300W PSU inadequate for a 450W Radeon HD 6670?

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Hello

Yesterday I purchased and installed an Asus Radeon HD 6670 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121442

and I'm running it on this PC http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03359127&lang=en&cc=us&contentType=SupportFAQ&prodSeriesId=5187022&prodTypeId=12454

It has a 300W PSU with 12Va=12a and 12Vb=16a. Everything is running smoothly but am I running the risk of burning out my PSU and other components in my PC? I'm not sure if I should also upgrade my PSU since the minimum requirements for the 6670 state a 450W PSU.

If it is recommended that I also upgrade my PSU, should I instead return the 6670 and replace it with a 7750 which requires less watts?

Thanks
 

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