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