Is my PSU enough for my system?

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I've recently upgraded my graphics card to Msi HD5850 Twin Frozr 2.
I have seen a lot of posts about this problem and everyone is saying that is the overheating problem. But its not. My temps are on 30C idle, and 55-60C on max load.

When my computer freezes, its unresponsive to mouse or keyboard, and audio is repeating the last 0.1 second repeatedly, sounds kind of like bees buzzing, so i have to button reset.

It happened so far in Goat Simulator, Hitman Absolution, Bulletstorm - time before freezing varies, it can happen in 5 mins or 2hrs, sometimes even doesn't but in 95% cases it does, which is really annoying.
It doesn't happen in Left 4 Dead 2, and (surprisingly) in Battlefield 3.
I don't own any other games so I could only check for this.

So, back on track my PSU is Blueberry PSB500 500W ( http://www.blueberry-eu.com/uploads/downloads/psb500_pr... )
But for the sake of no PSU problem here are my other specs:

CPU: Intel E5300 Dual core 2.6GHz
RAM: ddr2 2gb,
MOBO: GA-P31-ES3G
HDD: from 2006 i think, it is 160GB cap and has 140 bad sectors (18% health in Sentinel), but i never had any problem in games with my old card and the health was the same back then.
I know my pc is outdated, im working on updating everyting, but i need to know did i made a mistake with this gpu?
Thanks!
 
Solution
Yes, that is an excellent PSU with 33amps on the +12v rail. It is made by Seasonic, one of the best PSU makers in the business. It's an older model, but if it's new it should still be fine.
According to the sticker below, your PSU has only 16A on the +12v rail.
The 5850 wants 35-40Amps. Your PSU probably can't keep up with the demand of the new GPU.

Blueberry-napajanje-PSB500_slika_O_14848273.jpg
 

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Ok, i will get it. Btw, one (or even both) of my gpu fans are making weird noise when gpu is in load. Like, when i enter the game, doesnt matter if its 5% load or 100% load, its making this squeaky noise, like it needs to be oiled or idk how to explain it better. In loading screens it doesnt happen even though there is load there too.. So could that be PSU faulty too?
 

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No, its more like the fan isn't greasy enough or like its gonna fall off, kinda sounds like that, its hard to explain. Also its not changing the "volume" its just not doing it or doing it in like not changing volume/tune and its not that loud as Linus'
 

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Actually, i just tried it in Hitman Absolution, that noise happens in game but not in loading screens. They are usually on 60fps but sometimes unlock and fps hits 1500. Then happens what that coil whine noise from the video but its significantly quieter than his.
But in game no matter the fps the noise is always there (Except when i go through in game pause menu, and that 0.5 sec until it opens what i selected than it doesnt make noise).