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In summary:
- PCWorld reports Nvidia recalled its GeForce Game Ready and Studio driver 595.59 due to critical GPU fan control issues that could damage expensive graphics cards.
- The problematic driver also caused boost clock problems and broken HDR, affecting games like Resident Evil Requiem and Marathon.
- Nvidia released fixed driver 595.71 on March 2nd, though users can roll back to stable version 591.86 if needed.
You generally want the latest drivers for anything connected to your PC, especially a high-powered graphics card for beefy PC games. While Nvidia is generally pretty reliable when it comes to this stuff, the latest update was a bit of a miss—and that’s according to Nvidia itself, as it rolls back the newest GeForce driver.
According to an update issued yesterday at 2 PM Eastern US time, the Game Ready and Studio 595.59 WHQL has an issue with GPU fan control. The newest version of the driver had specific Game Ready tweaks for Resident Evil Requiem and Marathon, both highly-anticipated recent releases. Windows users can roll back the driver within the official Nvidia app, or just uninstall it manually and download the previous release (591.86 from January) from the Nvidia website.
Fan control is kind of a big deal, since it’s cooling a part that could cost four figures. And some users spend a lot of time tweaking fan settings manually for better noise or performance. But according to some users, it wasn’t the only problem with the latest release. VideoCardz documents issues with boost clocks, broken HDR, and sleep resume on some displays, and a handful of other small bugs. It looks like this one definitely needed a little more time in the oven.
Update: As of Monday, March 2nd, the issues have been resolved according to Nvidia, and the newest driver is labeled 595.71.