Is my PSU and cooler going to be good enough for overclocking?

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Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K, LGA1155, 3.3 GHz, 6MB
Cooler: Stock
GPU: Gainward GTX 570 1280MB Phantom
RAM: Kingston HyperX 2x4GB, DDR3 1600MHz, CL9
PSU: XFX 650W Core Edition 80+ Bronze
HDDs:
    Samsung 250GB 840 Evo Series SSD
    Seagate 3TB Barracuda, 7200rpm
    Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EACS 1TB
    Western Digital Green WD10EADS 1TB
    SAMSUNG Spinpoint F DT HD502IJ 500GB 7200 RPM
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Core
Case Fans: 2 x Noctua NF-P12-1300

I'm planning to upgrade my GTX 570 to Gigabyte GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC, 4GB GDDR5 and cooler to Noctua NH-U12S.
So is my PSU and the new cooler gonna be good enough if I also overclock my i5 2500k?
Any idea how much can I overclock ?
I have never overclocked anything ever so any tips would be helpful.
Thanks.
 
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Tradesman1
Will be fine with those, if you have a good 2500K I'd say 4.6 maybe. On the OCing, just take it up slowly and monitor temps as you go, might start with the vCore voltage (CPU voltage) to about 1.25 then start raising the multiplier slowly and see how it does and if stable. If all good take the multiplier up a another step
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Will be fine with those, if you have a good 2500K I'd say 4.6 maybe. On the OCing, just take it up slowly and monitor temps as you go, might start with the vCore voltage (CPU voltage) to about 1.25 then start raising the multiplier slowly and see how it does and if stable. If all good take the multiplier up a another step
 
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