Background information
My friend’s mom's business was moving shop and they needed to get rid of 2 HP Z800 Workstation. I obtained one form him and my friend got the other and know I want to build a “Gaming PC” or a PC Mostly focused on gaming.
The only part I can take out of the Z800 are the 2 Intel Xeon X5670 Westmere 2.93GHz Socket 1366 LGA.
I have already bought my GPU EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card and I am planning on doing 3-way SLI latter on down the road.
I am planning on buying EVGA 270-WS-W555-A2 HPTX LGA1366 Motherboard because I will be able to overclock the Xeons with it and I don’t know of any other options that will work for my build.I have at max $1250 to spend on parts, not including the stuff that I have right known.
Everything else that I am planning on buying is in the link below
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/4tutoralcom/saved/2Fsx
My Questions
- Could I drop the price one of the parts without going down in lower quality?
Example: Could I buy a lower wattage power supply but still keep the 80+ gold
- For my build is the Kingston HyperX 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory going to work for the best bang for my buck.
- Are there any other Dual LGA1366 Motherboards that are SLI Compatible?
- Will I have enough air flow and cooling for overclocking?
I do not need to overclock now because I eventually plan on liquid cooling it latter.
If you have any questions or you need me to clarify anything, just leave a comment. I have reason why I chose every part in build and am open for better options. I greatly appreciate your help.