Help on memory/heatspreaders! (Patriot DDR3)

Mulch

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I am currently looking at two Patriot memory sticks. I do not know which one will be better for not just the price but for the overall lifespan of my setup.

-Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) $389.00 from newegg.com. This has a regular heatsink on it and I'm guessing will do fine, plus it is cheaper.

-Patriot Viper 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) $459.00 from newegg.com. This has the viper heatsink which is aluminum and copper together. It is also more expensive.

They have the same speed, same latency, same timing and same voltage with a difference in heatspreader as its referred to and the price. One is extreme one is viper. Please help with any information, facts, opinions.

I will be putting into my new setup which will be the 790i motherboard, NZXT Tempest case, Thermaltake 850W power supply, 9800GX2 graphics card, Seagate Barracuda 7200 250GB harddrive. Thank you for your inputs ahead of time.
 
The standard heatspreaders should be fine. The ones with the copper will work better but I don't think it will make too much of a difference.
 
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