Which card is the max my PSU can take?

[guru_urug]

Hello folks!!
I'm a long time Toms site and forum reader. I'm thinking of upgrading my GPU and monitor together, was gonna do it immediately but waiting for the release of the 660 cards to further push down the prices.
I'll be gaming at 1080p when I get my new monitor. My current specs are as follows:

Athlon II x4 630 @ 3.2GHz (OC'd)
MSI 785GM e-51 mobo
4GB corsair DDR3 1333
Sapphire HD 6850 1GB (Stock)
NZXT Gamma
Seasonic 500W PSU (Model 500-es)
1440x900 resolution

As of now my budget is around $220 for the GPU but since I'll be waiting till sept, I could be able to save a little more. So I want to know the max that my power supply can handle.

Here's a pic of my PSU's specs
http://i.imgur.com/w7JP8.jpg

Thanks =)

 

[Maxx_Power]

If your computer is not heavily loaded with HDDs or any other add on components, any thing from this list should work from memory:

7850, 7870, 6950, 7950 From AMD
560Ti, 670 from Nvidia

That Seasonic 500W is a really good PSU, I don't remember seeing a test on specifically that one, but hardware secrets tested several Seasonic based power supplies, and they were consistently able to deliver 110% of their rated capacity.

 

[Sunius]

Your power supply will work for all cards except few, namely: GTX 570, GTX 580, GTX 590, GTX 480, HD 6970, HD 6990. All the other cards will work.

 

[Deemo13]

That's a pretty good power supply, and will probably run most single card setups with the exception of Sunius' list.

Those are all very power-hungry cards.

And your PSU is made by the best in the business (or one of at least).

For $220, I would recommend the 6950 or the 7850 if you are willing to stretch. They just lowered the price of the 6950 again.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150617

 

[guru_urug]

Thanks for the quick replies guys...
I am really eyeing the HD 7870, just waiting for the prices to fall with the 660ti. How low do you reckon the 7870 will fall in price?

 

[Sunius]

To $230-240 I suppose.

 

[guru_urug]

Awesome! Then I guess it should be worth the wait
Thanks for all your help guys.

 

[guru_urug]

Best answer selected by guru_urug.

 

[Sunius]

Glad I was of help to you .