Will this CPU + Motherboard + Memory combo work?

Altair44 · Sep 8, 2018

I am planning to build a cheap 2nd hand Xeon gaming system. This will save me some bucks and i will put em in a GTX 1080ti / RTX 2080 / RTX 2070 (Depends on availability of course). But i am not sure if this combo will work

Also i want to try my hands on overclocking it.

CPU - X3470
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https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Intel-Xeon-Processor-X3470-Quad-Core-LGA1156-Desktop-CPU-100-working-properly-Desktop-Processor/32796555618.html?spm=2114.search0604.0.0.502f7685o9p2nH

MOBO - Asus P7P55D DDR3 LGA 1156
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https://www.aliexpress.com/item/ASUS-P7P55D-original-motherboard-DDR3-LGA-1156-for-I5-I7-CPU-USB2-0-SATA-II-P55/32838927748.html?spm=2114.search0604.3.1.502f7685o9p2nH&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_5_10065_10068_10059_5015415_5015515_10696_100031_5016215_10084_10083_10103_451_452_10618_10307_5016115,searchweb201603_1,ppcSwitch_2&algo_expid=e12cd7b7-ea67-443e-bc87-5f01cc1bbd08-0&algo_pvid=e12cd7b7-ea67-443e-bc87-5f01cc1bbd08&transAbTest=ae803_1&priceBeautifyAB=0

MEMORY - ECC 4 x 4 DDR3 1866 MHz
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https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-For-Hynix-4GB-DDR3-1333MHz-4G-REG-ECC-server-memory-RAM-100-normal-work/32647581389.html?spm=2114.search0604.3.66.7f08301bE06zqk&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_5_10065_10068_10059_5015415_5015315_10696_100031_10084_10083_10103_451_452_10618_10307_5016115_5016015,searchweb201603_1,ppcSwitch_2&algo_expid=ec7b8761-c681-47a7-90f4-8eb2ba260a27-9&algo_pvid=ec7b8761-c681-47a7-90f4-8eb2ba260a27&transAbTest=ae803_1&priceBeautifyAB=0

Anyone who have something similar or have any tips on this, please help!

Thanks a ton!!

jaslion · Sep 8, 2018

Altair44 :

I am planning to build a cheap 2nd hand Xeon gaming system. This will save me some bucks and i will put em in a GTX 1080ti / RTX 2080 / RTX 2070 (Depends on availability of course). But i am not sure if this combo will work

Also i want to try my hands on overclocking it.

CPU - X3470
------------------------
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Intel-Xeon-Processor-X3470-Quad-Core-LGA1156-Desktop-CPU-100-working-properly-Desktop-Processor/32796555618.html?spm=2114.search0604.0.0.502f7685o9p2nH

MOBO - Asus P7P55D DDR3 LGA 1156
---------------------------------------------------
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/ASUS-P7P55D-original-motherboard-DDR3-LGA-1156-for-I5-I7-CPU-USB2-0-SATA-II-P55/32838927748.html?spm=2114.search0604.3.1.502f7685o9p2nH&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_5_10065_10068_10059_5015415_5015515_10696_100031_5016215_10084_10083_10103_451_452_10618_10307_5016115,searchweb201603_1,ppcSwitch_2&algo_expid=e12cd7b7-ea67-443e-bc87-5f01cc1bbd08-0&algo_pvid=e12cd7b7-ea67-443e-bc87-5f01cc1bbd08&transAbTest=ae803_1&priceBeautifyAB=0

MEMORY - ECC 4 x 4 DDR3 1866 MHz
---------------------------------------------------
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-For-Hynix-4GB-DDR3-1333MHz-4G-REG-ECC-server-memory-RAM-100-normal-work/32647581389.html?spm=2114.search0604.3.66.7f08301bE06zqk&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_5_10065_10068_10059_5015415_5015315_10696_100031_10084_10083_10103_451_452_10618_10307_5016115_5016015,searchweb201603_1,ppcSwitch_2&algo_expid=ec7b8761-c681-47a7-90f4-8eb2ba260a27-9&algo_pvid=ec7b8761-c681-47a7-90f4-8eb2ba260a27&transAbTest=ae803_1&priceBeautifyAB=0

Anyone who have something similar or have any tips on this, please help!

Thanks a ton!!

That's quite a bit of money for such a low end system really. Also that ram is ecc and will not work in that board.

You are planning to pair this system with a 1080ti or up? A x3470 (same as an I7 920 really) can go up to a 1060 max before serious bottlenecking starts to happen.

Altair44 · Sep 8, 2018

jaslion :

Altair44 :

That's quite a bit of money for such a low end system really. Also that ram is ecc and will not work in that board.

You are planning to pair this system with a 1080ti or up? A x3470 (same as an I7 920 really) can go up to a 1060 max before serious bottlenecking starts to happen.

I plan to put a 1070ti minimum. Can you please tell me which xeon can handle that without bottlenecking ? I was thinking if i can save some bucks from a xeon system to put into the card. Dont have a very big budget.

jaslion · Sep 8, 2018

Altair44 :

jaslion :

I plan to put a 1070ti minimum. Can you please tell me which xeon can handle that without bottlenecking ? I was thinking if i can save some bucks from a xeon system to put into the card. Dont have a very big budget.

You want to save on 1 part but the problem is that you'll end up with an unbalanced system that will hold back the 1070ti and make it perform most of the times like a 1060. On that platform unless you can get some really good overclocks (that board is NOT a good overclocker) you'll have a bottleneck regardless of the cpu you choose.

I recommend looking into a newer system. There are often use dell tower with I7 4770's and whatnot in it it for around 300$. Then you put in a new psu and you are good to go with the 1070ti.

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