Basically just the CPU fan, case, and PSU (if you're lucky). If someone can figure out how to get Doom running on just those 3 things, young people will be able to ascend.
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The "premium" you are talking about were 60€ in 2015. It survived 3 builds until now, pretty good deal. If you need pretty LEDs and fancy colours you can always choose a competitor.
60 euro premium and how much money has it saved you versus buying something cheaper and an adapter at each upgrade?
It cost me nothing because I did not need to buy a new one each time.
So what should a cooler in this category should have Costed in 2015 for you?
You keep rambling about premium but do not define what that means for you.
When I built a PC in 2015, I just used the cooler that came bundled with the processor and it worked just fine.
As intended. But a bigger cooler really hits the spot. Try pick up a used one from eBay. Like people here mentioned, other brands have cought up.
The side effect in 2015 was, that I never needed a bigger case for new graphics cards because the fan was already so big.