ASUS Geforce GT 440 1GB GDDR5

**MrHenry** · April 03, 2012, 03:59 AM

Hello guys

So, A few years back I bought an Acer Aspire M1202. Everything is stock except the current GPU, which is the Nvidia GT240 (Crappy, outdated, 1GB GDDR3, PCI slot).
Stock parts:
AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ 2.4Ghz
4GB RAM
250W PSU
Stock mATX motherboard

So, I was looking at this card:
http://www.jimms.fi/tuote/ENGT440%2FDI%2F1GD5

Since I'm going to keep everything stock, even the PSU (250W), would that graphics card work in terms of compatibility and power usage? My Nvidia GT240 used like 30-50w and everything worked fine, I haven't overclocked anything. So, the GeForce GT 440 1GB DDR5 uses around 50w under load and 7w while idle. (really low).

What I'm asking is, can I pop this card right in and not have to buy anything else, because If i CANNOT then I'm not going to buy this card. Yes, I know that a new PSU would be good, but I'm NOT GOING to upgrade it as of right now.

With this current set up, I can play Shogun 2 on medium graphics, ETW & NTW on high. What kind of a boost would you expect in performance with this new card?

**Jaketh** · April 03, 2012, 04:20 AM

I wouldn't trust any add in graphics card with a 250w PSU, Nvidia states a 300w PSU minimum for the card. You will need to upgrade to a better PSU at some point which you might as well just do a whole system upgrade.

**MrHenry** · April 03, 2012, 04:32 AM

Originally Posted by Jaketh

I wouldn't trust any add in graphics card with a 250w PSU, Nvidia states a 300w PSU minimum for the card. You will need to upgrade to a better PSU at some point which you might as well just do a whole system upgrade.

Yup I understand that. But I do not have the money right now. And I'm going to build a new system later, maybe in a year or so. Nvidia states that the graphics card that I have right now, which is the Nvidia Geforce GT 240 requires a 350w PSU

And it's been working PERFECTLY fine with a 250w PSU.

**Jaketh** · April 03, 2012, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by xX_iCeD_Xx

Yup I understand that. But I do not have the money right now. And I'm going to build a new system later, maybe in a year or so. Nvidia states that the graphics card that I have right now, which is the Nvidia Geforce GT 240 requires a 350w PSU

And it's been working PERFECTLY fine with a 250w PSU.

If you want to turn your PSU into a grenade be my guest