Overclocking i7 7700k on a GIGABYTE Z170X-GAMING 3

[kulharin]

I've had an overclocked 6600k in it. Just ordered a 7700k on a good price. I've already flashed and updated the bios to the newest version available to support the new CPU... I have a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink

Will it be possible to overclock the cpu on this board though?

 

[WildCard999]

As long as you have a good CPU cooler you should be able to overclock.

 

[bmockeg]

That cooler is solid but not a great one for overclocking. Probably somewhere between 4.6-4.8

 

[kulharin]

I guess this would be good to use as a guide... even though they are likely using better heatsyncs

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NoxceLMU9dnVev8QmYmBT16fnjwrGkwdIRjTQzzKaVk/edit#gid=0