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Tradesman1
A 500 is plent and provides headroom for your rig, I myself am not a big fan of Thermaltake - (is this the TR2-500), if so the 12volt is on 2 rails, a somewhat negative. You could prob get by with the Thermaltake initially (and it may last a long time), but I would be looking to replace with a better quality PSU ...no need for these 6-650 PSUs (the SeaSonic 520 is priced well at the Egg)

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boosted1g

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Thermaltake is not cheap crap psu, but not quality high end either.
At 500 watts, assuming you have had it for over a year or so, is probably cutting it really close. I would highly suggest getting a 550 or 650 watt psu that is 80+ bronze rated; prefereably from seasonic, xfx, corsair (not cx series), antec or rosewill (hive or capstone series only)
 
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sorry my mistake 500 watt will run your card if u dont oc anything However it is recommended that you should have PSU more than the rated requirement as a safety precaution so as to avoid system instability.....so i will recommend at least 550 to 600 watt from seasonic or xfx for some headroom ...
 
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Tradesman1

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A 500 is plent and provides headroom for your rig, I myself am not a big fan of Thermaltake - (is this the TR2-500), if so the 12volt is on 2 rails, a somewhat negative. You could prob get by with the Thermaltake initially (and it may last a long time), but I would be looking to replace with a better quality PSU ...no need for these 6-650 PSUs (the SeaSonic 520 is priced well at the Egg)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=CLX-rILazb8CFRFafgodXoQA7w&Item=N82E16817151094&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Power+Supplies-_-N82E16817151094&ef_id=U08s0AAAASILF8gv:20140718012501:s
 
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