This PSU too big for the build?

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waynewal

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Is the PSU I am planning too heavy duty?
Open to suggestion, thanks!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tsLNYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tsLNYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.74 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.65 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste ($6.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
(actually, going to go MX4 Crucial 256 SSd instead of the problemetic 840)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($373.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
(may drop to the 230 or the Enthoo Pro)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit) ($130.73 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1351.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 18:45 EDT-0400
 
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Dark Lord of Tech
It's the BEST 850w on the market , nice choice.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=377

Summary:

Buy one. Do I really need to say anything else at this point? Once again, EVGA has something awesome here the competition can't seem to touch price wise. Performance? There are better units, yes. Not very many, but they exist. The real story here is how EVGA keeps managing to offer this kind of performance and still be more affordable than nearly everything else out there, and they have pretty much found perhaps the only OEM on Earth capable of doing it for them. It's got to be real nice being EVGA right now.

The Good:

outstanding ripple suppression
excellent voltage regulation...
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Thank you for the reply!

It wasn't much more expensive than the 750 so figured, what the heck.
Thanks!
 
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waynewal

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Once I recover from the price, I may do that a little ways down the road. But if the gap between the 750/850 increases before I order will drop back to the 750. Wanted the modular
 
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It's the BEST 850w on the market , nice choice.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=377

Summary:

Buy one. Do I really need to say anything else at this point? Once again, EVGA has something awesome here the competition can't seem to touch price wise. Performance? There are better units, yes. Not very many, but they exist. The real story here is how EVGA keeps managing to offer this kind of performance and still be more affordable than nearly everything else out there, and they have pretty much found perhaps the only OEM on Earth capable of doing it for them. It's got to be real nice being EVGA right now.

The Good:

outstanding ripple suppression
excellent voltage regulation
fully modular
semi-fanless mode
nice blacked out cabling

The Bad:

nothing at all

The Mediocre:

reviewing awesome units is getting dull... where's that gutless wonder in my pile? Second in line? Well, at least I'm guaranteed something interesting in all the wrong ways in a couple weeks...
 
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