First Build - Gamer / Hackintosh

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I'm planning out my first build and looking for some opinions. Looking to have a decent gaming rig with windows on one side, and to build up a hackintosh on the other side. I'm planning to go with Z68, try my hand at OCing the i5 2500k, and going with SLI for gpu's. It's a bit ambitious for my first build, but I think this all sounds do-able for myself. Looking for advice on parts / compatibility / any other commentary. Thanks


Case:
Rosewill FUTURE Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147108


HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (for Windows)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

Western Digital Caviar Black WD7502AAEX 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (for Hackintosh)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136794


Motherboard:
GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128502


Processor:
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072


OS:
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard


Memory:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9Q-16GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231312


PSU:
Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-750 750W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371049


GPU: (looking to possibly SLI here with two of the same card)
ZOTAC ZT-40408-10P GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500202


CPU Cooler:
ZALMAN CNPS5X SZ 92mm Hydraulic CPU Cooler Compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118090


Disk Drive:
LG Black Super Multi SATA WH12LS30 LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136226


Currently the total cost is under $1500, which was my main goal, but any advice on cheaper but still reliable parts to save some green would be appreciated as well.
 

Stoves

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the CPU is compatible, as is the Motherboard and video card, according to what I've researched online from tonymacx86