Noob with overclocking

[SethK]

K so I am planning on getting a 6700k with a XFX GTR RX480, corsair h115i cooler all on an asus rog strix h270, i do want to do overclocking with this build but i am relatively new to the community. my build is trying to be good performance at a good price and why not do a little overclocking to help get the full potential of my components.. I do not plan on overclocking the motherboard and i do know i generally need a z series right? but because the processor and and graphics card are on the motherboard, im thinking that i may not be able to overclock them if i have an overclocking mobo. so my question is: Do I need a z series mobo to overclock my CPU or GPU? I know its not the typical question but i dont want to spend $300 bucks when i only need to spend $200

[Electronics Wizardy]

get a z170 motherboard, and id probably drop the i5 for a i7 and get a gtx 1070.

 

 

You can get cheaper boards. I also get a 7700k, no reason to get a 6700k.

[SethK]

im too broke for a 1070 and it is an i7 not an i5

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, SethK said:

im too broke for a 1070 and it is an 17 not an 15

Id replace the i7 witha i5 7500, get a b150 board, and get a 1070.

[SethK]

4 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

get a z170 motherboard, and id probably drop the i5 for a i7 and get a gtx 1070.

 

 

You can get cheaper boards. I also get a 7700k, no reason to get a 6700k.

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Posted just now · Original Poster

im too broke for a 1070 and it is an i7 not an i5

[SethK]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id replace the i7 witha i5 7500, get a b150 board, and get a 1070.

where i am i can get the h270 for cheaper than the b150 i was planning to get earlier

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, SethK said:

where i am i can get the h270 for cheaper than the b150 i was planning to get earlier

show the whole build and the total budget please

[TommyW2061]

4 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id replace the i7 witha i5 7500, get a b150 board, and get a 1070.

dont do this. that would need a bios update to run the kaby lake chip. get a z170 for the i7 6700k so you can overclock it.

[SethK]

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

show the whole build and the total budget please

NZXT H440 case

ASUS strix h270

Intel 6700k

XFX GTR RX480

RAM (haven't thought of it)

EVGA Supernova 750 g3 

Corsair h115i

 

Thats all i can remember off the top of my head

i want to spend as little as possible, i do care about how it looks, and i want the best performance i can get for about $1500CAD

[SethK]

9 minutes ago, TommyW2061 said:

dont do this. that would need a bios update to run the kaby lake chip. get a z170 for the i7 6700k so you can overclock it.

So you are saying i need the z170 to overclock the CPU? I would have planned on getting the z170 but none of them really went with my color scheme so to say, i also found the h270 was an amazing mobo for the price but if i wanted the overclocking abilities (the z270) i would need to spend another 70 bucks.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, SethK said:

So you are saying i need the z170 to overclock the CPU? I would have planned on getting the z170 but none of them really went with my color scheme so to say, i also found the h270 was an amazing mobo for the price but if i wanted the overclocking abilities (the z270) i would need to spend another 70 bucks.

Yeah you need Z170 mobo else you can't do

[Electronics Wizardy]

7 minutes ago, SethK said:

So you are saying i need the z170 to overclock the CPU? I would have planned on getting the z170 but none of them really went with my color scheme so to say, i also found the h270 was an amazing mobo for the price but if i wanted the overclocking abilities (the z270) i would need to spend another 70 bucks.

Here is what id get

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/NxrBxY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/NxrBxY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($260.25 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($133.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($111.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($217.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($509.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($126.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1450.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-26 23:26 EST-0500

 

[SethK]

6 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Yeah you need Z170 mobo else you can't do

Thank you for the first straight answer

[SethK]

2 hours ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Yeah you need Z170 mobo else you can't do

I am also looking at a moderate Z270, that'll do just fine as well right? It looks good and had everything I would like for relatively cheap... Reinforced PCI slot for my beefy GPU. carbon fibre like pcb (its pretty as well) point is, its got the z270 chipset, it looks very nice for the priceand has everything I need and would like... Will this work? Its only 20 bucks more than the z170 that I would buy and the 270 has a few more features anyways. Take price out of consideration right now, will it work as well?

[TommyW2061]

z270 is good as well yeah

[LW Nuj]

I'm also new to overclocking. I only entertained the idea of buying a new pc coz my wife wanted to use my laptop for good. So I thought of shopping around and this is my new set-up:   Processor: Intel Core i7 6700K 4.0ghz Motherboard: Asus z170 Pro Gaming Aura RAM: GSkill 8GB DDR4 2400mhz Video card: MSI GTX 1070 Gaming Z 8GB CPU Cooler: Deepcool Assasin Air Cooler Power Supply: Seasonic 750 watts Casing: Phanteks P400S tempered glass OS: Windows 10 64bit Pro SSD: Plextor 120GB HDD: WD 2TB Blue Keyboard: ROG Claymore RGB Mouse: Corsair gaming mouse   I haven't explore this PC that much yet coz of my frequent travels. Some of my readings suggested that there is an option to automate the overclocking for the motherboard including the graphics card. Maybe, i'll begin there then move slowly to more advance procedures to avoid frying the PC (damn expensive!). I will appreciate if anyone can give me tips then. Thanks!