| Eric, have you called nVidia tech support? I buy my cards through third-party vendors, too, and that wasn't an issue for the folks I mentioned to get a replacement. Both were able to get enough info from me to determine that the issue was their cards, and not some configuration issue.
I'm out of my depth on Windows, but I've asked the same question, and was told that if my monitor is hooked up to my graphics card, and I'm seeing something on the screen, it's working. OK, but the great unknown for me is how well the GPU is being used over the CPU. As you probably know, in Pr and Ae, the GPU can handle some tasks that the CPU would otherwise be doing (just not as fast). What's not clear to me is when the GPU is kicking in, which is why I looked into a GPU meter for my Mac.
And BTW, I can't tell any difference between running the OSX and nVidia drivers, except that ECC (Error Correcting Codes) isn't available with the OSX driver. And I've tried ECC on and off, and also can't tell any difference in performance. I don't know if that info is helpful for Windows users.
Jim,
The thought repulses me. lol No, I have not considered that. I purchased from Tigerdirect too. I'd be waiting weeks probably to resolve if that were the case.
But let me ask this. I finally decided to adjust my screen resolution in windows (you know, right click on desktop, adjust screen resolution) and realized I had much more to play with and I am in fact at 1920x1080 now.
What am I losing by not having the drivers? Or maybe a better question is, is the card even in use right now? Eric
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