Nvidia releases then unreleases GeForce 595.59 drivers as reports of graphics card fan outages and clock speed issues pour in

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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter If you thought you were being diligent by getting the latest Nvidia GeForce drivers in time for the launch of Resident Evil Requiem, you should probably move back to the last ones. Otherwise, you might start to find your rig acting a little strange.That’s according to Nvidia’s latest blog post, announcing the rollback of Game Ready driver 595.59. Nvidia says it has ‘removed the downloads temporarily while our team investigates’, which suggests we will see it pop up again in the future.Driver update 595.59 is intended to optimise systems specifically for the launch of Resident Evil Requiem, plus the Marathon Server Slam open test. It also fixes bugs with The Ascent, Total War: Three Kingdoms, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), and Quantum Break. Related articles In a surprise change of heart, Nvidia’s brought 32-bit PhysX support back to RTX 50-series graphics cards, though only for a select number of games I’ve tested PhysX now that it’s sorta supported on the RTX 50 series and I’m more convinced than ever it’s a feature worth fighting for Well, this year’s graphics card launches were a right shitshow, eh? One of the biggest problems that popped up with this driver is users losing the ability to control their fans. One account says, “Does anyone else have an issue with their fans not spinning at all?” Another argues, “WTH Nvidia, only one fan is working are you trying to kill our GPUs???”Naturally, the driver stopping some fans from working is a problem that can lead to overheating. This is especially worrisome as most people aren’t going to be gazing lovingly into their PCs while gaming to check if the fans are