Advice needed on potential "gaming" pc

[LukeG221]

Hi, I am thinking of building a cheap used gaming pc, and I was wondering if the motherboard and cpu I have found are suitable. I would pair a used Rampage 2 Extreme (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASUS-RAMPAGE-II-EXTREME-SOCKET-1366-MOTHERBOARD-/272503281786?hash=item3f7276187a:g:st0AAOSwA3dYZji5) with a xeon x5687 (quad core with 8 threads, stock clock speed of 3.6GHZ, turbos up to 3.9GHZ. Would these parts be compatible and able to play modern titles at high in 1080p when paired with a budget graphics card? I heard the rampage 2 has good xeon compatibility, so would these two parts be compatible and how easy, if possible, would overclocking be?

[Xreldo]

xeon isnt really designed for gaming.

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, Xreldo said:

xeon isnt really designed for gaming.

But it can do so quite well.

@LukeG221 That CPU would actually be quite good for a budget used gaming rig. I'm not sure on how well it'd overclock though... A nice graphics card to pair it with btw would be something like the HD 7970 if looking used or the RX 470 if buying new.

[LukeG221]

Thanks for the advice

[Herman Mcpootis]

31 minutes ago, Xreldo said:

xeon isnt really designed for gaming.

not designed for gaming =/= cannot game/ bad at gaming.