2700X Upgrade, Mboard and RAM suggestions...boot from M.2 drive?

[ssmacc]

Hello All,

I'm about to upgrade and am thinking of the following:

2700x
ASUS PRIME AMD Ryzen X470-PRO
16GB of which RAM?

From what I read the motherboard is the best for it's budget (~£160). However, I'm not sure what RAM to pair it with, suggestions appreciated.

I'd also like a M.2 Drive, I assume the x470 board will allow you to boot from this?

I've got a Corsair 100i hydro cooler, I'm thinking of using this instead of the stock cooler...is that a good idea (just need a bracket for it, and some Thermal compound advice - not applied this for years and always panic about how to apply...I guess YouTube will help out).
Any tips welcome

 

[ssmacc]

Thanks for the replies so far, I'm upgrading my second PC (AMD 8320) as I'm using it to build a cheap PC for a friends kid (for homework). I'm still pretty happy with the 3770k, but the 8320 is showing its age, seems a good opportunity to upgrade. I'll not upgrade again again for a long time and decided to go with the extra cores of the 2700X.

It's be paired with me 1080GTX and used mainly for VR gaming, plus light video editing.