Gaming/Development Pc !

[ddrmanxbxfr]

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Mostly gaming ( Valve games, far cry 2, crysis.. ) and development ( C#,.Net vmware environment ect.. ). A bit of entertainment by watching some movies but that is not cpu intensive. I am using a 22" monitor ( 1650x1050 ) so a cheap video card won't do the job i think..

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
Around 700 ~ 900 $ depending if it's really worth it to spend more for it..

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
FTW but if we find a better price it doesn't matter to me to order from the us

4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture.
No big preference but i would like to focus on silence.

5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Yes i intend to use my current hard drive wich is Seagate barracuda 7200.11 1 TB SATA2

6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
Yup i've read a few and i configured this rig so i hope you will say your opinion about this one..

Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200
Antec Three Hundred
Gigabyte EP45-DS3L
Corsair HX520W
OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB
Evga Superclocked GTX 260
Any alternative heatsink ?

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
I would like to be ready for oc and keep that rig silent !

8. WHEN do you plan to build it?

In a few weeks or so about to pull the trigger so..

Thanks for your help

[geokilla]

Change the E5200 to E8400 or Q6600 if you're going to use VMware. E7200 doesn't spport VMware, and I doubt the E5200 does too.

Since you're gaming at 1680X1050, get the 9800GTX+ or a ATI 4850. I don't see a need for the GTX260 if you're gaming at that resolution.

Get the OCZ Vendetta 2 for your HSF.

Finally, don't forget to price match.

[SugarJ]

The E5200 and E7200 do NOT support Virtualization Tech.

Intel® Pentium® Desktop Processor E5200 - SLAY7

The E8xxx's do, as well as the Quad core chips. A Q6600 might be a good chip for you. Also, 4GB memory is so cheap, why not buy that? Yes, 32 bit OS's can only use 3 GB, but you'll want it, especially if you're running a VM or 2.

[ddrmanxbxfr]

Okay, so i swap those it should go around.. this...

Intel Pentium Dual Core Q8200
Antec Three Hundred
Gigabyte EP45-DS3L
Corsair HX520W
2x ( For 4 gigs ) OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB
Evga 9800 GTX+ ( Keeping Nvidia for his linux drivers support )
OCZ Vendetta 2

Also i've got an other question : Is the GTX 260 really overkill for my resolution ? or simply a waste of money.. as if it's not i think i'll try to wait the release of the gtx 285 and grab one of those at a cheap price