Overclocking room

[TurkeyClub]

I want to over clock an intel i5 6600k and an msi 1060 armor 6gb, is a 550w corsair enough for that?  Partpicker says my build has 326w,  and I've never overclocked so I'm not sure how much power it takes.

[Electronics Wizardy]

You have more than enough power.

[Alexzz_]

youll be fine, 550W is plenty

[TheRandomness]

You will be fine. Does your motherboard have the Z170 chipset? You can only overclock your CPU if it does. Also, you can overclock your GPU regardless of your choice of other components.

[TurkeyClub]

I'm planning on the z170e from asus

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

You will be fine. Does your motherboard have the Z170 chipset? You can only overclock your CPU if it does. Also, you can overclock your GPU regardless of your choice of other components.

If I want to get cheaper (which I do) how low do you think I could get

[RollinLower]

i have a 6 core I7 overclocked to 4Ghz with a X79 mobo and a 980Ti on a 550W PSU. i think you might be fine

[Charcoal_]

I can get 4.5GHz at 1.3V on my 6600k. This may vary with your CPU but 1.3V is generally the safe voltage for skylake.

[TheRandomness]

Just now, Charcoal_ said:

I can get 4.5GHz at 1.3V on my 6600k. This may vary with your CPU but 1.3V is generally the safe voltage for skylake.

1.4V*

Just now, TurkeyClub said:

I'm planning on the z170e from asus

If I want to get cheaper (which I do) how low do you think I could get

As cheap as you want, but you'll be sacrificing features.

[TurkeyClub]

14 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

1.4V*

As cheap as you want, but you'll be sacrificing features.

Like what

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, TurkeyClub said:

Like what

Less rear I/O, board aesthetics might be worse, less PCIe x16 slots...etc

 

[TurkeyClub]

1 minute ago, TurkeyClub said:

Like what

I want a semi modular one, preferably black cables.  That's all I care about 

[GDRRiley]

4 minutes ago, TurkeyClub said:

I want a semi modular one, preferably black cables.  That's all I care about 

he was talking about the mobo not a psu 

[TurkeyClub]

8 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

he was talking about the mobo not a psu 

Oh!  I see why . 

[STRMfrmXMN]

23 hours ago, TurkeyClub said:

I want to over clock an intel i5 6600k and an msi 1060 armor 6gb, is a 550w corsair enough for that?  Partpicker says my build has 326w,  and I've never overclocked so I'm not sure how much power it takes.

What PSU is it? I would imagine you're looking at either the RMx or CX550M? Both are good for your system.