| goddog said: go with someone besides patriot for the ram... i bought from them once and had to rma all four sticks twice (had issues booting in at stock and XMP mode would never load). i favor crucial, corsair, and mushkin. none of which i have ever had issue with. the corsair kits i have bought have had substantial over clocking headroom. mushkin not much in terms of head room, but cost is generally a lot lower. crucial has mainly been used for registered ram.
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Stock cooler is fine, for mild overclocking even.
It's not really a necessary cost for someones first build. If he buys it and decides he wants to oveclock or he wants more silence then ofcourse, and that coolers a good option. But that's a cost he can add on later if he finds something not satisfactory.
