Good PSU for this build? Not looking for SLI anytime soon.

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I'm a little uncertain of what I need in a power supply for a build like the one I have below. I've been through some different wattage calculators, etc. but as I've never done this before I want to be sure of whatever I get before I get it. General advice or specific product suggestions are appreciated.

Following build:

Mobo: MSI z77 GD-65 Gaming
CPU: Intel i5 3570k or i7 3770k
GPU: MSI N660TI PE 2GD5
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X 4x4 (16) GB 1600mhz
SSD: Samsung 840 Series 120GB (530 R / 130 W)
HDD: [Additional] Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200RPM
BD-R: ASUS Black Blu-Ray Burner 12x BD-R 8MB Cache
HEAT: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
CASE: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer



Something I was looking at because (at time of posting) it is a good deal:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139048

Too much? Too little?
 
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I just read a review for the XFX 550. It is the best of the...
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That PSU is good enough. Go for it.

 
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That PSU should suffice. And yes He needs to change the RAM to just 8GB not 16GB!
 
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My RAM is at 4x4 because I'm starting off at 3x4 and eventually upgrading even past the 16gb mark, (this pc is both for personal gaming use and as a workstation handling video editing, 3D editing, and programming software) and yes, I'm considering the 3770k as a higher-end option, depending on my final budget and how much I can gain from the hyper-threading.

Thank you for the quick responses.

Edit:

I had one person suggest this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

Would anyone second this notion over the one I posted originally:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139048

XFX 550W vs Corsair 600W, Both 80 Plus Bronze
 
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OP doesn't need to. There is nothing wrong with adding a few extra GB of RAM for head room. OP can open more apps and not have to bottle all the RAM for just gaming.
 
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I just read a review for the XFX 550. It is the best of the two. Go for that one indeed.
 
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I thought it was a gaming rig only but he should stick to the RAM he has then since he's doing more than gaming that way he can scale to 32 GB if he needs to.
 
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Thank you. I was just doing the same thing, but again, am a first-timer and therefore your help is much appreciated. And yes, specifically, I went with 4x4 and not 2x8 because I specifically plan to upgrade in cheap(er) increments.

Also, thanks to everyone else for the help and to ksham for suggesting the XFX 550 as an alternative.
 
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