Would a Coolermaster extreme power plus 500w be enough for an EVGA GTX 660 FTW ACX?

kz94

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Hi guys, I'm not too familiar with power supplies and was wondering if my power supply could handle this card. From what I understand, cooler master's website here states that its 12 volt rails only supply 18Amps but on the EVGA site under the details tab, it says that it requires a minimum 450w and 24Amps. Would my power supply be able to handle the card?

edit: I'm also using an AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE which uses quite a bit of power from what I've been told.
 

kz94

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Thanks for the replies. I'll probably just hold off purchasing a new card now and upgrade the power supply and the graphics card in the future when I can afford it.
 

Noixxe

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Yup, i'm using the same hardware configuration in your question, and that PSU sux, tons of issues after a year of extreme gaming, i'd think i'm lucky to be playing until now. i'm getting the Seasonic X850 to be safe