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What wattage do I need?

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This is what I have

Rampage Formula Mobo
X-fi Extreme Music Sound card.
3 internal hard drives
3 external hard drives connected through USB, though all 3 are rarely all on at the same time
9800GX2
2GB memory
8 120mm case fans + 1 120mm heatsink fan
Q9450 CPU Overclocked to 3.2Ghz

I would like my PSU to be ready for future upgrades as well. Including a bluray drive, and a 2 drive VelociRaptor RAID. When I upgrade my video card down the road I'm hoping to have something that will still be ready for future cards as well. I don't ever see going to a 2 video card SLI/crossfire system, so that isn't needed, but if they will need more power for single video cards in the future I'm hoping to get something that I won't have to upgrade for a good while.

I currently have a 650 Antec Trio True Power PSU. I don't know if this is enough for my planned upgrades or not, but I am moving it to another machine so I want the new PSU in my nicer machine.

Can people recommend a decent wattage I should be looking at, and if you can recommend a good powersupply with that wattage that would help to. I was previously looking at the Corsair HX1000W, but it turned out to be to expensive for a PSU. I'm looking for something that is a good deal lower than $200.

P.S. I'm hoping for modular if not to expensive, and am getting an Antec twelve hundred case so I need something with long cables.

Thanks for any help.
 
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