Purchaing in ~60 minutes, please help w/this last-minute detail

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I've been told that DDR3 never gets hot enough to warrant heat spreaders (& that they're unnecessary for folks like me who won't be OC'ing). My concern is that my case might get kind of warm. Would the heat spreaders help in that situation at all? Here's what I'm waffling between. Are the few dollars extra worth the heat spreaders for that potential issue or should I just go low profile all the way? The Kingston sports 1.65V so wasn't sure if it was worth that possible hassle in exchange for the low profile. If not OC'ing, does 1333 vs. 1600 even matter? These are all within $7 so not sure what to prioritize. Theese are in order of price (low to higher):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Again, purchasing in ~60minutes, PLEASE HELP! :)
 
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Sorry did not notice the voltage you should pick 1.5v ones. Low profile is why i chose the, yeah
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So heat spreaders wouldn't even help for a system that *might* get warm (not the RAM but the inside of the case)?
Does 1333 vs. 1600 matter if not OC'ing?
Should I go w/the Kingston since it's 1600 & low-profile even though it's 1.65V which is kinda odd?
If none of these factors matter, which brand makes the best RAM nowadays: Kingston, Crucial or Corsair?

Whoops, fixing links now. In order of price from low to higher (though they're all within $7):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148347
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148719
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104262
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144

T-minus 40 minutes until purchase, kind of still unsure what to get. Please help & thanks in advance!
 
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well kingston, crucial and corsair are all good brands and u can get any one.
well can u list me the names of the sticks u have posted above, i have a crapy broadband connection and newegg seems to load forever.
*the memory voltage depends on the mobo u are using*.
 
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Sorry did not notice the voltage you should pick 1.5v ones. Low profile is why i chose the, yeah
 
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Here's the 2 RAMs it comes down to, going into this mobo w/this cpu (the price on the price on the Corsair is actually $59.99):
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar A960D+ Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $284.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-30 02:28 EDT-0400)
 
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