Buying a new gaming computer, possible upgrades to the standard version the store is advertising

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Daniel_246

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I am currently looking to buy a prebuilt new gaming computer from a known site in my country. I have found the pc for me, but i think i want to upgrade some parts to be able to try overclocking for the first time and i wonder if these upgrades would work and if the power supply is strong enough to overclock.

This is the original components:

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 Skylake Socket-LGA1151, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 8MB, 65W, 14nm, w/fan
MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3, Socket-1151 Motherboard,ATX,Z170,DDR4,2xPCIe-x16,CFX,M.2,SATA Express,USB 3.1,Killer GbLAN
Memory: Kingston Value DDR4 2133MHz 16GB 2x8GB 2133MHz DDR4 Non-ECC CL15 DIMM (Kit of 2) 2Rx8
GPU: ZOTAC GeForce GTX 970 4GB PCI-Express 3.0, GDDR5, DL-DVI-I + DL-DVI-D, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort
PSU: Corsair VS550 550W KPC Bulk Edition At least 85% efficient (80 PLUS White 230v EU Certified)

Here is a link to the computer(https://www.komplett.no/k/config.aspx?ConfigSystemId=11045), with the possibility of adding new improved components. I have a budget, so honestly i can't really afford a much more expensive PSU or anything else.

The upgrades i consider is to upgrade the CPU to a 6700K 4.0GHz and add in (Intel TS15A CPU Air Cooler High performance air cooler for Skylake, 130w, works with all LGA115x) as extra cooling for the CPU. Would i need a new power supply due to this, or would that one work?

I have no experience with overclocking, but i want to learn and get some experience with it on this computer.
 
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James Mason


Yeah I see that now.

But there's a problem. The PSU is actually the most important part of the computer, especially if you want to overclock.
(PSU is your heart and blood, Overclocking is like trying to be an athlete, weak heart, bad blood = dead if you try to overexert yourself)
And basically all the ones they have there are really low quality, except for their most expensive ones basically, that provide way more watts than you'd need.

This is the cheapest one I can recommend if you want to overclock.
Corsair RM650i, 650W PSU ATX 12V V2.4, 80 Plus Gold, Modulær, 4x 6+2-pin PCIe, 8x SATA, 7x Molex, 2x FD [info] +1103.84

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That upgrade is extremely expensive for extremely little performance gain.
an i7 6700 is like $320, and 6700k is like $350.

That means you're spending $670 for a 10% upgrade.


If you're gonna do something as complicated as replacing a CPU, don't bother buying a prebuilt, just build it yourself.


 
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Daniel_246

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It's prebuilt, but i can change components before buying it, so the upgrade to 6700k is roughly $80.
 
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Yeah I see that now.

But there's a problem. The PSU is actually the most important part of the computer, especially if you want to overclock.
(PSU is your heart and blood, Overclocking is like trying to be an athlete, weak heart, bad blood = dead if you try to overexert yourself)
And basically all the ones they have there are really low quality, except for their most expensive ones basically, that provide way more watts than you'd need.

This is the cheapest one I can recommend if you want to overclock.
Corsair RM650i, 650W PSU ATX 12V V2.4, 80 Plus Gold, Modulær, 4x 6+2-pin PCIe, 8x SATA, 7x Molex, 2x FD [info] +1103.84

Their other PSUs, like the VS and CX series are all really low quality, and not good/safe in even low use computers.
 
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