Is my power supply sufficient for this card?

[TheChrono7]

Hi, I am thinking about getting an AMD Radeon HD 6950.
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/amd-radeon-hd-6000/hd-6950/Pages/amd-radeon-hd-6950-overview.aspx#1

I currently have a Dell Studio XPS 9100, and I've been told that the power supply is 525w, and the card draws 500w.

Will I be ok power-wise running this card in my machine?

I use it primarily for gaming, stuff like Blacklight: Retribution, TF2, Minecraft (trying to add in some really heavy-duty shaders)
Also, I do a little 3D animation with Maya and Blender.

Thanks in advance.

 

[static compiler]

Maybe you will not face too much problem.but 2 years ago i had problems similar to you and it worked without problems for 6 months.then one day it suddenly blew ...i think it'll be safe if you change your psu .

 

[clutchc]

First off use this calculator to fiqure the size PSU you need. The other parts of your system also require wattage from the PSU.
http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/

The HD 6950 only uses 176W at its max. So 176W/+12V=14.7amps. Be sure your +12V rail(s) can handle at least that many amps (your CPU and other components also use the +12V rail). http://forums.atomicmpc.com.au/index.php?showtopic=264

Tom's ranks the HD 6950 and the GTX 560ti in the same tier. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html
But here is a calculator to judge the cards 'on paper' anyway... http://www.hwcompare.com/8889/geforce-gtx-560-ti-vs-radeon-hd-6950/