We can CONFIRM as one of our members has been affected by the new drivers shutting off his fan in his video card and causing overheating.
[Source] Steve @ HardOCP
It seems that NVIDIA has pulled its 196.75 drivers because of overheating issues. Apparently there has been a rash of complaints about dead, dying and overheating video cards. The problem seems to be the fan controller in the 196.75 drivers, no word from NVIDIA on the matter yet.
The problem seems to be related to the fan controller, causing the fans to slow down, and even stop. This happening while the card is in use is a very bad thing indeed, and can cause poor performance (as the GPU tries to cool itself down by reducing power) and possibly even overheat your GPU to the point where the card stops working.
[UPDATE 3-10-200] This is an email Tintin received from NVIDIA
Thanks for getting a hold of us. We are sorry to hear that you have had problems with our latest driver. We have taken immediate steps to remove this driver from our website and are currently investigating the matter to determine the appropriate next steps. We have set up a support page on our website where we would like to hear more about your issue. We would also like to collect your email address so that we can update you as soon as we know more. Please visit the below.
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