Upgrade or overclock 6600k

[Nitrams64]

Hi my I5 6600k @stock is my bottleneck and i feel i need to overclock or upgrade.i've pre ordered Half life alyx with a minium spec of i5-7500.
Will i be able to play it or should i just upgrade overclock. The board will take a I7 7700k but not sure if it would be much of an upgrade for the price, may be better with new board cpu. Help

 

[Nitrams64]

My board is an asus z170a.

 

[Nitrams64]

Thanks for all the replies i think in the short term i will have a go at overclocking but in the long term i think i will have to upgrade. Selling the Board ram and cpu would be a good way to reduce costs.
I'll head on over to the OC forum and see if i can find an easy overclock on this z170.

 

[Nitrams64]

Hi i was looking for the multiplier ratio in the bios but can't find it anywhere or i'm just missing it. Have upgraded to latest bios so it's maybe not a feature on this board.
Have used the Al suite and got it to 4.4 with no voltage increase. I am running on watercooling.

 

[Nitrams64]

Can see your points about upgrading while i have value in old parts. Will the ryzen 4 be a different socket?

 

[Nitrams64]

Thanks again looks like a plan.

 

[Nitrams64]

Would a B470 board be better than the B450?

 

[Nitrams64]

I’m edging towards the x470 due to 2x m2 more usb and Sata. But it’s working out cheaper.