Nvidia Users Beware, Latest Drivers May Damage Your PC

Boomstick777 · 9 Mar 2016 at 00:19

If you have an Nvidia graphics cards it’s recommended that you avoid installing the latest 364.47 and 364.51 drivers for the time being. As reports have been pouring via Nvidia’s official GeForce forums, reddit users, neogaf forums and various sites of the 364.47 GeForce drivers causing a wide range of serious issues and the subsequently released 364.51 drivers having not effectively resolved them as of yet.

Read more: http://wccftech.com/nvidia-users-beware-latest-drivers-damage-pc/#ixzz42MPABtXm

Nvidia released new game-drivers for GeForce GPU owners last night. The new set of drivers, version 364.47, bring performance optimisations for The Division and Need for Speed. However, as soon as users started downloading them the internet has been flooded with users reporting all kinds of issues. Ranging from the system failing to boot, crashes, blue screens, infinite restart loops, freezes, losing audio, visual corruption to damaging and burning out graphics cards.

syks · 9 Mar 2016 at 00:25

wow that's terrible!! is it only the drivers mentioned? as I'm on 361.75 and was going to upgrade to 362.00

Geeman1979 · 9 Mar 2016 at 00:25

Burning out graphics cards! That old chestnut, my arse.

drunkenmaster · 9 Mar 2016 at 00:26

I'm really thinking about switching to Nvidia, AMD drivers suck, game ready drivers missing on launch of a new game. AMD need to catch up and kill my graphics card or windows install on the day a new game launches rather than just provide stable drivers that run new games just fine even without any special profile for them.... ** comment removed - you're just baiting **

N19h7m4r3 · 9 Mar 2016 at 00:50

drunkenmaster said:
I'm really thinking about switching to Nvidia, AMD drivers suck, game ready drivers missing on launch of a new game. AMD need to catch up and kill my graphics card or windows install on the day a new game launches rather than just provide stable drivers that run new games just fine even without any special profile for them.... **** .

It's a new NVIDIA feature for these very cold days! Heat up the GPU to beyond even GTX 480 temps to heat up the whole room!

Same money on the gas bill.

N19h7m4r3 · 9 Mar 2016 at 00:56

Kaapstad said:
Now you know what the eject card option is for with the latest NVidia cards.

Haha, eject it before it goes into full melt down and takes the house along with it.

Seems NV's latest Game ready drivers are too hot to handle.

hyperseven · 9 Mar 2016 at 00:57

thought 364.47 were whql, so approved and tested by Microsoft :confused:

JediFragger · 9 Mar 2016 at 00:58

Thankfully I've had no problem with either!!!

N19h7m4r3 · 9 Mar 2016 at 00:58

hyperseven said:
thought 364.47 were whql, so approved and tested by Microsoft

MS also approved and tested the Gears of War launch code.

JediFragger said:
Thankfully I've had no problem with either!!!

I'm still on 361.75 the Division Beta driver. Been rock solid so far.

Sin_Chase · 9 Mar 2016 at 01:03

Already discussed in the dedicated thread.

Blackjack Davy · 9 Mar 2016 at 01:18

hyperseven said:
thought 364.47 were whql, so approved and tested by Microsoft

Haha, if you mean they've paid Microsoft's tax to to allow them unrestricted use, then yes.

Klo · 9 Mar 2016 at 01:40

But I thought Nvidia's drivers never had problems?? /troll

humbug · 9 Mar 2016 at 02:17

burning out graphics cards

Nvidia strikes again.

thanks for the heads up, rolling back my drivers...

humbug · 9 Mar 2016 at 03:19

364 has been removed from the DL page. http://www.nvidia.co.uk/download/driverResults.aspx/99284/en-uk

I think the best thing anyone can do right now is role back to 362, the GeForce forum is full of people with Kepler and Maxwell cards having FATAL issues with the 364 drivers.
Use DDU to remove the drivers. http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

Gregster · 9 Mar 2016 at 06:14

Bad drivers are never good and hopefully not many people have been stung by these.

Raiden85 · 9 Mar 2016 at 06:19

No issues with the 364.47 driver but I'm going to roll back just in case to those 362 ones after seeing this post.

Simon Belmont · 9 Mar 2016 at 06:28

Radeon85 said:
No issues with the 364.47 driver but I'm going to roll back just in case to those 362 ones after seeing this post.

Maybe a good idea for me also.

Raiden85 · 9 Mar 2016 at 06:35

Just installed 362.00 over the top of 364.47. Installation went fine, feel happier now

r7slayer · 9 Mar 2016 at 07:30

I think i'm one of these people struck by this bad luck. It appears my system updated to the new drivers without me knowing. Not sure if it was Geforce experience or not. Anyway lastnight my pc acted up so i restarted it now it stuck in a boot loop. I tried all sorts even clearing cmos which might of made things worse... Now fans spin up for a second and pc shuts straight down. Good times since switching to nVidia not long ago lol.

smogsy · 9 Mar 2016 at 07:44

r7slayer said:
I think i'm one of these people struck by this bad luck. It appears my system updated to the new drivers without me knowing. Not sure if it was Geforce experience or not. Anyway lastnight my pc acted up so i restarted it now it stuck in a boot loop. I tried all sorts even clearing cmos which might of made things worse... Now fans spin up for a second and pc shuts straight down. Good times since switching to nVidia not long ago lol.

This is why you SHOULD turn off auto driver updates in windows. the only way you have control is remove ms control. Do it now