I most wholeheartedly agree that the Ascents use of a more robust "Enhanced Vapor Chamber Interface" is sweet piece of kit but its a bit more costly than the two kits I'm comparing at $119 over at NCIX.
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I believe you about most active Ram cooling solutions being a headache and the Corsair Airflow fan in peticular seems to be a problem child for many users so I'm going to get the Mushkin set because of your great detailed assistance to your customers. I'm a novice overclocker so I'll value the added support over a free fan kit. Now would you recommend the Mushkin kit I linked or the Acsent ones you mentioned for a novice on a budget? TIA