Using the previous driver release with a GTX260, I was playing Fallout 3 with frequent stuttering (or micro-second freeze) and the game was sometimes freezing permanently during those stuttering. I installed this new driver with the hope that the problem would be resolved. And, as it was stated in the release notes, the problem is resolved for indoor environments. But the driver started crashing outdoors. On top of that, Crysis benchmark reduced 10%.
I finally went back to 186.18. No stuttering, no crashes, better performance. All of the 190 series have been problematic with GTX260. Latest drivers screw up latest chip generation? WTH they are trying to do?
I have not noticed the fan problem, maybe because I control the fan speed through Rivatuner. But I noticed that the GPU temperature was not monitored with Speedfan and one of the GPU temperature readings was missing in GPUZ with the latest drivers.
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