ishiki said:
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.
dont skimp on the power supply go modular (wish i had for my first build have will all subsequent builds ) and get a good name brand, seasonic corsair antec toms hardware has a nice breakdown of OEMs and all the others here http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913.html
what cpu cooler are you buying?
hyper 212+ is cheap and awesome, but the instructions suck.
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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.
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hmm i have found the stock cooler to be okay for sandy but not ivy when using an i5 or better .... or rather to say if he was using an i3 i would agree. i would feel uncomfortable running an ivy bridge i5 at the temps an intel stock cooler hold it at (admittedly i keep my stuff cooler than is required). if i remember right there are 2 intel stock coolers right now one solid aluminum and one with a copper core normally with the i7 i
