How many wats do i need to run my build?

USColo

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This is my build:


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($70.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($359.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Other: Acer G257HU ($280.00)
Total: $1387.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-13 01:41 EST-0500

Please give me how many wats for this build and how many of you add another 970
 
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The best 750w PSU(belongs to tier 1)Fully modular.

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

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $89.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-13 02:15 EST-0500

SPgamer007

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550w of psu for single gtx 970.
750w for SLI.
Refer to this tier list for picking up a good quality unit,
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
Tier 1,2 PSUs are of excellet quality.
 

SPgamer007

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The best 750w PSU(belongs to tier 1)Fully modular.

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

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $89.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-13 02:15 EST-0500
 
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