CPU Cooler recommendations?

I just received my parts order from Newegg today. I've got a Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P motherboard, an Intel Core i7-6700K, a Seagate BarraCuda 1TB drive, and some Kingston 1600MHz CL11 RAM (2GB + 4GB). Now, I have a quick question regarding a CPU cooler for this processor. I guess you might wonder if the stock cooler will be sufficient for this setup, or if I should probably order a separate one? I don't plan on overclocking anything at the moment, though I suppose I might consider it in the future for more demanding games. Additionally, I'm thinking about picking up a used NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 from a friend. Would this motherboard and processor combo support that graphics card? Thanks!......

Go with Spira Kepler or the LC-95 if you aren't planning on overclocking—mostly just to quiet things down since those stock coolers tend to be pretty loud. However, if you *are* looking to push some clocks, I'd suggest picking up a cm 212 evo, a Corator DS, or something similar in that price bracket. It really comes down to your plans, but my advice is simple: if you might overclock later, just buy the better cooler now and save yourself the headache. Other folks here will probably throw more options your way, but that's the general roadmap. Oh, and definitely set a budget first.

Regarding that R9 280 x you're eyeing—you'll likely need to overclock the CPU to actually get your money's worth out of a card like that. As for compatibility, you should be fine; most of those headaches have been ironed out lately.

Hope that helps 👍