WARNED?,hmm interesing,i highly doubt itOfficial statement for those who missed it and always will miss it.
The few press reports on GTX 590 boards dying were caused by overvoltaging to unsafe levels (as high as 1.2V vs. default voltage of 0.91 to 0.96V), and using older drivers that have lower levels of overcurrent protection. Rest assured that GTX 590 operates reliably at default voltages, and our 267.84 launch drivers provide even more additional levels of protection for overclockers. For more information on overclocking and overcurrent protection on GTX 590 please see our knowledge base article here: http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2947.
Also it turns out that these reviewers who killed their cards were WARNED not to use the old AIC drivers that did not have protection in them. They did anyway, and videotaped the second one just for the hell of it. Nice.
Official statement for those who missed it and always will miss it.
“Blah blah blah nVidia spin
Also it turns out that these reviewers who killed their cards were WARNED not to use the old AIC drivers that did not have protection in them. They did anyway, and videotaped the second one just for the hell of it. Nice.
Your link is not working for me.Official statement for those who missed it and always will miss it.
“The few press reports on GTX 590 boards dying were caused by overvoltaging to unsafe levels (as high as 1.2V vs. default voltage of 0.91 to 0.96V), and using older drivers that have lower levels of overcurrent protection. Rest assured that GTX 590 operates reliably at default voltages, and our 267.84 launch drivers provide even more additional levels of protection for overclockers. For more information on overclocking and overcurrent protection on GTX 590 please see our knowledge base article here: http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2947.”
Also it turns out that these reviewers who killed their cards were WARNED not to use the old AIC drivers that did not have protection in them. They did anyway, and videotaped the second one just for the hell of it. Nice.
WARNED?,hmm interesing,i highly doubt it
there was comedy there,(pricesless)luvs and hugs u Coughs.jesus fookin christ,i have read your replies you are a moronJust let it go,jeebus(tries to console a crazy Zanovar)
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Now I agree with most of the stuff people are saying in this thread about 6990>590 and all that. I was going to step up with EVGA if I could and try a 590 but not after reading this. But people saying the 570 blows up from a little added voltage or overclocking like the 590 does is FUD. The 570 has been out for 4 months and almost all of the 10 or so that fried had OCP disabled and ran Furmark. Some 570's posted in that thread were proven false deaths also. Faulty cards happen only difference is the 570 has a special FUD thread where it gets announced and blown out of proportion when someone gets a faulty card, abuses their card to death, posts a false death, or disables safety features. There is a 50+ page post on OCN with heavily overclocked and overvolted 570's doing just fine.
Keys, did you miss the ones that did not overvolt or overclock? xD
That's what the link says.So do the retail GTX590 come with a different driver version?
i used 267.71 .. i got no warning from Nvidia although i knew that there is an earlier set that also worked,our 267.84 launch drivers provide even more additional levels of protection for overclockers
That's what the link says.
i used 267.71 .. i got no warning from Nvidia although i knew that there is an earlier set that also worked,
When i started overclocking mine, i noticed the temps start to spike around 690MHz and the vRAM began to heat up. i left my voltage and fan profile at stock also.
Yes and as Zanovar astutely puts it every time, I highly doubt it. :thumbsup:
Keys, did you miss the ones that did not overvolt or overclock? xD
No, you cannot disable Power Tune (AFAiK)I find a bit worrying that this kind of protection is software bound.
Is this common practice by both companies?
I find a bit worrying that this kind of protection is software bound.
Is this common practice by both companies?
Just let it go,jeebus(tries to console a crazy load81)
Software does mean that it is changeable or programmable. After all, what is hardware without the software counterpart?
This is the second time that drivers kill their cards, hopefully it won't happen with the latest driver updates.
This is the second time that drivers kill their cards, hopefully it won't happen with the latest driver updates.
Why would someone want to change a setting that prevents the hardware to suffer physical damage?
yes as i said let it go,and yes you are crazyMe let it go? I'm not the one spreading FUD. But you're right I am crazy for trying to defend a Nvidia card in this forum.
I would say the people putting 1.2v through the card killed it, not the drivers.