Ninjawithagun
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Tomshardware is running a 965 Extreme with two 295s in SLI and is only drawing 776w on full load with overclock.
Power Consumption - Review Tom's Hardware : System Builder Marathon: The $5,000 Extreme PC
So, the Corsair 750 will be plenty.
A common mistake made by inexperienced PC builders - power supplies degrade over time. The degradation occurs even faster when a power supply is pushed to its maximum potential every day. Resistors and capacitors wear down over time and lose their efficiency. Even solid state capacitors degrade, albeit at a slower rate than the older liquid capacitors.
Thus, a 1000W power supply will take much longer to degrade over time versus a 750W or even 850W. This allows for a longer life and a more stable power source. I really do mean that you can never have enough power!
However, if you are strapped with a specific budget then 750W will do you just fine. Just don't come complaining back to this forum if your 750W power supply doesn't meet your needs in the next year or two...