Help required for a E5640 build.

hunan1

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I recently heard of a processor with 4 cores and 8 threads that's selling on eBay for around £20. Because this is so cheap, I wish to make a budget build around it, and overclock the CPU to around 4.0 GHz from what I believe is 2.6 GHz. This rig will be for gaming (e.g. Skyrim) and rendering.
Could you guys complete the build and include suggestions? Here's an idea of what the build will be like:
Intel Xeon E5640 - £20
GeForce GTX 970 4GB - £240
Crucial Ballistix 8gbDR3-1600 - £30
EVGA 650 W G2 GOLD 80+ Modular -£70
NZXT S340 - £40

I'm now just looking for a motherboard that will enable me to overclock the CPU to the speed I stated. I'm looking to spend a bit over £100 on it.
 
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I think you are better off just getting a lower...


I think you are better off just getting a lower end core i5 and a decent motherboard because that chip is old and isn't that good anymore. A previous gen i3 should be able to beat it no problem.
 
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Windows 10 works just fine on lga1366 systems otherwise I wouldn't be here posting :p.