1. My RAM is fine... especially at 2400MHz
2. The motherboard is also fine- I'm not going to be overclocking all the time.
3. I added the hyper 212 evo cpu cooler to the list after i put the link in.
The Crucial M500 or Samsung EVO are your "entry" options (although still great performance). The M500 is running cheaper at the moment... For a "performance" drive look toward the Samsung 840 Pro.
just want to make a note here, AMD rep suggesting the use of an Intel processor. yay
Intel will always come out on top.
For now- AMD will step ahead and then Intel will and then AMD. At some point, one will be better than the other until the other betters it. It is a competitive market so you can't really say Intel will always come out on top