Thanks for the PSU spec. It has a MAX of 19A for +12v and you GT440 needs a MIN of 22A, so you are under powering it. This may cause flickering and overheating in the GT440 and the PSU which would lower its output even more.
I would get a new PSU of at least 600W or what has a +12V rating of at least 28A to give some overhead for you. The hard drives use the same 12V too along with CD/DVD combo drives. The PSU you haver has 2 12V rails which means you have to balance the load on each one, a better choice is a single 12V rail and there's no balance issue.
I have confirmed that driver 275.xx is not a good one. You should still use driver sweeper to sweep the driver. The nVIDIA clean install leaves behind some registry entries and a few .dlls.
Here is a good PSU Corsair CX600 and is not too costly. It has active PFC and a single 12V rail with 40A.
Thanks!
What version of graphic driver should I download rather than downloading 275.xx?
And also, before using Driver Sweeper. Is it a good idea to run in safe mode, and then after using driver sweeper, install the recommended version Graphic Driver for my new graphic card? (Not 275.xx)
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- ECS/GeForce 8000 Series
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 86x
- CPU
- AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+, 2600 MHz
- Motherboard
- EliteGroup: GF8200A Black Edition
- Memory
- 4 GB (3.00 Usable)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia - GeForce: 440GT 1GB GDDR5
- Sound Card
- IDT High-Definition Audio CODEC
- Monitor(s) Displays
- AOC M19W531
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900 60Hz
- PSU
- HEC - Raptor R400
- Case
- Standard PC Case
- Cooling
- 20% More PC Cooling
- Keyboard
- CD-R KING DA Series
- Mouse
- Logitech Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 150 kbp/s
- Antivirus
- avast! Antivirus
- Other Info
- My PC needs to be about 20% Cooler.




