How many watts will my homebuilt pc need?

Hollowgamer

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I am building a gaming PC and everything is going fine but i need to know how many watts it will take.
Here are the PC components:

Processor: Intel i5 2500k

Motherboard:Asus P8Z68-M PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

Graphics card: XFX HD-695X-CNFC Radeon HD 6950 Video Card

Ram:Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB

Hard drive:SEAGATE Barracuda 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Solid state drive: OCZ Onyx 32GB SATA II 2.5-inch Internal Solid State Drive

I don't think this is needed but here is my case and liquid cooler.

NZXT Phantom 410 Black Case

Corsair CWCH60 Water Cooler

Also overall is this a good gaming pc.Thanks. :D :D

 

r0aringdrag0n

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You should be fine with a 600W power supply that is 80+ certified, however, if you're going to overclock or CF the gfx card, you're going to need a lot more power...from a PSU calculator, it is recommended to have 413 watts (remember that power supplies normally say they are a higher wattage than what they really are, that's why you want 80+ certification).
This is the data sheet from the PSU calc:
System Type: 1 physical CPU
Motherboard: Regular - Desktop
CPU Socket: Socket LGA 1155
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3300 MHz Sandy Bridge
CPU Utilization (TDP): 90% TDP
RAM: 2 Sticks DDR3 SDRAM
Video Card 1: AMD Radeon HD 6950

Regular SATA: 1 HDD
DRAM SSD: 1 Drive
DVD-RW/DVD+RW Drive: 2 Drives
USB: 3 Devices
Fans
Regular: 2 Fans 120mm; 1 Fan 140mm;
Water Cooling Kit: Corsair Hydro H60
Keyboard and mouse: Yes
System Load: 90 %

Minimum PSU Wattage: 363 Watts
Recommended Wattage: 413 Watts
You can do the calculations yourself here:
http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine