Picking out the right power supply!

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Ok, out of everything to do with computer parts and picking the right ones of what not, I think that power supply has to be one of the more confusing to me. I'm currently picking out parts for a PC that will be mostly used for gaming and then some other little things (not really important). Anyway I have picked out most of my parts but I still am not sure about the power supply. I used this website - http://coolermaster.outervision.com/PSUEngine2 - and it came from a guy I trust. So I filled out all the information and it says "Your Recommended Minimum Power Supply is 329W", but I have no idea what this means. How is this supposed to help me pick a power supply and what watts should I look for in a power supply without using to much or not enough making it inefficient and taking more power than it need?
 
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http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/evga-power-supply-220g20550y1%2Cevga-power-supply-220gs0550v1%2Cxfx-power-supply-p1550gts3x%2Cxfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9/

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Ok, will do. I didn't mean to press best solution.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz Quad-Core processor
CPU Cooling: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: 2 x Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
OS: Windows 8.1 (OEM) 64-bit
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor
 
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I know this was already solved but I was wondering, would an SSD throw anything off balance? Or would I have to look at different power supplies? This is the card I'm looking at - Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive. The reason for wanting this is I've heard that a SSD is quicker when opening programs and reboot times or something like that. My question though, does it come with any restrictions?
 
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