what kind of cooling would I need to overclock this system

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Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56500
Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170md3h
Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx421c14fbk216
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42966kr
Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-ca1d500s1wn00
EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr
 
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If your intention is to overclock the GPU and RAM then no additional cooling is needed. Though it wouldn't hurt to consider airflow inside your case.
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1st then I guess I won't be overclocking the cpu
2nd I'm fine with them
3rd I was hoping to get as much as I could get out of the CPU GPU RAM but I guess just the RAM & GPU now
 
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So do you have the CPU already?

There were a few motherboards that supported overclocking non-K Skylake CPU's. I think that AsRock or ASUS found the loophole first. However AsRock removed the feature shortly after releasing it. It's rumoured that Intel "convinced" them to remove the feature. I don't know that GigaByte ever had the feature, and if they did, I don't know if they still support it.
 
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no I don't have the CPU yet just don't want to spend the extra 50$ or so for a K version

 
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Fair enough. If the primary use for this system is gaming, then overclocking the CPU isn't going to net you much. That CPU is more than enough for most games. Though single threaded performance is important which means clockspeed is important, most games that push heavily on a single core, are usually older games that are going to perform well anyway.
 
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good to know thanks
 
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