How Big of a PSU do I need (Wattage)

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I need a wattage recommendation for this pc that I plan on building in a couple months. As you can see below, I chose a 700watt PSU, but if I dont need 700watts (which I'm assuming) then I will buy a lower one to reduce costs; because I need money for games to hahah. BTW I wanted to mention the case I chose has 2 200mm fans (one w/LEDs) and a small 120mm fan at the back. Thanks!

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How could you guys miss this puppy?
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On sale, it's even cheaper than the BP550 and superior in just about every way


Dude, what are you talking about? GTS250 = 9800GTX. The 9800GT is a much weaker card.