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gpu cooling safety
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The gpu cooling safety tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about GPU fan control, overheating risks, and driver-related cooling issues. Recent content highlights a critical NVIDIA driver bug (version 595.59) that caused fans to stop spinning on RTX 30, 40, and 50-series cards, leading to potential overheating. The subsequent 595.71 driver fix addressed this regression. Topics include monitoring GPU temperatures, ensuring fans are detected and operational, and avoiding hardware damage from cooling failures. Users share troubleshooting steps, driver update experiences, and safety precautions for maintaining proper GPU thermal management.
NVIDIA has quietly issued GeForce Game Ready Driver 595.71 to address a serious fan-control regression introduced by the short‑lived 595.59 update — a bug that community testing and user reports indicate could leave one or more GPU fans undetected or not spinning, increasing the risk of...