For NVIdia users - READ.

[Vladimir]

All of u who have Nvidia graphics, DO NOT UPDATE to latest driver 196.75, cuz it malfunctions your vga cooler, and there is possibility to burn your card. It happened to me, when i installed, it gone to 115 degrees while in standby. Thx God i had riva installed, and prevented it to burn.
If you already installed it roll to previous one.

More info about this issue:

http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7643

[kolaric]

well i don't have these problems since i run linux and it updates only what i want;P
i do have 9800gt nvidia
i'm not a nvidia driver expert so could you please specify from which versions that update is for

[Vladimir]

Mine is also 9800gt. And that happened,115 degrees (celsius) while in standby. So if you installed 196.75 driver, better remove it. Im using WinXP sp3 x32, dunno about linux.

[Focused]

im kinda noobish when it comes to this ...
where i seee current version ?
btw i got 9800GTX :)

[Vladimir]

Right click/ NVidia control panel / Help / System information/

There you will see whats your current version of driver.

[Focused]

191.08 xD seriously outdated
guess im safe :)

[Cen]

Drivers don't update automatically. Unless you recently downloaded new drivers and installed them, you're safe.

[TBK.Goldy]

191.07 here....

[phaNtom]

191.07 here....

Same here. First time that having an outdated version is actually better to have:)

[Felixar]

I have NVidia GtX275 - can i have this problem too?

[Cen]

You can only have this problem if you have recently DOWNLOADED AND INSTALLED LATEST NVIDIA DRIVERS.

If you didn't update your drivers, you can't have those problems. :)

[Felixar]

My Legal xD Windows saved mine as* :) Cuz I dont downloading actualizations :) bingo thanks for help

[pRiMe]

196.21 here... 9600 gt should i roll mine back or just .75 ?

[Vladimir]

196.21 here... 9600 gt should i roll mine back or just .75 ?

Nope, yours is fine, just dont install .75 .

[blindside]

I have 9500GT and i recently re-install windows 7 and install driver-"196.21_desktop_win7_winvista_32bit_english_whql" from nvidia website. Is this driver ok cuz when i play dota my pc crashes some times and says that i have some problem with the driver ? :\ I also don't have Nvidia Control Panel now. I had it before re-install windows 7 but now i don't have it , so how can i see my version just to be sure that is 196.21 ? Sry for my english.

[kolaric]

185.18.36
lol look at mine XD

[Cen]

RIght click My computer->Properties->Hardware->Device Manager->Display Adapters->Your grapic card->Right click->Properties->drivers

[mILOSbRE]

I have NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
version:6.14.11.95


I hope i am not in danger :)

[-kEkA-]

Yes, I received newsletter from them as well, but too late, retards burnt my vga already...

[blindside]

RIght click My computer->Properties->Hardware->Device Manager->Display Adapters->Your grapic card->Right click->Properties->drivers


It says 8.17.11.9621 ? :huh:

[Vladimir]

Yes, I received newsletter from them as well, but too late, retards burnt my vga already...

And you bought new, or they replaced your card (by guarantee).

[-kEkA-]

No, I haven't done anything yet...

[[BMS]Slardar]

175.16 :d

[MaxMadneSS]

So your saying that driver is fine by itself, except that it causes insane temperatures only when playing blizzard games ? How could this have hapend ?

[Cen]

It's not just blizzard games. The problem was firstly spotted by SCII beta players, that's all.

[Keka]

And you bought new, or they replaced your card (by guarantee).

No, there is no warranty for it... but nvm it anymore, bought new one anyway..

[kean01]

I have had recently the same problem, but with Ati graphics, once the FAN has been fully used 100% it has shut down, this "bug" with 75 drivers for Nvidia works same way, as you reach a certain % at FAN it shut downs, also having a passive cooling has its advantage - MSI NX6200 TC :P

[eZopH]

8800GTX and i have no problems

[Indrek888]

i have 9800gtx and .75, no problems here

[DeMoNuL]

Nvidia GeForce 7950GT version 91.47 works ok :)

[vikster]

Nvidia Gforce 8600GT
Version :257.21

o.o good?

[VincentT]

Nvidia Gforce 8600GT
Version :257.21

o.o good?
Outdated to be fucking honest. But good enough to play this game i suppose.

[monkey]

8800gt 257.15_ version.
No problem for me. But i have many other problems with drivers of nvidia.
Nvidia sucks!

[TBK.Goldy]

Nvidia sucks only for "old" games like Warcraft3. Belive me friend, ATI sucks way more than NVidia. I had them both.

[Arbalest]

damn i saw this kinda too late my card already burned , atleast i won't do the same mistake with the new 1 thx