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NVIDIA 196.75 driver update kills video cards

Postby jrocky » Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:29 am

From Inc Gamers: http://www.incgamers.com/News/21293/nvidia-19675-kills-video-cards
Mentions StarCraft II beta testers, but maybe something to be aware of.
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Re: NVIDIA 196.75 driver update kills video cards

Postby T1MT1M » Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:09 pm

This isn't limited to the starcraft beta. The drivers screw with the fan speeds and the cards overheat. So it can happen to any game that would put your card under heavy load.
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Re: NVIDIA 196.75 driver update kills video cards

Postby Thai09 » Fri Mar 05, 2010 2:34 pm

A "cooked" card, nice!

BTW: why do this strange company release new drivers every 3-4 weeks?

It's insane...
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