PSU Suggestion 600w or 750w? Build in thread

Jaydevgames

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Thank you in advance for helping, I'm trying to determine whether I will need a 600 or a 750w psu for the computer I'm building. I'm hoping someone could help me determine which is best. this will be the final build.

Case: NZXT Guardian 921 RB ATX Mid Tower Case, Black 921RB-001-BL
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Processor/CPU: AMD FD8320FRHKBOX FX-8320 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition
>CPU details: Frequency: 3.5/4.0GHZ (Base/Overdrive)
>Cores: 8
>Cache: 8/8MB (L2/L3)
>Socket Type: AM3+
>Power Wattage: 125W
GPU/ Graphics: EVGA GeForce GTX760 SuperClocked w/EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB GDDR5
>GPU details: Base Clock: 1072 MHz
>Boost Clock: 1137 MHz
>Memory Clock: 6008 MHz Effective
>CUDA Cores: 1152
>2048MB GDDR5 256bit Memory
>Microsoft DirectX 12 API (feature level 11_0) Support
>Minimum of a 500 Watt power supply. Total Power Draw : 170 Watts
Ram/Memory: 16gb DDR3 1600 MHz
HDD/Hard Drive: WD Green 2 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache
Monitor/Screen Sizes: 1- 1920x1080 60Hz & 1- 1600x900 60Hz

Thank you again in advance if you help me out!
 
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Your system requires around 400w on full load. I would go with a 550w. If you plan on adding another video card later I would get a 700w.

Jaydevgames

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If I were indeed decide to put a 2nd video card in, is 700w the minimum you would suggest?