Hi there,
I recently managed to save an HP Z440 Workstation from being thrown out and I was wondering if I could turn it into a reasonable gaming PC. I know next to nothing about Xeon processors but this one is quite old. Is it sensible to put a new GPU in this system or are there bottlenecks to consider?
BUDGET RANGE:
Around 400 euros / 360 GBP
RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50 Ghz
16 GB RAM
700w power supply
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UK & the Netherlands
PARTS PREFERENCES: none
OVERCLOCKING: no
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: no
MONITOR RESOLUTION: currently 1080p but 1440p later
I recently managed to save an HP Z440 Workstation from being thrown out and I was wondering if I could turn it into a reasonable gaming PC. I know next to nothing about Xeon processors but this one is quite old. Is it sensible to put a new GPU in this system or are there bottlenecks to consider?
BUDGET RANGE:
Around 400 euros / 360 GBP
RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50 Ghz
16 GB RAM
700w power supply
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UK & the Netherlands
PARTS PREFERENCES: none
OVERCLOCKING: no
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: no
MONITOR RESOLUTION: currently 1080p but 1440p later