30 buck Aliexpress Xeon x5680 good choice for building a cheap gaming PC?

[Erki120]

Do you guys recommend buying a Xeon x5680 for 30 bucks and an x58 mobo for 50 bucks from aliexpress or is there a better option for a cheap gaming PC base?

[Vacras]

Im currently running a x5670 on a X58 board myself. Honestly if you don’t have the board already it’s probably not worth it. I doubt that these AliExpress boards are any good at overclocking and that’s what makes these old Xeons worth it in the first place. 

[freeagent]

Honestly.. you don't want that to game on. I would consider it maybe if I could overclock it.. but you need a good board, definitely need a good PSU.. those Xeons can suck it back, trust me on this. I have hurt PSU's with ease on my X58 system. Overclocked of course.. otherwise look to 3rd gen Intel and up if you are on a budget.

[Alienware 15 R2]

16 hours ago, Erki120 said:

Do you guys recommend buying a Xeon x5680 for 30 bucks and an x58 mobo for 50 bucks from aliexpress or is there a better option for a cheap gaming PC base?

You’d have to have a good board like mines which is an asus rampage ii gene.