1- you're correct was more for looks than actual cooling performance. I considered a just a regular fan and heatsink but my wife liked the look of the radiator setup and there was no harm in doing it
2- Silverstone Strider Essential 500w ST50F-ESB
i can't remember reading bad reviews for this one. I hope I didn't go wrong here but so far there have been no issues.
3- again you are correct. It's for a boot drive. I had read that there was no point to getting an NVMe over a SATA SSD but I had the money for one and wanted to give one a shot. I'm one of those idiots that likes to spend more on the latest greatest even when it's not that big of an upgrade over existing tech... personality flaw I guess.
No no it's not being help up by a book. That's just where I have placed the box for my Windows 10 USB box, so I know where it is at all times just in case I ever need it in an emergency.
Im planning on getting a set of drawers to go under neath the desk to place all that stuff in.
Thanks for the feedback. I hope my choice of PSU for my wife's PC doesn't bite me in the arse.