Re: Nvidia Drivers 526.47

@GrizzGolfWas reading in the Guru3d forums that they are having issues with the cards not throttling down after installing them. I didn't see any issues with BF2042 though.

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NVIDIA GeForce 526.47 WHQL driver download & Discussion | guru3D Forums

Have you tried a clean install using DDU?

DDU

Official Display Driver Uninstaller DDU Download (wagnardsoft.com)