Need help deciding what power supply I am supposed to use.

Haru HaruQ

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My new system will feature a -

CPU - i7 4770k haswell with Enermax ETS-T40 heatsink
MOBO - ROG Maximus VI HERO
GPU - 4GB GTX 770 Nvidia
RAM - 16GB
SSD - 120GB Kingston
HDD - 2TB Toshiba
Optical drive - Samsung DVD writer

With all these components, I'm not too sure what power supply I need, help?
 

Dark Lord of Tech

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Made by the best = SEASONIC , Gold Certified , FULL Modular.

Plenty of power for your specs.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $89.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-17 15:14 EST-0500)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $109.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-17 15:08 EST-0500)
 

RulesSpew

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Hey,

A good 550W PSU would handle your system :)
*Seasonic G 550W recomendation ( from the best PSU makers )

If you want to overclock,
Take a 600W+ PSU

If you want another graphics card + overclock
Take a 750W+ PSU
 

jghaverty

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FWIW without overclock your computer will roughly be around the 450w mark. A good rule of thumb is 80% max rated so roughly a 550w minimum. Since the cost difference between a 550w and 750w is 10-15$ in most cases (comparing apples to apples of course), I would go with the 750w and have it and not need it.