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Hi im building a new pc and im new to all that hardware thing... I just wonder if i will have enough or too much wattage in my new pc 

Parts : 

GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Gaming 4GB PhysX 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5, Socket-1150 
SSD : Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB 2.5" OEM 
HDD : Seagate Barracuda® 2TB
 RAM :HyperX Fury DDR3 1866MHz 16GB Red 
Fan : Corsair SP120 PWM High Pre. Edt. 120mm  x 5
Fan Corsair AF140 Quiet Edt. 140mm Fan
CPU : Intel Core i7-4790K 
CPU Cooler : Corsair H100i Hydro Series CPU Cooler 
Case : NZXT H440 Mid Tower 
CPU paste: Noctua NT-H1 Kølepasta 
 
I want too have enough wattage so i can overclock and mabey even SLI in the future ( Will 1000 Watts be too much for Overclock and sli or to few?)
 
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1000W will be more than enough for OC,SLI and other shenanigans

CPU: Xeon 1230v3 - GPU: GTX 770  - SSD: 120GB 840 Evo - HDD: WD Blue 1TB - RAM: Ballistix 8GB - Case: CM N400 - PSU: CX 600M - Cooling: Cooler Master 212 Evo

Update Plans: Mini ITX this bitch

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Maybe a little to much, I think you could be fine with 850W beacuse the 980 don't draw that much power. But i dont know how much overclocking will need but i dont think you will need any more than 1000w  atleast

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