend getting a separate monitor, you could sell the iMac, and buy a second SSD and run this PC as a hackintosh (in a dual boot with Windows 8.1).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor £181.00 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler £79.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z87X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard £74.15 @ Amazon UK
Memory Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory £52.98 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive £73.95 @ Amazon UK
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £43.50 @ Amazon UK
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) £453.94 @ Amazon UK
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) £453.94 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply £64.90 @ Amazon UK
Monitor AOC P2370SD 60Hz 23.0" Monitor £111.99 @ Amazon UK
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total £1590.34
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-06 23:18 GMT+0000
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