Hp z420 Xeon e5-1620 modify for gaming/cad?

[Blitz Blitz]

Hi. I saw that wokstation for nice price. It have xeon e5-1620 and 32 gb ram. Just interesting it's worth to buy it for gaming/cad rig? What gpu works well with e5-1620? It works/worth with sli/cf? Ram is decent for gaming? What I should modify/change? Psu? Case? Cooler? Etc.? It works well with windows 10? Sorry for english and thank you.

 

[Blitz Blitz]

https://youtu.be/YkZqsE1E0L4
Well in this video, he changed psu, maybe just need adapter. Just interesting what strongest non workstation gpu can handle this pc, and it worth to buy, and modify it...

 

[n0ns3ns3]

If the PSU is 600w, you don't need to change anything.
It's very good machine.
the CPU is roughly equivalent to i7-2600 - it is still good for gaming, so you your GPU choice depends on your monitor resolution.
for 1080p, i'd say a GTX 1070 would be great, for 1440p at least GTX 1070, preferably better.

 

[Blitz Blitz]

Thanks. Just interesting what is components lifetime. Problems with mobo, psu, ram? Can I add aftermarket ssd, hdd like samsung, wd, or it works only with hp products? How is working temps? Cpu cooler is decent? Need extra case fans? Other problems?

 

[n0ns3ns3]

it is very good as it is.
of course you can add storage as you wish.
and the lifetime is excellent - this is workstation machine.

 

[Blitz Blitz]

How long I can be good with that "machine"? It's a bit old, from 2012. But if it handle windows 10, and few years ahead, it would be nice.

 

[n0ns3ns3]

depends on what you want from this machine.
if you just want it for browsing - 10 years for sure.
gaming, with decent GPU - min 60FPS for few years.

 

[Blitz Blitz]

Thank you.