[htaunay]

Out of curiosity, if you are such a OS X/homebrew fan, why not try a Hackintosh setup?

I don't know if you can get a dual-boot working well with OS X, but worst case scenario you can have a HD for each OS (after all, you have a desktop now and no longer a notebook) and boot the Linux disk in case the Hackintosh starts to show any signs of trouble.

[autoreleasepool]

I did make sure my motherboard was Hackintosh compatible. It's for sure on my to-do list of things to try when I have the time.