I do not do any gaming at all. I just use the PC for emails, editing photos etc. I always keep the system up to date, including the kernel. I started out using the proprietary drivers but then installed drivers from the Nvidia site. When that didn’t work I tried turning off ACPI while booting. Needless to say, it didn’t work.
The reason I didn’t post all my specs is that I tried everything, and have been through this 100 times in the last year. I don’t want to try to fix it anymore, I just want a basic card that is going to work right out of the box.
Thanks for all the replies.