nVidia users - read this - important info

[UncleGrumpy]

According to an article on www.gpureview.com theres a problem with release 196.75 of the nVidia drivers, apparently some people have been having fan issues and even getting cards fried, it's so bad that nVidia have pulled that version of the driver.

If you have 196.75 drivers installed - bin them sharpish.

 

[Darren S]

Wow - must be bad if its frying the nVidias. Rollin' on ATi, I'm kind of used to surface-of-the-Sun temps.

Good post!

D.

 

[Munson]

Yeah good call on this. Thanks for the heads up. I was going to update mine but shall now be a little more cautious. I'm not even sure which driver I'm currently rolling with. Whatever was the newest WHQL when I installed W7 a couple of months back. I don't roll with betas unless there's a specific issue they might fix.

 

[iain187]

I want a new gfx card... I'll see if I can get a hold of this version and get on the blag lol

 

[Final Maxim]

dont think ill ever buy an nvidia card again tbh after my 8800 gts fried after 3 years.

ati all the way.

 

[Mark One]

Giant Passive cooler FTMFW