Nvidia 267.52 drivers are killing GTX 590s

TechPowerUp gave the card 7.0 out of 10.0 and in the cons they stated that their card blew up too!

Check out this link here: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_590/27.html

 

I can fully understand that cards blowing up could subtract points from the overall rating. :flame2:

 

Nvidia Technical Support: "Posted Yesterday, 05:41 PM
In the web release driver of GeForce GTX 590, we have added some important enhancements to our overcurrent protection for overclocking. We recommend anyone doing overclocking or running stress apps to always use the latest web driver to get the fullest protection for your hardware. Please note that overcurrent protection does not eliminate the risks of overclocking, and hardware damage is possible, particularly when overvoltaging. We recommend anyone using the GTX 590 board with the reference aircooler stick with the default voltage while overclocking, and avoid working around overcurrent protection mechanisms for stress applications. This will help maintain GTX 590's great combination of acoustics, performance, and reliability. NVIDIA has worked with several watercooling companies to develop waterblocks for GTX 590, and these solutions will help provide additional margin for overclocking, but even in this case we recommend enthusiasts stay within 12.5-25mV of the default voltage in order to minimize risk.

These are guidelines only - any overclocking/overvoltaging can void your manufacturer's product warranty." LOL??

 

Interesting video if anyone missed it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRo-1VFMcbc&feature=player_embedded

 

Nvidia said it was due to the driver, the site was pointed to a new driver after those issues and the problem was solved. (It happened with two cards)