New i5 build

[seanhead]

I am about to buy this build, it will be used for VMware and development as well as games, does anyone have any recommendations? Or advice? I also haven’t decided on a cpu fan yet.

Thanks

G.SKILL Trident 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Item #:N82E16820231259
$99.991

ASUS GeForce GTX 260 ENGTX260 GL+/HTDI/896MD3 Video Card
Item #:N82E16814121337
-$3.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$172.99
$169.992

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 750GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #:N82E16822148445 (This is 2 and will be at raid0)
$159.981

Antec TruePower New TP-750 750W Continuous Power "compatible with Core i7" Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817371025

Antec Nine Hundred Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window
Item #: N82E16811129021

-$85.00 Instant
-$20.00 Combo
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate
$299.94
$194.941

Intel Core i5-750 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
Item #: N82E16819115215
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
ASUS P7P55D PRO ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813131405
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$20.00 Combo
$369.98
$349.98

Grand Total:$974.88

 

[wathman]

If you can get a i7 860 in your budget, you might benefit from the higher stock clockspeed, and Hyperthreading, seems to me VMware would appreciate the 4 additional virtual cores.

As for CPU coolers, this is the best place I've found to research them. They haven't created a top 10 specific to socket 1366 let alone 1156 coolers yet, but most of the current winners have bracket kits available now.
http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

 

[seanhead]

I took your advice and got the i7 860 and I have to say it is fast, I haven't started any type of development but just getting things setup and installed I have not been able to get it over 16% CPU usage.