PSU estimated wattage

maxcampagna

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Oct 2, 2014
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Greetings TH community.

i want to add a corsair HX PSU to this build but i am not sure how much watts is enough.

CPU: *Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($335.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: *Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: *ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: *G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Micro Center)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Wireless Network Adapter: *Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.99 @ Amazon)

Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Wired Gaming Keyboard ($58.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Razer Razer Naga 2014 Wired Laser Mouse ($59.99 @ Best Buy)

Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset ($68.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1543.45

Thanks in advance.
 
Solution
You can run a gtx 970 just fine on a quality 520w or 550w psu. If you are set on Corsair HX, then a 650 would be just fine, if a little overkill.