Beware of new NVIDIA driver, it might burn your card

**foch3 -USA-** · 03-05-2010, 07:49 AM

I thought Nvidia didn't have driver problems? Because they have a dedicated driver team.

**Starscream** · 03-05-2010, 08:02 AM

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

If anything this makes me wonder what the use of the WHQL certificate is....

the WHQL certificate has almost no use.
MS tests the driver but they only test compatability to check if it installs properly on their OS they dont check stability or performance or proper functioning.

Its basicly a company pays MS money for the Windows compatible logo.

Further the WHQL testing takes a week or 2 wich is why Nvidia often releases a Beta after a new game release to quickly fix issues so they dont have to wait a week or 2 before they can launch a WHQL one.

Its one of the reasons why i never understood why ATI stopped releasing Beta drivers and started doing 1 official driver per month.

**JumpingJack** · 03-05-2010, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by Teemax

Here's an update from NVIDIA:
Bryan Del Rizzo, nVidia's PR Manager for GeForce for comment: "We are aware that some customers have reported fan speed issues with the latest 196.75 WHQL drivers on NVIDIA.com. Until we can verify and root cause this issue, we recommend that customers stay with, or return to 196.21 WHQL drivers. Release 196.75 drivers have been temporarily removed from our Web site in the meantime."

From the horse's mouth, you have been warned.

Downloaded last night but did not install, glad I was distracted. SHIFT-Delete now.

**~~Shadov~~** · 03-05-2010, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by Starscream

the WHQL certificate has almost no use.

Its one of the reasons why i never understood why ATI stopped releasing Beta drivers and started doing 1 official driver per month.

Since they release a Hotfix when needed? I guess its just a matter of naming.

**Piotrsama** · 03-05-2010, 08:40 AM

NVIDIA pulls 196.75 driver amid reports it's frying graphics cards
http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/05/n...-graphics-car/

Feel free to add this link to the OP post.

**cx-ray** · 03-05-2010, 08:54 AM

I noticed that both Furmark and Rivatuner report GPU temps about 24-25C higher than normal. Everest reports the same as previous drivers. Haven't experienced overheating due to water cooling.

**BababooeyHTJ** · 03-05-2010, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by LiquidReactor

Bwahahaha....anybody remember the 191 WHQLs?

I was thinking the same thing. 191.07 had the same problem, it was a great driver too. This doesn't effect me anyways since I run an HR-03GTX.

**HuffPCair** · 03-05-2010, 12:32 PM

thats weird I was thinking my 275 was running a little warm. I have it set to 75% now just because i didnt like the temps from bc2

**bobsrig** · 03-05-2010, 01:42 PM

My cards started to cycle van speeds up then down, it started within 12hrs of installing. I rolled back. The gpus run too hot and are poorly design IMO, all that plastic crap and when you have 2 - 3 in sli its a fooking room heater. Someone needs to design the casing with a brain.

**=[PULSAR]=** · 03-05-2010, 01:46 PM

I have experienced this first had not the burnt gpu, but woke up the other morning of using the new drivers. I've been running gpugrid manually set fans to 100% before I went to bed. Came downstairs and no fan noise but computer was on I figured it restarted in the middle of the night and back to default. Go over to computer gpugrid still running, computer did not restart, and gpu fans were completely off on both my gtx295's. Go to check temp cores were sitting at 120C. Way to fail nvidia

Went back into precision and cranked the fans back to 100% and they worked.

**Teemax** · 03-05-2010, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by =[PULSAR]=

I have experienced this first had not the burnt gpu, but woke up the other morning of using the new drivers. I've been running gpugrid manually set fans to 100% before I went to bed. Came downstairs and no fan noise but computer was on I figured it restarted in the middle of the night and back to default. Go over to computer gpugrid still running, computer did not restart, and gpu fans were completely off on both my gtx295's. Go to check temp cores were sitting at 120C. Way to fail nvidia

Went back into precision and cranked the fans back to 100% and they worked.

Wow, luckily (?) your cards didn't get burned.
Any idea why the manual fan controller gets reset?

**nullface** · 03-05-2010, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by Frontl1ne

And people say ATi drivers are bad...

Sorry, it had to be mentioned

Exactly what i thought!

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

If anything this makes me wonder what the use of the WHQL certificate is....

And this too.

WTH nvidia, I'm starting to get an ATI fanboy

I DON'T WANT TO BE A FANBOY!

**Glow9** · 03-05-2010, 03:01 PM

This is what you all get for questioning dear leaders decisions.

**OmegaMerc** · 03-05-2010, 03:07 PM

def a problem w/them. Noticed the second I launched SC2 beta, screen would flicker and the game would constantly crash. Only has happened on SC2 though, playing LoL was fine.

**MirageSys** · 03-05-2010, 03:13 PM

I noticed that my BFG GTs250's fan was oscillating between a higher and lower speed every few seconds after installing the newer drivers. Thought something was screwy. It broke battlefield Vietnam too.....

*shrugs*

**Sentential** · 03-05-2010, 05:43 PM

I KNEW something was jacked up with these drivers. God I swear what in the hell is going on over at nVidia; they cant seem to get anything right now a days. Wait till semiaccurate gets hold of this lmao

**Chrono Detector** · 03-05-2010, 05:46 PM

Yeah, NVIDIA totally screwed up with these drivers alright, I thought they were buggy and they give me issues as well, and now the fan control does not work, WTF. Way to go NVIDIA, next time, they better test it properly before releasing it to the public. And people say NVIDIA's drivers work better than ATI, but this is unacceptable.

**randomizer** · 03-05-2010, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

If anything this makes me wonder what the use of the WHQL certificate is....

It's only useful to MS who get to rake in a good bit of money from it.

**Metroid** · 03-05-2010, 06:51 PM

hell to heaven, heaven to hell.

WARNING! NVIDIA 196.75 drivers can kill your graphics card

GeForce 196.75 WHQL: Up to 30% increase in performance

**DeadlyFire** · 03-05-2010, 09:39 PM

AC accelero s1 - no worries here

**=[PULSAR]=** · 03-05-2010, 09:55 PM

Hahaha 196.75 drivers are no longer available for download!

**-=DVS=-** · 03-05-2010, 10:47 PM

Been useing 196.75 for a while now , no problems , with Crysis Warhead , Just Cause 2 demo , SupCom 2 , AVP.
I got Evga 295 stock , temps and fan rpm same as always i have everest open on second monitor at all times.

Could it be only on specific brands ?

**Teemax** · 03-05-2010, 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by -=DVS=-

Been useing 196.75 for a while now , no problems , with Crysis Warhead , Just Cause 2 demo , SupCom 2 , AVP.
I got Evga 295 stock , temps and fan rpm same as always i have everest open on second monitor at all times.

Could it be only on specific brands ?

Most likely. If all NVIDIA cards are affected, I think we would hear a lot more noise.

Still, if I were you I would play it safe and reverse to an older driver just in case. Playing with buggy software isn't safe

**Jokester_wild** · 03-06-2010, 12:21 AM

ooooh SHOOT! how will my waterblock know when to turn up.... oh right. ha. so people use those stock heatsink thingamajigs ?

**Olivon** · 03-06-2010, 03:51 AM

I got no problems with this drivers and I use a 8800 GTS 512 (GTS 250 oc level) and the temps are quite normal.

80° at max during BC2 with stock cooler sounds nice, no ?

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