Is 1200w overkill for this build?

Episodic · Jul 23, 2014

I want to upgrade my system with the new Z97 board and dual 780 ti's. I'll be putting my i7 4770k, 16GB DDR3 1600Mhz, 250GB Intel SSD and 1TB HDD into the new system. I do plan to overclock the CPU/GPU as well, and running it all on 1440p. So is 1200w overkill, could I get away with 1000w, and which motherboard would be best?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($193.99 @ SuperBiiz)/
Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($689.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($689.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 1250W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($217.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($479.99 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $2504.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-23 12:21 EDT-0400

Beezy · Jul 23, 2014

no its not too much, but thats coming from a guy who likes a lot of headroom under load. You could get away with 1000W and still have headroom though