Would this PSU be enough?

MrPotatoHead

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Would a 550W PSU be enough for this build and what would you recommend?

Case: Aerocool Dead Silence
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4790 Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz)
CPU cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Ram: 2 x 8GB HyperX Savage 1600Mhz
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
HDD: Western Digital 1TB blue
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
Optical drive: Asus DVD-RW Bulk Drive
PCI-E adapter: Asus PCE-N15 - 300Mbps Wireless N
PSU: ...
OS: Windows 8.1 64Bit
Fans: 4

Thank you for taking the time to read this and I really appreciate it.
 
Whether a PSU will be 'enough' or not is more a question of quality than quantity these days. Your PC might run fine on a good quality 380W PSU like Antec's EarthWatt but blow up if you used a 550W Diablotek (one of the reference standards for 'garbage') PSU.