evilneko Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Nvidia graphics driver version 196.75 has been reported to cause problems. More info here and here. If you have installed this update it might be a good idea to roll back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retribution Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 This is why ATI is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderCrazy Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 But they wont be for long.NVidia is revealing the GTX400 soon.Suck it ATi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilneko Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 "Better" is always subjective. To me the better one is the one that gives the best price:performance ratio. Computer hardware is all commodity now. ATI's had their problems in the past too. I remember having to reinstall windows once after putting in an ATI card and drivers for it. This is why I don't update my drivers unless I absolutely must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 The trick is with the nvidia drivers is to do a complete uninstall, remove the drivers and start from scratch with a reboot, its safer to "install" the drivers while the system is running in 2d mode. Saves it from over writing key files, over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoogieMonster Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 This is why ATI is better. So ATI is better because of a problem that nVidia just had? Can I get one of your pills, because none of my medication is that good. Anyway, thanks for the warning, EvilNeko... (*looks around*), I had not updated yet, but if I were not so busy it's certain that I would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderCrazy Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 OH NO! I just checked & it turns out that I have that driver! Oh well, I use RivaTuner to have my fan set at constant 80%, Never had any probs..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfDeadguy Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I still have a defective 8600M GT in my laptop. nVidia lost my business several years ago for that fiasco, and I can't say I'm terribly surprised to see their name associated with another overheating screwup. Let's remember that that last little 'oopsie' affected not just a few components, but an entire line of graphics cards, for the entire time they were manufacturing them, spread out across every major laptop builder. They never have offered to compensate the people that bought the lemons, either. IIRC there's a lawsuit whose outcome is pending, but if it takes litigation to make a company admit the blindingly obvious... Yeah, ATi is better. They have yet to screw millions of consumers by putting overpriced space heaters in their systems. It's amazing how quickly the market forgets about crap like that. :rolleyes: Thanks for the warning, OP. The last thing I need is for this thing to run any hotter than it already does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark0ne Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 +1 to the victim of the 8600M GT fiasco, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHammonds Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 It's times like these that make me glad I have an ATI. (and those times such as the infamous NVidia Black Screen bug with custom models in Oblivion) Although I am not hard-set on any one particular manufacturer...I just go with the best overall at the time (at one time a hated ATI with a purple passion due to their drivers and high-priced cards (in the 90's)...before they unified their drivers under the catalyst system) To the OP, thanks for letting everyone here know about the issue. LHammonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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